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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Marriott International to introduce St. Regis Hotels & Resorts brand in Costa Rica
Marriott International has announced a partnership with Solana PA to introduce the St. Regis Hotels & Resorts brand to Costa Rica. The St. Regis Papagayo is expected to commence development in July of this year and aims to open its doors in early 2027. The upcoming resort, set to span 20 hectares on the Gulf of Papagayo in the Guanacaste region, will offer 120 hotel rooms and 143 residential units. The design is influenced by local culture and the ocean, aiming to provide luxury experiences for both guests and residents. The St. Regis Papagayo is planned to feature six dining venues, including Casa Club for casual gourmet dining, The Cliff with Japanese and Costa Rican fusion, a Beach Club & Grill, and the signature St. Regis Bar & Speakeasy. Additional amenities will include the St. Regis Library, multiple swimming pools, a spa, a beach club, as well as 7,750ft2 of indoor and 2,475ft2 of outdoor event space. Located strategically between Panama Bay and Culebra Bay, just a 25-minute drive from Liberia International Airport, the resort will feature 634 linear yards of beachfront, offering guests views of the Gulf of Papagayo. The project emerges at a time when Costa Rica is experiencing a surge in demand for luxury travel experiences. The renowned Mexican architecture firm Sordo Madaleno has been tasked with bringing this vision to life, alongside several other luxury resort projects for Marriott. Gensler Mexico City is the principal interior design firm for the project, with Maat Handasa spearheading landscape architecture. TalentChef will provide food and beverage consultancy, while Ana Ramirez of Ancestral Handmade Hotels is selected as the wellness consultant. Real estate investment banking firm GFG Securities advised Solana PA on the St. Regis agreements and the project's financing. The St. Regis brand already boasts six landmark hotels and resorts in the CALA region, and the St. Regis Papagayo is set to mark a significant step in Marriott's luxury expansion in Costa Rica. Marriott International Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) Development vice president Uriel Burak said: "This extraordinary development underscores our continued commitment to expanding our luxury portfolio in key destinations across the Caribbean and Central America.' "Costa Rica continues to experience growing demand for high-end travel and residential offerings, and we are proud to work with Solana PA, S.R.L. to bring the first St. Regis hotel and residences to Costa Rica." Solana partner Alberto Halabe said: 'We are honoured to bring the iconic St. Regis brand to Costa Rica and to create a landmark destination in one of the most exceptional oceanfront settings in the region.' 'This project reflects our deep appreciation for Costa Rica's natural beauty, cultural heritage, and environmental stewardship. Together with Marriott International, we look forward to delivering a resort and residential experience that embodies the spirit of Pura Vida through the unmatched elegance and service of St. Regis.' Marriott International has also recently signed an agreement to extend the St. Regis brand to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. "Marriott International to introduce St. Regis Hotels & Resorts brand in Costa Rica" was originally created and published by Hotel Management Network, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Irish Daily Mirror
25-05-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
'I visited strip Jay Slater partied at before death - what I found disturbed me'
The adjourned inquest of British teenager Jay Slater has left his family, including his heartbroken mum Debbie, desperate for answers about his final hours in Tenerife. But the hearing, which revealed toxicology reports and testimony about how the 19-year-old was "off his head on drugs" the night before he died last June, has also raised questions for officials on the holiday island. Just how did the apprentice bricklayer, who had travelled on holiday from his home in Lancashire only days earlier, come to obtain such a deadly cocktail of mind-bending Class-A drugs, including cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine? Having spent just shy of a month reporting on the teenager's case on the island last year, I returned there this week and discovered that disturbingly, the answer is: Very easily. After stepping out of a taxi on Tenerife's infamous Veronicas strip just before 11pm on Thursday night, a day after the inquest, it took a street dealer less than TEN SECONDS to offer me drugs, reports The Mirror. The man, who was holding a rack of cheap sunglasses aimed at party-goers, wasted no time trying to sell me them and instead launched into the sales patter for his other less visible products. Standing close as the sound of chart-topping dance music filled the air, he offered me cocaine for €80 a gram, MDMA, known as ecstasy, for €60 and cannabis for the same price. Just seconds after I declined and walked about ten yards further