Doral Golf Resort newest ALHI member
Miami, Florida’s renowned Doral Golf Resort & Spa has been accepted as the newest member of Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI). The 260-hectare resort, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, is undergoing an extensive $200 million renovation that will dramatically transform and restore the iconic resort. The property will remain fully operational throughout the renovation, which is expected to conclude in 2014. One of the world’s most famous golf resorts, Doral Golf Resort & Spa features 693 guest rooms across 10 lodges; more than 8,100 square metres of meeting and event space (which includes the 2,160-square-metre Legends Ballroom); and five world-class championship golf courses, including the TPC Blue Monster, one of the most famous golf courses in the world and home to the PGA Tour for over 50 years. Additional offerings at the resort include an expansive 4,320-square-metre spa with 33 treatment rooms, a highly regarded golf school, a Blue Lagoon pool with multiple pools, tennis centre with seven courts, fitness centre, six restaurants and lounges, and extensive retail options. Doral Golf Resort & Spa becomes ALHI’s fifth member hotel in the Miami area, joining the Biltmore in Coral Gables; the InterContinental Miami on the shore of Biscayne Bay; the oceanfront Fontainebleau on Miami Beach; and the recently renovated, Loews Miami Beach Hotel, located in South Beach. (http://www.alhi.com)