Checking In: Hotel Openings Of The Month
by Jessica Montevago /Dreams Playa Mujeres Golf & Spa Resort. Photo: Dreams/Facebook
United States:
The historic English mansion Deer Path Inn in Chicago has reopened after extensive renovations. Built in 1929, the 57-room luxury property has gotten an update to its infrastructure and upgrades to its technology. The original English Countryside design was enhanced with upscale furnishings, while the lobby kept its fireplace and stonework and added additional seating space. In addition, public spaces were refurbished and restored, including three restaurants, banquet facilities, meeting rooms and a fitness center.
DoubleTree by Hilton made its debut on the Big Island of Hawaii. The Grand Naniloa Hotel Hilo is located across 70 acres of oceanfront property, providing views of nearby Hilo Bay and the Mauna Kea Volcano. The hotel features 320 fully-refurbished guestrooms and suites; a nine-hole golf course; an outdoor swimming pool; a large outdoor deck where guests can enjoy cocktails, wine and locally brewed beer; and an entertainment venue for nightly performances. In addition, nearly $4 million worth of art from renowned hula photographer Kim Taylor Reece is on display in the guestrooms and common areas.
Hilton Worldwide introduced the 20-story Conrad Chicago to the windy city’s Magnificent Mile. Featuring a contemporary design, the 287 guest rooms, including 24 suites, are furnished with deep red leather accents and bronze finishes. The luxury hotel’s 10,000 square feet of meeting space and 10 meeting rooms – offering 360-degree views of Chicago – were designed specifically for high-end meetings and intimate social events. The property also offers three restaurants developed by acclaimed chef Richard Sandoval.
Lobby at the Conrad Chicago
The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO, unveiled its latest luxury accommodation offering, the Estate House. The 12,000-square-foot historic residence features five bedrooms, each with a king or two queen beds and private bath. The property has a grand parlor that can seat 60 guests at round tables, a dining room for up to 16 guests, a kitchen, and a spacious back lawn and croquet lawn surrounded by landscaped gardens. The Estate House, which can only be reserved as a whole, is ideal for executive meetings, intimate weddings, family reunions and other hosted events.
Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America:
RIU Hotels & Resorts reopened two hotels in Cape Verde after renovations. The ClubHotel Riu Funana reopened as Riu Palace Cabo Verde and the ClubHotel Riu Garopa reopened as the ClubHotel Riu Funana. The Riu Palace Cabo Verde completely renovated its 500 rooms and suites, including the bathroomsand added two completely new restaurants – Krystal, which offers fusion cuisine, and the Italian restaurant Sofia – and a new Capuchino café and pastry shop. The ClubHotel Riu Funana refurbished its 572 rooms and added a gastronomic-concept restaurant, the Kulinarium.
The Dreams Playa Mujeres Golf & Spa Resort opened in Mexico. Located in an exclusive gated community, the 502-room all-inclusive resort is surrounded by secluded white sand beaches. The property boasts three levels of swimming pools spanning 65,000 square feet, including four jacuzzis, two children’s pools a water park and a lazy river.
The Dreams Spa by Pevonia
Kimpton Hotels & Resorts celebrated opening its international debut with its first hotel outside the United States, The Kimpton Seafire Resort & Spa on Grand Cayman. Overlooking the famed Seven Mile Beach, the 266-room property has two ocean-view pools, meandering walkways and three free-standing beachside bungalows. In addition, it offers an 8,500-square-foot Spa at Seafire with a Turkish-style hamman and seven treatment rooms.
Located in the business district of Santo Domingo the InterContinental Real Santo Domingo Hotel lets guests explore the city’s rich history, architecture and culture or take a day trip to the crystal waters of Boca Chica Beach, less than an hour from Santo Domingo. With 227 guestrooms – including a 2,300- square-foot presidential suite – the hotel has two bars and three restaurants, a luxury spa and nearly 9,000 square feet of meeting space.
The infinity pool at InterContinental Real Santo Domingo Hotel
The new adults-only Secrets Cap Cana Resort & Spa in Punta Cana is located inside a gated community, which houses an equestrian park with polo fields, a world-class fishery, a marina and a championship golf course. The all-inclusive offers seven restaurants, as well as a buffet option. All suites feature either a furnished balcony or a terrace.
Asia & the Indian Ocean:
Located in the foothills of the Himalayas in Northern India, the Oberoi Sukhvilas Resort & Spa Chandigarh features 60 rooms, villas and luxury tents, furnished with four-poster beds, soaking tubs, handcrafted Indian furnishings and private plunge pools. The retreat’s spa facility includes a crystal steam sauna, a Turkish hammam and a Roman-style bathing room warmed by under-floor heaters, called a tepidarium.
A luxury tent bedroom at the Oberoi Sukhvilas Resort & Spa Chandigarh
The Soneva Jani in the Maldives is a collection of Water Villas and Island Sanctuaries set within a lagoon of crystal clear waters of the Medhufaru lagoon in the Noonu Atoll. The resort is comprised of 18 one-bedroom water villas, four two-bedroom water villas, one three-bedroom and one four-bedroom water, as well as a four-bedroom island villa. All villas include a private pool on the outdoor deck, a walk-in mini bar, direct access to the lagoon, a dining area, a study and a sleeping area for children. Master bedrooms have a retractable roof for sleeping under the stars. Additionally, some feature water slides from the top deck into the water below.