along the strip, another man, with a southern English accent, also tried to sell me cocaine. And then, for the third time in little over a minute, I was offered the same drug yet again by another man, who was being employed to try and get revellers inside one of the bars. The unedifying scene all played out just a stone's throw from the strip's Papagayo nightclub, where Jay was seen partying bare-chested with a facial expression consistent with drug abuse before he plunged to his death in June last year. Sitting down on an outdoor table outside one bar, where eight bottles of Heineken were being sold for just €20, it was impossible to escape the pungent smell of cannabis intermittently in the air. Teenagers could also be seen inhaling balloons of nitrous oxide, a Class-C drug in the UK known as 'hippy crack', openly in the street, where empty canisters had been discarded. Over the course of the evening, it became clear that although uniformed police do patrol the area in vans, they are rarely seen on the strip itself and their efforts to fight criminality there, including drug dealing and prostitution, appear half-hearted at best. At one point, Mirror photographer Andy Commins and I watched a police officer walking a sniffer dog along the strip, but bizarrely it was on the opposite side of the street from where the bars and revellers were. A bar worker, who had previously tried to sell us drugs and showed us how he hides his products inside an old plastic vape, laughed as he watched on. He gloated: "They're not going to catch anyone walking the dog on that side of the street! ...It's all for show." Wednesday's inquest, which was also attended by Jay's dad Warren and Jay's brother Zac, heard how Jay, who had drank between 10 and 15 vodka shots, messaged pals boasting about having a Rolex watch that had just been stolen on the strip. A two-second video sent from his phone to friends showed him claiming: "Just took a 12k rolly of some c*** wi this Mali kid off to get 10quid for it now haha off my undies." A second Snapchat message, which was sent around the same time and thought to reference luxury watch brand Audemars Piguetoff, read: "Yes cuz ended up getting thrown out of there me with two maili kids just took an AP some c*** on way to sell it for 10 quid." After arriving at a holiday let some 22 miles away, rented by convicted drug dealer Ayub Qassim and Steven Roccas, Jay also sent a picture of himself with two knives in his trousers. Speaking on the strip on Thursday night, a British tourist told me how the threat of crime remains almost 12 months on, as his friend had his phone stolen there the previous night. And a woman, who works on the strip, separately instructed us to watch our belongings, warning there are "lots of pickpockets in the area". Asked if the strip is dangerous, she said: "It can be. The police tend to watch from the end, so it's mostly OK, but theft is a big problem and people can be targeted while walking away from it." Echoing the begging tones of thousands of parents to their own teenage children, just like Jay, ahead of trips to Tenerife and other sunshine resorts this summer, she warned: "Be careful."
Metro
24-05-2025
- Metro
Jay Slater's mum given crushing update in quest to track down crucial witnesses
Key witnesses can't be forced to give evidence at Jay Slater's inquest, police have admitted. The hearing was halted this week when the teenager's tearful mum Debbie Duncan begged for some of those who saw him in his final hours to be called. The 19-year-old bricklayer's body was discovered in a ravine in Tenerife's Rural de Teno National Park last July after a 29-day search. He was found to have drugs and alcohol in his system before he died from a head injury, Preston coroner's court heard on Wednesday. But Jay's two best pals Lucy Law and Brad Hargreaves, who were on holiday with him when he vanished, did not attend the inquest. Two men who the teenager went to an Airbnb with before he died were also absent. Jay's mum Debbie sobbed as she called for further efforts to trace those who might explain his death. 'How can we ever get any understanding?' she said. 'There's things we want to question. We want these people to be sat in front of us, because our son went on holiday and didn't come back.' But Lancashire Police have now said in a statement: 'First and foremost, our thoughts remain with Jay's family and friends at this distressing time. 'We supported HM Coroner by making extensive efforts to contact a number of witnesses ahead of the inquest, both in Lancashire and more widely. 'However, we understand some of these individuals may be abroad and had already left the country when these efforts were made. 