Santo Domingo, RD.- The opening of the Courtyard by Marriott Santo Domingo Piantini marks a new milestone for Real Hotels & Resorts, as this is the chain's 22nd property in the region and the third in the Dominican Republic. This 160-room hotel in a modern 17-story tower, installed in the heart of Piantini, the new business and leisure district of the Dominican capital, imposing a new standard in the city's hospitality industry.
José Martí, Corporate Director of Operations at Real Hotels & Resorts
In an exclusive meeting with THEMAG Magazine, José Martí, Corporate Director of Operations at Real Hotels & Resorts, assures that the Central American chain decided to continue expanding in the Dominican Republic, due to the “great momentum that the tourism sector has been presenting in the country, with unique double-digit growth throughout the region,” he said.
In addition, added to this is “the great business climate, legal security for investments and the support that the Dominican government is providing, led by President Luis Abinader, to the tourism and investment sector,” Martí confided.
The group will continue investing in the country with the complete remodeling of the Quality Hotel Real Aeropuerto Santo Domingo, a property close to the air terminal of the Dominican capital, for which we have already closed the contract to install the Four Points by Sheraton brand in that property. Martí detailed.
Roger Díaz, Corporate Marketing Director of Real Hotels & Resorts
For his part, Roger Díaz, Corporate Marketing Director of Real Hotels & Resorts, assured that “we have been working for a year with the Courtyard by Marriott Santo Domingo Piantini brand to position the new hotel both in Marriott's broad marketing channels and among our corporate clients, in order to be able to have very good occupancy from this first day of opening,” said the executive.
This property fills a gap we had in the market, “we needed an alternative between our high luxury hotel, Real InterContinental Santo Domingo and the Quality Aeropuerto and the Courtyard brand is the best option for this purpose,” Díaz explained.
Guests will realize that our standards at Real Real Hotels & Resorts are much higher than those specified by the Courtyard brand, with a superior investment in everything that is infrastructure, rooms and F&B options at the property, “we want the guest to “Those who don't know us will be surprised to see our product and return on their next trip,” the executive confided.
Isabel Hernández, General Director Courtyard by Marriott Santo Domingo Piantini
As we already reported, the General Director of the Courtyard by Marriott Santo Domingo Piantini is Isabel Hernández, a Spanish executive who has been collaborating with the chain for 8 years and is highly regarded for her great work, dedication and enthusiasm in everything she undertakes.
The executive led this opening attentive to all the details and is preparing to fulfill the responsibility that the chain entrusted to her, “I am very excited to receive the first guests at the property, we are more than prepared to provide the best service to our visitors. ”Hernandez said.
Royal hotels and resorts
Real Hotels & Resorts currently has 22 hotels located in Central and South America, the United States, the Dominican Republic and Colombia. It is one of the most recognized hotel chains in Central America and operates all its hotels with standards under the InterContinental, Marriott and Choice Hotels International certification.
In the Dominican Republic it currently owns the hotels: Quality Hotel Real Aeropuerto Santo Domingo, the sophisticated Real InterContinental Santo Domingo and now its new Courtyard by Marriott Santo Domingo Piantini.
Courtyard by Marriott Santo Domingo Piantini
The new Hotel Courtyard by Marriott Santo Domingo-Piantini, had its own investment of US$38 million and is located in the area of greatest growth currently, the central industrial area of Piantini.
The project, the Poma Group's third hotel in the country, rises on 17 floors, has 160 rooms of different categories and six levels of parking for 108 vehicles, and has three rooms for meetings and events of 58 square meters each.
It also has a lobby bar, on the second floor the Kitchen & Bar Restaurant for 98 guests, while on level 17 there is the Rooftop Bar and infinity pool with impressive views of the city and the Caribbean Sea.