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PARSIPPANY, N.J. (November 28, 2012) – Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with nearly 7,260 hotels and part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), today announced the debut of its upscale Wyndham® Hotels and Resorts brand in Costa Rica with the opening of the 111-room, newly constructed Wyndham Garden San José Escazú. The hotel, owned by Rocca Portafolio Comercial and operated
by Desarrollos Hoteleros, becomes the third Wyndham Hotel Group
property in Costa Rica, joining TRYP by Wyndham San José Sabana,
which opened in the capital city in November 2011, and the Ramada Plaza
San José Herradura.
The Wyndham Garden San José Escazú opening
continues Wyndham Hotel Group’s growth in Latin America. The company
recently announced the addition of its 100th hotel to its regional
portfolio, which consists of properties under the Wyndham Hotels and
Resorts, Ramada®, Days Inn®, Howard Johnson®, Wingate by
Wyndham®, Microtel Inn & Suites® by Wyndham and TRYP by
WyndhamSM hotel brands.
“The opening of Wyndham Garden San José Escazú
is another integral step in our mission to expand Wyndham Hotel Group’s
presence in Latin America and introduce new brands to better serve
lodging needs,” said Daniel del Olmo, Wyndham Hotel Group’s senior vice
president and managing director, Latin America. “We are thrilled to
bring the Wyndham brand to Costa Rica in an area so central to
corporate complexes, shopping and fine dining, offering business and
leisure travelers the utmost in service and convenience.”
Situated in an upscale suburb of San José, Costa
Rica’s largest city, Wyndham Garden San José Escazú is
just 20 minutes from Juan Santa Maria International Airport. The
convenient location is walking distance from Avenida Escazú and
puts guests in close proximity to the country’s top sights, such as La
Sabana Metropolitan Park, famed volcanoes and Pacific beaches.
Guest rooms and suites feature complimentary high-speed
wireless internet access, 37-inch LED flat screen televisions, coffee
makers and laptop-sized safes. The hotel also offers designated floors
for women with female-friendly amenities, 24-hour room service and free
shuttle service to nearby shopping centers and business parks.
Additional services include a 24-hour business center,
on-site market and a state-of-the art fitness center with a 65-foot
indoor heated lap pool and Jacuzzi. The hotel’s full-service
restaurant, El Cortijo, serves international cuisine for breakfast,
lunch and dinner daily. Guests can also enjoy a cocktail or dinner at
the hotel’s Provenza Lounge and its outdoor terrace.
Wyndham Garden San José Escazú offers more
than 3,500 square feet of flexible meeting and event space for up to
130 guests. Audio visual equipment, complimentary high-speed internet
access and on-site catering services are available.
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts,
LLC, offers upscale hotel and resort accommodation throughout
the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the
Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East and China. All Wyndham® hotels
are either franchised by the company or managed by Wyndham Hotel
Management, Inc., one of its affiliates or through a joint-venture
partner. Additional information and reservations for all Wyndham hotels
are available by visiting www.wyndham.com.
Wyndham Hotel Group, part of the Wyndham Worldwide
(NYSE:WYN) family of companies, is the world’s largest hotel company
with nearly 7,260 hotels and approximately 618,100 rooms in 66
countries under the hotel brands: Wyndham® Hotels and Resorts,
Ramada®, Days Inn®, Super 8®, Wingate by Wyndham®,
Baymont Inn & Suites®, Microtel Inn & Suites® by
Wyndham, Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham®, TRYP by WyndhamSM, Howard
Johnson®, Travelodge® and Knights Inn®. In addition, the
company has license agreements to franchise the Planet Hollywood
Hotels, Dream® and Night® brands and provide management
services globally.
All hotels are independently owned and operated excluding
certain Wyndham, Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham and TRYP by Wyndham hotels,
as well as certain international Ramada, Days Inn and Super 8 hotels,
which may be managed by one of the affiliates of Wyndham Hotel Group.
Wyndham Rewards, the guest loyalty program of Wyndham Hotel
Group, is the world’s largest lodging loyalty program as measured by
number of participating hotels and offers more than seven million
active members the chance to earn and redeem points for stays at more
than 6,500 hotels throughout more than 50 countries worldwide. In
addition to free stays, members may redeem their points for hundreds of
reward options. For more information, visit www.wyndhamrewards.com.
Wyndham Hotel Group is based in Parsippany, N.J. Additional
information is available at www.wyndhamworldwide.com. For more information
about hotel franchising opportunities visit www.whgdevelopment.com
or desarrollo.grupowyndham.com.
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Contact: Kathryn Zambito Public Relations Manager Wyndham Hotel Group 22 Sylvan Way Parsippany, NJ 07054 (973) 753-6590 [email protected] |