Luigi Romaniello Appointed Managing Director of Rosewood Baha Mar
NASSAU, BS. June 13, 2017 - Luigi Romaniello has been appointed managing director of Rosewood Baha Mar, which will open in 2018 as the ultra-luxury collection's fourth property in the Caribbean. In this role, Romaniello will oversee the property's opening and will manage all aspects of the resort's operations.
“Luigi's extensive experience launching iconic properties around the world, as well as his familiarity with the Rosewood brand, make him a perfect fit for the Baha Mar team,” said Radha Arora, president of Rosewood Hotels & Resorts. “We are thrilled to welcome Luigi to the team to lead one of the collection's most highly anticipated openings.”
Boasting more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Romaniello joined Rosewood Hotels & Resorts in August 1999 as Resident Manager of Caneel Bay, A Rosewood Resort in the U.S. Virgin Islands where he managed all aspects of resort operations, including the implementation of a state-of-the-art wine room. Following this role, he successfully oversaw day-to-day operations of Rosewood Crescent Hotel in Dallas, Texas for five years. In 2007, Romaniello was appointed Managing Director of the then Mansion on Peachtree, A Rosewood Hotel & Residence in Atlanta, Georgia, where he led the team to a successful opening. Most recently, Romaniello served as managing director of Rosewood Abu Dhabi, where he led the opening of Rosewood's premier property in the United Arab Emirates
Prior to joining Rosewood, Romaniello launched his career in hospitality in Dallas at the Grand Kempinski Hotel before moving to Austin, Texas to join Stouffer Hotels. He continued his career with the Amway Hotel Corporation, where he served key roles at their flagship Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan as well as Peter Island Resorts in the British Virgin Islands.
Born in Rome, Italy, Romaniello studied Hotel & Restaurant Management at the University of Houston in Texas.
Rosewood Baha Mar will open in 2018 as part of the Baha Mar Resort, a $4.2 billion integrated resort development which includes three global brand operators - Grand Hyatt, SLS, and Rosewood. Amenities of the beachfront destination include 40 restaurants and lounges, the largest casino in the Caribbean with over 100,000 square feet of gaming space, a 200,000 square feet convention center, an 18-hole Championship Jack Nicklaus Golf Course and Golf Club, the first ESPA flagship spa in the Caribbean, and over 30 luxury retail outlets.
About Rosewood Baha Mar
Set on the white sands of Nassau's Cable Beach, Rosewood at Baha Mar will offer traditional British Colonial architecture and interior styling, up to 200 beachview rooms and suites, five luxurious beachfront villas, signature dining venues, pools and Sense, A Rosewood Spa®. Conveniently located just 12 minutes from the international airport, the multi-property resort enclave of Baha Mar is a destination unto itself, offering a casino, convention center, 18-hole Jcak Nicklaus signature golf course and full array of leisure amenities. Baha Mar's Waterside Place will offer an intriguing mix of high-end international boutiques as well as local artisan shops and additional dining venues, while the Beachfront Sanctuary of Baha Mar will connect guests to the natural wonders of the Bahamas with an eight-hectare tropical river and lagoon experience featuring Bahamian flowers, native trees, flamingos, sea turtles, rays and more.
About Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts® manages 19 one-of-a-kind luxury properties in 11 countries, with 17 new hotels under development. Each Rosewood hotel embraces the brand's A Sense of Place® philosophy to reflect the individual location's history, culture and sensibilities. The Rosewood collection includes some of the world's most legendary hotels and resorts, including The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel in New York, Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas and Hotel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel in Paris, as well as new classics such as Rosewood Beijing. Rosewood Hotels & Resorts targets to double its number of hotels in operation by 2020.
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