Rezidor Announces Hotel Missoni Ilha De Caja'iba, Brazil
To Debut In 2012
JULY 10, 2009 - The Rezidor Hotel Group, the Brussels-based hospitality management company, announces the development of its fifth Hotel Missoni, the luxury lifestyle hotel brand created in partnership with the iconic Italian fashion and interiors house. Scheduled to open in 2012, Hotel Missoni Ilha de Caja'iba, Brazil will offer 118 guestrooms, including 48 suites, as well as 32 villas with golf facilities and oceanfront views.
The first Hotel Missoni just debuted in Edinburgh, Scotland in June 2009. Future developments include properties in Kuwait City, Kuwait (2009); Cape Town, South Africa (2010); and Jebel Sifah, Oman (2011). Hotel Missoni Ilha de Caja'iba, Brazil will also be the first Rezidor development in the Americas.
"I'm delighted to add another unique Hotel Missoni to our portfolio with the interior design once again being led by Rosita Missoni herself," commented Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of Rezidor. "At the same time I'm proud to enter a new country. Brazil is the 59th nation where Rezidor is present and the first country outside our core region Europe, Middle East and Africa."
Dick Blom, Managing Director of Property Logic Brazil, the owner of Hotel Missoni Ilha de Caja'iba, commented, "Ilha de Caja'iba is a truly unique project, designed to work in harmony with nature, and therefore a natural choice to partner with a unique brand like Hotel Missoni. Together we share a passion for a new concept in lifestyle, design and superior levels of comfort that will make the resort the most luxurious project in northeast Brazil."
The resort will feature the signature culinary offerings of Cucina and Bar Missoni, a private beach and swimming pool, as well as access to the island's premier golf course, yacht club, marina, spas, heliport, conference center, water sports and retail shops. Hotel Missoni Ilha de Caja'iba will be part of an eco-friendly resort development on Caja'iba, an island paradise situated within the Bahia de Todos os Santos (All Saint's Bay) and lined with palm trees, mangroves and idyllic beaches. The resort is located 2.5 miles from the international airport and Salvador, capital city of tropical region Bahia, nicknamed the "Heart of Brazil."
In November 2006, Rezidor was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Carlson Companies is the main shareholder.
The Corporate Office of the Rezidor Hotel Group is based in Brussels, Belgium.
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