Sofitel Signs First Contract for Uruguay
DECEMBER 1, 2009 - Sofitel announces the signature of a management contractwith Carrasco Nobile S/A, a consortium managed by the Spanish group Codere, to managethe Casino Carrasco Hotel in Montevideo.
The brand is going give this symbolic building inthe Uruguayan capital a new lease on life to transform it into the region's luxury address. The restoration and construction work in preparation for the hotel's reopening will take 27 months, with the opening scheduled for 2011.
Just 30 minutes from the international airport, this historical building enjoys a privileged location facing the beach. It is located near the La Plata River, one of the city's most prized locations. Moreover, Montevideo is close to Buenos Aires (30 minutes by plane) and Brazil (two hours flight from Sao Paulo).
The future Sofitel Montevideo Casino Carrasco and Spa will offer 116 rooms, a lobby bar, a 450-seat conference center, an indoors and an outdoors swimming pool and a fitness center. It will also be the brand's first hotel in this region to have a casino. This address will also offer a French gastronomic restaurant named the 1921, which refers to the date the hotel was founded. The address will also offer the new exclusive So SPA by Sofitel concept, a modern 515 sq.m. space for well-being and beauty.
According to Nagi Naoufal, Sofitel South America's General Manager, 'Montevideo is an important destination in Latin America due to its potential for growth, its tourist attraction and its stable economy. We will be working fervently to restore the inside of this establishment and to preserve its cultural and architectural identity. Since the city does not have a luxury hotel of this standing, our objective is to position it as the best in the region, including a luxury casino with an events space.'
The Casino Carrasco Hotel was designed in 1912. After construction came to a stand still because of the First World War, the Chamber continued the construction process, which was finished in 1921. This majestic building, surrounded by gardens and Carrara marble sculptures, soon became the place to be for high society.
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