And on the other side of the island...
Westin will enter the Dutch Caribbean market with its 310-room Westin St. Maarten Dawn Beach Resort & Spa, slated for a fall 2006 opening. The facility also will include a 99-unit condominium complex, a spa, a casino and meetings and event venues.
Westin currently has Caribbean resorts in the Bahamas, Grand Cayman, Puerto Rico and St. John.-- G.N.M.
MARIGOT, St. Martin
-- Carlson Hotels Worldwide acquired the 253-room LHabitation de
Lonvilliers Resort (formerly the Le Meridien) with plans to
transform it into the Radisson St. Martin Resort and Spa in late
2006, following a $60 million renovation.
Accommodations will
be in several three-story buildings surrounding the pool and garden
areas, as well as waterfront villas adjacent to the propertys
160-slip marina, also part of the acquisition.
The redesign of the
grounds will include tropical gardens, water lagoons, a lazy river
recreational pool plus a signature swimming pool, located between
the guest rooms and the beach.
Additional facilities
will be a spa offering a range of treatments and health and
wellness facilities; a 6,000-square-foot ballroom; and two new
restaurants.
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