Travel Professional – USA 2019

HOTELS

8 TRAVEL PROFESSIONAL / MAY 2019

Bahia Mar Fort Lauderdale

Beach completes major

renovation

Newly reimagined and nautically

inspired Bahia Mar Fort Lauderdale

Beach – a DoubleTree by Hilton is

fresh off a multi-year, US$15 mil-

lion property-wide renovation that

includes new restaurant concepts

and updated rooms. Celebrating its

70th anniversary this year, the

beachfront property comprises 296

fully renovated guestrooms and

suites featuring new custom car-

pets and fixtures, 25,000 square

feet of flexible indoor and outdoor

event space, and a brand new culi-

nary program that includes

Breezes, a full-service indoor and

outdoor restaurant, Waves Rooftop

Pool Bar & Grill serving fresh sea-

food, and The Market, perfect for

quick snacks and homemade gelato.

There’s also the newly opened High

Tide Lounge, a rooftop patio and

banquet venue.

Other top selling points include

a 250-slip marina launched in part-

nership with the world-class

Yachting Center, and a selection of

family-friendly activities like water

sports, sightseeing cruises aboard

the Jungle Queen or the Fort

Lauderdale Water Taxi, and scuba

excursions with Sea Experience.

doubletree3.hilton.com

Four Seasons opens new hotel in California’s wine region

Bookings have opened for the new Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa

Valley, beginning Nov. 1, 2019, in advance of its highly anticipated opening

in California’s famed wine region. Located in the community of Calistoga,

just 90 minutes from San Francisco, the hotel boasts 85 accommodations, a

full-service spa, several outdoor pools, a fully supervised Kids for All Seasons

program, and on-site dining options that include Truss Restaurant and Bar

featuring a wide terrace overlooking the pools, and a casual lounge that’s

destined to be a favourite among locals and visitors alike.

fourseasons.com

Sirata Beach Resort in St.

Pete’s unveils multimillion-

dollar transformation

St. Pete Beach’s iconic seaside

escape, Sirata Beach Resort, has

completed its US$15 million trans-

formation with the highly anticipat-

ed reopening of Rum Runners Bar &

Grille, private beachfront lanais, new

breezeway and a south pool area.

The new pool, lounging areas and

upgraded dining option mark the

final touches to its full transforma-

tion, which began earlier this year.

Perfectly situated on an award-

winning beach, Rum Runners’ new

open lounge area features a rustic

bar, cocktail tables, Adirondack

chairs and a fire pit, while the new

Beachwalk path allows guests to

stroll from one end of the resort to

the other. The breezeway patio is

the perfect spot to take in the

resort’s newly designed murals cre-

ated by local artist Derek Donnelly.

sirata.com

Bahia Mar Fort Lauderdale Beach

Four Seasons Resort and

Residences Napa Valley

Sirata Beach Resort

Credit: Bahia Mar Fort Lauderdale Beach

Credit: Four Seasons

Credit: Sirata Beach Resort