RockResorts, a luxury resort hotel company
based in Broomfield, Colo., has been named to manage the $700
million, 870-acre Rum Cay Resort Marina on Rum Cay Island in the
Bahamas.
The project's
development company is Montana Holdings, based in Nassau,
Bahamas.
Rum Cay is
located 165 miles southeast of Nassau and about 40 miles east of
Great Exuma, between San Salvador Island and Long Island in the Out
Islands of the Bahamas. The island is ringed by a coral reef,
offering snorkeling and diving opportunities. Charter air service
will be offered from Nassau and Fort Lauderdale to Rum
Cay.
The appointment
of RockResorts as the management company puts RockResorts back in
the Caribbean region where the brand originally was created in 1956
by Laurance Rockefeller with the development of Caneel Bay on St.
John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Little Dix on Virgin Gorda in
the British Virgin Islands.
Rum Cay will be
the first international addition to RockResorts since it was
purchased by Vail Resorts in 2001. RockResorts' current portfolio
includes seven luxury properties in the U.S.; its eighth U.S.
resort will open in November 2007.
Rum Cay Resort
Marina is a three-phase development. Phase One, which began this
summer, includes an 80-slip marina; the Port Santa Maria Marina
Village, featuring shops, restaurants and sporting facilities; and
a variety of residential units.
The second phase
will feature the 100-room RockResorts' hotel and Avanyu spa; 80
villas; private membership clubs; and additional
residences.
The third phase
will include additional private homes and other
amenities.
Resort plans also
call for the addition of hotel meetings space, restaurants, retail
outlets, a pool, a fitness center and a range of activities as well
as the expansion of the marina up to a total of 200
slips.
For details,
visit www.rumcay.com.
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