A 5-Star, All-Inclusive Resort Breaks Ground In Mexico

By Staff -- HOTELS Magazine, 2/1/2003

• A 5-Star, All-Inclusive Resort Breaks Ground In Mexico
• Boston And Dublin Hotel Groups Join Forces

A 5-Star, All-Inclusive Resort Breaks Ground In Mexico
Riviera Maya, Mexico The new, 5-star 288-room Royal Capri Resort & Spa will open on the sugar-white sand beaches of Riviera Maya, Mexico, in November 2003. The full-service, all-inclusive resort will feature a world-class spa and a host of amenities for the discerning traveler.

One of the resort’s most unique features will be the first and only of its kind in the region Spa Garden, and is perfect for those guests seeking a sanctuary for the senses. The Spa Garden is situated in an outdoor, lush, tropical garden setting.

A majority of the guestrooms will provide full views of the Caribbean Sea. Meeting facilities will accommodate up to 600 persons within 8,400 sq.ft. (772 sq.m) of meeting space. Guests can dine at a choice of four specialty restaurants, enjoy the resort’s own jazz club, Sax on the Beach, or relax at the Ivories Piano Bar.

The Royal Capri Resort & Spa is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.

Boston And Dublin Hotel Groups Join Forces
Saunders Hotel Group has announced that it has joined forces with Ireland’s Jurys Doyle Hotel Group to renovate the former police headquarters in Back Bay into a 225-room hotel. The international alliance will bring more than 200 urgently needed hotel rooms to Boston and revitalize a landmark city building. Through the cooperative effort, the Jurys Doyle Hotel Group will fund the historic renovation of the property and will provide day-to-day operations management upon the hotel’s completion and opening in early 2004. The Saunders Hotel Group will purchase the property from the city of Boston and will develop it into a 225-room hotel and grant a long-term ground lease to Jurys Doyle. “This is a win-win agreement for both of our companies and for the city of Boston,” says Gary Saunders, chairman of the Saunders Hotel Group.

The hotel will offer guests a health club, five meeting rooms with 3,000 sq.ft. (279 sq.m) of meeting space, a 70-seat restaurant and a 75-seat lounge. The architect of the US$23 million project is The Architectural Team, Chelsea, Massachusetts.