| MONTVALE, NEW JERSEY (November 30, 1998). � The leading
global conference center company, Dolce International, in partnership with
Boston-based AEW Capital Management has acquired Hôtel du Domaine
de Chantilly, a 111-room conference hotel with an 18-hole golf course just
25 minutes from Charles DeGaulle International Airport and 30 minutes from
Paris. It is the fifth conference center acquisition by Dolce/AEW, L.P.,
formed in August 1997.
Said Andrew Dolce, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dolce International, �The acquisition of Chantilly fulfills two important company objectives; to grow the conference center concept in Europe and to provide our multinational, Fortune 1000 clientele with a dedicated conference resort near Paris. We are investing $3.6 million to renovate the property with particular attention to the guest rooms, lobby and meeting rooms. We are also reviewing the opportunity to expand the facility to 200 rooms plus add an extensive new conference wing.� Formerly called Blue/Green Golf Hotel in the Chantilly region, Hôtel
du Domaine de Chantilly Just one half-hour outside of Paris, the property is located in the renown Domaine de Chantilly, the famous horse country of France and home of the Museum de Chantilly, a chateau and royal stables used by the Henry d�Orleans, Duc d�Aumale. Just a five-minute drive from the hotel and golf resort, the Museum de Chantilly is filled with the works of Raphael, Poussin, Delacroix, and Ingres. It houses the second largest private art collection in France. Hôtel du Domaine de Chantilly manages the food operations at the chateau and has full catering privileges for private group events in this magnificent setting. Dolce/AEW, L.P. is also owner of Frégate,
a four-star conference hotel and golf resort in Dolce International, the global leader in learning through meetings
and leisure, represents a growing portfolio of conference hotels, conference
resorts and private/corporate centers in the United States, Canada, and
Europe. For more information about Hôtel du Domaine de Chantilly,
please contact Jennifer H. McDonough, Director of Public Relations, at
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already begun this renovation project. It is scheduled for completion in
April 1999.
Provence.
Overlooking the Mediterranean, Frégate is also amidst a renovation
adding 33 resort guest suites and additional meeting space. In keeping
with its goal of aggressive European expansion, Dolce/AEW, L.P. is
also in the process of acquiring another property in The Netherlands.