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LOCAL NEWS The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Friday January 6, 2017 Page 3

Wyndham Hotel Group to brand multi-million dollar
resort in St. James Nevis

grow,” said Paulo regarding which hotel the Butler Estate Resort Phase one of the project
Pena, president group will be branding and Residence in Butlers. and construction is
and managing the resort. Since 2011, 11 hotel pro- expected to begin by
director, Latin jects have been proposed mid-2017 and when
America and the The Northern Pointe in Nevis but none have completed in 2019, the
Caribbean for Resort Development pro- ever reached the stage of resort will have 170
Wyndham Hotel ject has been in planning breaking ground. Mr. suites, condominiums
Group. for two years and has Rawlins said that since and villas ranging from
secured funding. It will the project has its fund- 900 to 5,100 square feet;
“Wyndham join three other hotel ing, unlike other hotels a private beach club; five
developments in the St. that were begun on Nevis dining areas; infinity
Grand’s distinct James area, Candy and had to stop, Northern pools; more than 10,000
Resort in Liburd Hill, Point Resort will not fall square feet of meeting
experiences and Oasis in Potworks and into that category. space; a spa; and more.

understated

approach to luxu-

ry will bring a

unique accessibil-

ity to this elite

island. Adding

Nevis to an

impressive grow-

ing list of amaz-

ing global desti-

nations – includ-

ing Shanghai,

Istanbul, Chicago,

Phuket and

Barbados – not

only positions us

to raise the

Paulo Pena President and Managing Director Latin America Wyndham Grand
and the Caribean for Wyndham Hotel Group flag in even more
top-tier locations,

but it also

By S. Williams Argentina, Peru, Costa expands our man-
Rica, Uruguay, Paraguay aged hotel portfolio here
The brand behind the and the U.S. in the region and further
US$160 million project solidifies our commit-
planned in St. James will According to information ment to providing unpar-
be Wyndham Hotel published on the compa- alleled guest experiences
Group, the world’s ny’s website, the beach- to all travellers.”

largest hotel company front Wyndham Grand In September last year, a
based on number of Nevis will be situated public hearing was held
hotels and one of three within Northern Pointe as part of the
hospitality business units Resort, a new 30-acre Environmental Impact
of Wyndham Worldwide. luxury real estate devel- Assessment (EIA) to dis-
opment being built along cuss the development of
This marks the compa- Long Haul Bay in the the new branded interna-
Parish of Saint James. tional hotel. At that time,
ny’s continued rapid one of the local directors,
“Nevis is known around Dr. Cardell “Bal”
expansion through the the world as one of the Rawlins said the hotel
most desirable yet exclu- will be an international
region, with the hotel sive vacation spots in the brand but did not reveal
Caribbean, and as more its name. The other local
giant currently operating travellers discover this director, Morrice Tyrell,
tranquil paradise the in a recent public consul-
13 hotels in the demand for more upscale tation also declined
accommodations will answering questions
Caribbean, with the

recent addition of 23

operating hotels and

three soon-to-open loca-

tions to the company’s

portfolio across