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A Day of Openings, Closings, and Revivals for Ritz Hotels

March 18, 2013 at 5:58 PM | by | Comments (0)

Today seems to be a banner day for Ritz-Carlton Hotel news, we've got three pieces of juicy goss that just needs to be shared. Here's the tea:

In our recent Abandoned Hotels story, we lamented the construction of Molasses Reef, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve resort had been languishing untouched in the Turk and Caicos since 2008 (it began in 2001) and showed no signs of ever coming to fruition. Well, a miracle has happened and the project is back on! According to HotelsMag.com, they've received confirmation on the private (you can only arrive by boat, small plane or helicopter) 125-unit resort's opening from the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company.

HotelChatter also checked with our RC sources, and the luxury Caribbean resort is indeed a go. We were told an official release will soon come. European developers have taken over with an apparent $130 million investment to complete a project that's already had $300 million sunk into it by previous interested party, Logwood Development. Construction is expected to resume this year (keep your fingers crossed).

But wait, there's more Ritz-Carlton rumblings for ya!

We wrote a story not long ago that reservations were being taken for a January opening of The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal. However, the mammoth hotel actually just opened its doors on March 12th. The 532-room luxury resort is the first Ritz-Carlton hotel in Abu Dhabi and the company's ninth property in the Middle East.

Today the Ritz-Carlton, Naples announced it’ll be shutting its doors from July 25 through September 30 for renovations. However, all's not lost for those traveling to this gorgeous region of Southwest Florida. The Marco Island Marriott (which is about 20 minutes away from the Ritz) is offering displaced guests (and anyone who'd planned on staying at the other hotel) the "Marco Ritzy Too" package while the other hotel is closed. This way one can maintain Ritz style (it's a Marriott sister company) by staying in their 11th floor Terrace Penthouse Suite. This sweet set-up has a stunning view of the Gulf of Mexico that can be seen from the suite’s wrap-around terrace. It's like living in an apartment with separate dining room, living room, kitchen, and double shower (shown above). Oh, and there's 24/7 butler service as well to tend to spa appointments, tea times, dinner reservations and the like.To book the $1300 a night package, call 800-437-43 or online and use promo code P42.

[Photos:Turks and Caicos Real Estate Services/Ritz-Carlton Hotels/Chanize Thorpe for HotelChatter]

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