Hollywood's SSL members account for one-third of the 78 properties in all of Broward County with 50 or fewer rooms to be distinguished as a "clean, safe and well-managed small lodging establishment, offering friendly ambiance and personal service." The SSL certification is determined by an independently conducted property review process through the Superior Small Lodging Association, a statewide hospitality recognition program.

The Superior Small Lodging program benefits both the Hollywood destination and its participating properties, said Donna Boucher, SSL Executive Director and owner of the Manta Ray Inn, a Superior Small Lodging and White Glove Award recipient.

"Hollywood as a city benefits from the Superior Small Lodging program because it not only steps up the quality and the service of the small properties, but it also brings the tourists that we’re trying to attract to our destination," Boucher said. "And having that certification increases occupancy rates for the lodging operators."

"SSL is a great, great, great asset," said Pierre Picher, owner of two SSLs, Shell on the Beach and the Shell Motel on U.S. 1. "The inspections are very strict and they're up to date. I like that for the challenge."

"We're trying to set an example for some of the older properties," said Wendy Thorne, co-owner of Ocean Drive Villas, a new SSL and a White Glove Award winner. Ocean Drive Villas received a grant from the Hollywood Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Hotel Improvement Program to enable the owners to completely renovate their property.

Thorne added that as the former owner of another SSL beach property, "We had a lot of success as a reference."

A major benefit of the SSL program is that it offers "another set of eyes," according to Karin Valentine, owner of the Angelfish Inn on Hollywood Beach. "The inspector who came out was tough, and she pointed things out. Now that I am an SSL, I look at my property differently."

Hollywood's Superior Small Lodging properties are:

Angelfish Inn, 342 Buchanan St. (954-921-1099; www.angelfishinn.com)
Atlantic Sands, 310 Hayes St. (954-921-4123; www.atlanticsandsFL.com)
Bougainvillea on the Beach, 2813 N. Surf Rd. (954-925-1368; www.bougainvilleahollywood.com)
Charter House, 321 Minnesota St. (954-839-0744; www.thehollywoodbeachhotel.com)
Coronet Motel, 335 Desoto St. (954-927-5841; www.coronetmotel.com)
Curtis Inn, 1501 S. Federal Hwy. (954-922-5371; www.curtisinn.com)
Desoto Oceanview Inn, 315 Desoto St. (954-923-7210; www.thedesoto.com)
Grenier's on the Beach, 326 Nebraska St. (954-923-8771; www.greniersonthebeach.com)
Hollywood Beach Golf Resort, 1600 Johnson St. (954-927-1751; www.hollywoodbeachgolf.com)
Hollywood Sands Resort, 2404 N. Surf Rd. (954-925-2285; www.hollywoodsandsresort.com)
Manta Ray Inn, 1715 S. Surf Rd. (954-921-9666; www.mantarayinn.com)
Marine Villas, 810 S. Surf Rd. (954-923-1925; www.marinevillas.com)
Neptune Hollywood Beach Club, 2012 N. Surf Rd. (954-922-0459; www.neptunebeachclub.com)
Ocean Drive Villas, 1701 N. Ocean Drive (954-925-6939; www.oceandrivevilla.com)
Ocean Inn, 3405 N. Ocean Drive (954-923-0313; www.oceaninnhollywood.com)
Quality Inn & Suites, 4900 Hollywood Blvd. (954-981-1800; www.qualityhollywood.com)
Richard's Motel, 1219 S. Federal Hwy. (954-921-6418; www.richardsmotel.com)
Richard's Motel Courtyard, 922 S. 17th Ave. (954-921-6418; www.richardsmotel.com)
Richard's Motel Studios, 1770 Plunkett St. (954-921-6418; www.richardsmotel.com)
Riptide Oceanfront Hotel, 2300 N. Surf Rd. (954-921-7667; www.riptidehotel.com)
Sea Downs Apartments & Motel, 2900 N. Surf Rd. (954-923-4968; www.seadowns.com)
Shell Motel, 1201 S. Federal Hwy. (954-923-8085; www.shellmotelhollywood.com)
Shell on the Beach, 326 Minnesota St. (954-923-8085; www.shellmotelhollywood.com)
Tide Vacation Apartments, 2800 N. Surf Rd. (954-923-3864; www.tideapartments.com)
Villa Europa Hotel, 314 Cleveland St. (954-924-9430, www.villaeuropahotel.com)
WalkAbout Beach Resort, 2500 N. Surf Rd. (954-272-6000; www.walkaboutbeachresort.com)

The SSL properties that received the White Glove Award for exemplary professional housekeeping practices are the Atlantic Sands, Curtis Inn, Desoto Oceanview Inn, Grenier's on the Beach, Hollywood Beach Golf Resort, Manta Ray Inn, Ocean Drive Villas, Ocean Inn and Quality Inn & Suites.