The Holiday Inn Express and Suites Seymour recently received the InterContinental Hotels Group 2016 Torchbearer Award.

The local hotel is one of 337 properties within the Americas chosen from the IHG system of more than 5,000 hotels for achieving the highest levels of excellence in all aspects of operation — from quality to customer satisfaction.

Janeen M. Sprague and Sprague Hotel Developers owns and operates Holiday Inn Express and Suites Seymour. The general manager is Joseph McFarland.

A 2016 Torchbearer trophy, the company’s symbol of top excellence, will be on permanent display at the hotel.