The Meritage Opens in Napa Valley
Luxury Resort was specifically designed for meetings and events
NAPA, CA, September 26, 2006. The Meritage Resort at Napa opened with several posh events and will host several prestigious groups and events this fall. The new destination resort, which opened mid-July, was specifically designed to meet provide much-needed meeting space in California Wine Country.
Situated on a new eight-acre private vineyard, at the base of Napa's famous Grape Crusher statue, The Meritage Resort offers the most contiguous meeting space in Napa Valley. A Grand Ballroom & Salon with 10,500 square feet is easily divided into ten meeting rooms. The ballroom promenade, with floor-to-ceiling arched windows that open to broad patio areas, adds more usable space to the ballroom and creates a light and airy ambiance.
In addition, the resort offers executive conference rooms, an all-season outdoor veranda that offers an additional 3,000 square feet of meeting and event space, poolside banquet and bar set ups, plenty of flexible pre-function space, and state-of-the-art presentation equipment.
In early 2007, the resort will add even more meeting space with the opening of The Estate Wine Cave. Carved into the hillside, The Estate Wine Cave will offer an additional 3,000 square feet of beautifully appointed banquet and meeting space, with 18-foot ceilings and a winery ambiance.
The Meritage Resort offers 158 Tuscan-inspired guestrooms and manages 116 luxury vacation ownership suites in the adjacent Vino Bello Resort. The luxury destination resort offers a gourmet restaurant with an award-winning chef, a wine bar, two swimming pools and fitness centers, and a wedding chapel. The resort will open Spa Terra, a unique underground spa adjacent to The Estate Wine Cave, in early 2007.
The destination resort is managed by Pacific Hospitality Group (www.pacifichospitality.com) which develops and manages an impressive portfolio of luxury hotels and resorts. With corporate headquarters in Irvine, California, Pacific Hospitality Group is a member of Preferred Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, an exclusive global brand of independently owned luxury hotels and resorts that requires each property to meet exceptional criteria of hospitality standards.
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