The Cayman Islands’ Cotton Tree boutique cottage hotel is offering “Cayman Cookout” packages to guests attending the Dinner at the Grand Cayman’s Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink restaurant with guest chef Michel Nischan. The annual Cayman Cookout event features famous chefs, sommeliers, mixologists and culinary personalities; guest must purchase tickets to attend the event.
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts is poised to open several hotels in Europe in 2011 and 2012. The InterContinental Porto Palacios das Cardosas, set to open July, will be the first InterContinental hotel to open in Portugal.
The $31 million renovation of Miami’s only marina-front hotel, the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay, is now complete. Introducing an entirely new look and concept to the Biscayne Bay hotel and dining scene, the enhancement project took two years, with $17 million of the renovation dedicated to the redesign of 600 guestrooms and suites.
Secrets Resorts & Spas, the award-winning resort brand offering Unlimited-Luxury vacations for adults only, announced the opening of the new Secrets Spa by Pevonia at Secrets Sanctuary Cap Cana. The 20,000-square-feet facility will treat guests to a complete spa experience with nine treatments rooms, a thermal hydrotherapy circuit, fitness center, yoga and pilates studio, full-service salon, beauty boutique, juice bar, outdoor relaxation garden and locker rooms.
The Cotton Tree hotel in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, is offering a collection of Valentine’s Day packages. The “Perfect Passion” package offers three nights’ accommodations in a luxury one-bedroom cottage; one champagne tasting with the island’s top sommelier; one stay-in, three-course dinner delivered and served by Ristorante Pappagallo; one sunset horseback ride with Spirit of the West; and a one-hour massage, per person, in Cotton Tree’s open-air spa hut.
St. Croix's Buccaneer Resort is offering a series of 2011 wedding packages featuring a new "Jump the Broom" rite of passage based on the ancient African tradition. The four wedding packages all offer a ceremony at the resort's restored 17th century sugar mill or its palm-lined beach; the services of a personal wedding planner and non-denominational minister; photography and selection of 40 images plus CD; his and hers Buccaneer bathrobes; his and her massages; a bride's bouquet and groom's boutonniere; his and hers sterling "hook" bracelets; and a welcome basket of champagne, fruit, cheese, and chocolate.