'We have no jurisdiction in such circumstances to compel someone to attend. We will continue to support the coroner ahead of the resumption of the inquest.' Mr Slater, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, was holidaying on the Spanish island and had been to the NRG music festival with friends at the Papagayo nightclub in the resort of Playa de las Americas on June 16 last year. It is believed that in the early hours of the next day, a Monday, he went to an apartment with other people he had met while on holiday, miles from where he was staying. He then subsequently vanished and was reported missing on June 18. Jay had made a heartbreaking final call to friend Lucy saying he had cut his leg, was lost, dehydrated and had just one per cent battery on his phone after he left the Airbnb. His body was not found until July 15. A post-mortem examination concluded he died of traumatic head injuries, consistent with a fall from height. The hearing, scheduled to last one day, was told extensive efforts including summonses had been issued for several witnesses who were in contact with Mr Slater before he disappeared. More Trending Coroner Dr James Adeley revealed Ms Law and Bradley Geoghan (also known as Brad Hargreaves), were on holiday. Dr Adeley also said the Metropolitan Police in London had tried to locate Ayub Qassim and Steven Roccas, who were renting an AirBnB to which Mr Slater travelled in the early hours of 14 June, but neither man could be found. Dr Adeley agreed to adjourn the hearing at Ms Duncan's request for the witnesses to be brought to court to give evidence. A further hearing date has yet to be set. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Multiple people fighting for their lives after knife rampage at Hamburg rail station MORE: Convicted paedophile flew drone over school and followed crying child MORE: The simple tactics of hackers targeting major firms like M&S and Co-op
Travel Weekly
23-05-2025
- Business
- Travel Weekly
A St. Regis resort is coming to Costa Rica
Marriott International is bringing its luxury St. Regis Hotels & Resorts brand to Costa Rica, with construction set to begin this July on a 49-acre spot along the Gulf of Papagayo. Scheduled to open in early 2027, the St. Regis Papagayo will sit along 1,900 feet of beachfront and have 120 hotel rooms and 143 residential units. The hotel will have six dining venues, including Casa Club for casual dining; The Cliff, which will serve Japanese and Costa Rican cuisine; Beach Club & Grill; and an outpost of the brand's signature St. Regis Bar & Speakeasy. The resort will have multiple swimming pools, a spa, a beach club and 10,225 square feet of meeting and event space. The St. Regis Papagayo will be the brand's first resort in Costa Rica and will add to St. Regis' six existing properties in the Caribbean/Latin America region.
Hospitality Net
22-05-2025
- Business
- Hospitality Net
Marriott International Signs Agreement to Debut St. Regis Hotels & Resorts Brand in Costa Rica
Marriott International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAR) announced today a signed agreement with Solana PA, S.R.L. to debut the iconic St. Regis Hotels & Resorts brand in Costa Rica. The development of this visionary project, which will span 20 hectares on the Gulf of Papagayo in the Guanacaste region, is expected to begin in July of this year, with a planned opening in early 2027. Inspired by the local culture and its ocean surroundings, the new-build St. Regis Papagayo is slated to feature 120 hotel rooms and 143 residential units, offering unequaled luxury experiences for guests and residents alike. The hotel expects to offer six distinct culinary venues, including Casa Club for casual gourmet dining; The Cliff, inspired by Japanese and Costa Rican influences; a Beach Club & Grill; and the signature St. Regis Bar & Speakeasy. Other planned amenities include the St. Regis Library, multiple swimming pools, a spa, an exclusive beach club, and 7,750 ft2 of indoor space and 2,475 ft2 of outdoor space for meetings and banquets space for celebrations and exquisite gatherings. Strategically located between Panama Bay and Culebra Bay, just 25 minutes from Liberia International Airport, the St. Regis Papagayo will offer 634 linear yards of beachfront and breathtaking views of the Gulf of Papagayo. The resort will expand the luxury enclave in Papagayo, further solidifying the area's reputation as a premier luxury. This new project arrives at a time of significant potential for luxury experiences in Costa Rica. The esteemed Mexican architecture firm, Sordo Madaleno, will bring this vision to life. They are currently designing several luxury resort projects with Marriott, including the St. Regis Costa Mujeres and a dual-brand luxury development in Costa Mujeres. Promising maximum luxury and comfort in every detail, Gensler Mexico City has been selected as the principal interior design firm. Maat Handasa will lead the landscape architectural project, TalentChef will act as a food and beverage consultant, and Ana Ramirez of Ancestral Handmade Hotels will contribute her expertise as a wellness consultant. GFG Securities LLC advised Solana PA, S.R.L. in the negotiation of the St. Regis agreements and the successful debt raise for the project. The St. Regis brand in currently features six landmark hotels and resorts across the CALA region. The St. Regis Papagayo marks a significant milestone in Marriott's luxury expansion in Costa Rica, as the company debuts the timeless elegance and innovative spirit of The St. Regis brand to the country, offering guests unparalleled experiences in this stunning destination. Hotel website
