Property Will Become the First St. Regis Beach Resort
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc. announced today that it will manage The St. Regis Monarch
Beach Resort, Dana Point, California, increasing the number of St. Regis
hotels worldwide to nine. It will also be the second St. Regis hotel to be
located in California, following the recent announcement of The St. Regis, Los
Angeles, which will open in the Fall of 2000. The St. Regis Monarch Beach
Resort is a $240 million project that is part of the $337 million, 200-acre
development that includes the Monarch Links Golf Course and 70 luxury homes,
and Orange County's first luxury property to be constructed in 16 years. It
is also the first-ever St. Regis beach resort.
The announcement was made today by Starwood in conjunction with developer
Capital Pacific Holdings, Inc., a Newport Beach, Calif.-based real estate
investment and development company with operations in California, Nevada,
Colorado, Arizona and Texas.
There are now nine St. Regis hotels, all named for the 1904 Beaux Arts
landmark hotel in New York City, which was built by Col. John Jacob Astor. The
legendary flagship is consistently ranked as one of the world's finest. There
also are St. Regis hotels in Aspen, Beijing, Houston, Rome and Washington,
D.C. The St. Regis, Los Angeles will open this Fall and The St. Regis
Shanghai is scheduled for completion in 2002. Each is unique to its
surroundings, and each offers guests a high level of customized service.
"The St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort will further enhance our expanding St.
Regis portfolio, which represents only the most luxurious hotel assets in the
world's top destinations. We are delighted to be in partnership with Capital
Pacific Holdings in opening what promises to become the most prestigious
luxury resort on the California coast," stated Ted Darnall, President, North
American Hotel Operations, Starwood. "The resort also combines superior
meeting facilities for business travelers as well as exclusive beach access to
accommodate large groups. We look forward to developing other St. Regis beach
resorts in the future along the caliber of The St. Regis Monarch Beach
Resort," Darnall added.
Scheduled to open in the Summer/Fall of 2001, The St. Regis Monarch Beach
Resort will be California's only coastal resort offering a world-class hotel
with:
* Beach club
* Day Spa and Fitness Center
* 18-hole, championship golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
Situated along the scenic Pacific Coast Highway in south Orange County,
Dana Point is home to seven miles of prominent coastal bluffs and rolling
hills. Located midway between Los Angeles and San Diego, the resort is easily
accessible to all major freeways and airports including Los Angeles
International Airport, John Wayne Airport and San Diego International Airport.
The St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort will offer premier service and 400
guest rooms, including 74 suites, and two Presidential Suites. Upgraded guest
rooms will be located on the Executive (sixth) Floor and almost 90% of the
rooms will enjoy full or partial ocean views. Each Presidential Suite will
measure 2,650 square feet in size and feature such amenities as a grand piano,
whirlpool, private library, multiple balconies, high-speed Internet access,
exercise equipment room, wet bar, pantry, and a dining room for up to 16
people.
Other guest room features and amenities include:
* Suites will offer flat-screen televisions and other upgraded amenities
* Custom-designed furniture, goose-down comforters, 300-thread-count bed
sheets, etc.
* Bathrooms will feature separate walk-in shower, garden or ocean views
through an interior shuttered opening
* All guest rooms will contain a DVD and CD player with library,
high-speed Internet access, data ports, Web TV with wireless keyboards
Existing amenities include the Robert Trent Jones, Jr.-designed Monarch
Links Golf Course, a mature course featuring 6,344 yards of play with red,
white and blue tees. It is Southern California's only championship course
with two holes on the beach and other holes offering mountain and ocean views,
embellished by numerous lakes and creeks. The resort also includes The
Monarch Bay Club, a first-class beach club complex adjacent to the resort
grounds. Among its amenities are dining facilities and an expansive
beachfront.
In addition to the Monarch Links Golf Course and Monarch Bay Club, the
resort hotel will feature a day spa and fitness center, three heated pools, 10
private, poolside cabanas, two Jacuzzis, informal kids pool and separate
Jacuzzi and adjacent tennis facilities. Guests will have access to a private,
6.1 acre beach with an exclusive beach club offering restaurant and full bar
facilities, men's and women's locker rooms as well as large landscaped areas
designed for outdoor events, massages and exercise classes.
The St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort will be Orange County's largest
resort/meeting facility offering 30,000 square feet of indoor meeting space
and more than 60,000 square feet of outdoor meeting space including the 12,000
square foot Main Ballroom, accommodating up to 1,000 individuals. The resort
will also have a business center equipped with state-of-the-art office
equipment for meeting planners. Business travelers will also be treated to a
200 square foot conference room including seven meeting rooms and three
boardrooms.
The resort will feature four restaurants, including a fine dining
signature restaurant located on the lobby level boasting spectacular ocean
views and a main dining room located on the third floor offering
Mediterranean-inspired cuisine in both indoor and al fresco settings. Guests
will be treated to outdoor dining opportunities as well, including a casual,
32-seat Pool Grill and Bar and a 78-seat Lobby Lounge serving afternoon tea,
cocktails and light fare or on a full ocean view terrace.
Reservations may be made through the worldwide Luxury Collection
Reservations offices, reachable toll-free in 34 countries (1-800-325-3589 in
the U.S. or Canada). Corporate customers will have the benefit of The Luxury
Collection's easily accessible global sales office; and travel agents may now
book reservations using all of the latest technology, including direct
connections to all global distribution systems. Reservations also may be made
by visiting the worldwide web site http://www.luxurycollection.com.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., through its St. Regis, Luxury
Collection, Westin, Sheraton, Four Points and W brands, is one of the leading
hotel and leisure companies in the world with more than 700 hotels in 80
countries and 120,000 employees at its owned and managed properties.
SOURCE Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
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Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
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