Caribbean
The Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique is a new luxury oceanfront resort situated on the cliffside peninsula of Cacique on Playa Penca. The property features 148 guest rooms, 40 suites and six dining outlets including a signature restaurant focused on the flavors of the Pacific.
The hotel also offers curated wellness programs that include mindfulness practices, fitness routines, holistic therapies and native rituals. The Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique also features 10,000 square feet of event space. The largest of these venues is the 3,450-square-foot ballroom, which accommodates up to 382 attendees.
W Punta Cana is a new luxury lifestyle hotel in the heart of one of the Dominican Republic’s premier beach destinations. Each of the hotel’s 340 guest rooms will feature views of the ocean, state-of-the-art technology and plush furnishings.
The property’s dining options will include an array of 12 onsite restaurants and bars including a-la-carte dining menus, live cooking stations, a signature restaurant and multiple bars including a mystic speakeasy. The hotel will also have a full-service spa, 15,000-square-foot fitness center, rooftop bar, infinity pool and over 14,000 square feet of event space across nine venues. The largest of these venues is the Luxury Ballroom, which can accommodate up to 680 attendees.
Florida
The Shelborne by Proper is Proper Hospitality’s first entry into the Florida market following a $100 million renovation of the original Shelborne Hotel, first opened in 1940. Located on Miami’s Collins Avenue, the beachfront property has 251 guest rooms, suites and villas as well as a 24-hour fitness center and five onsite restaurants and bars.
The property also features 30,000 square feet of indoor-outdoor event space, the largest of which is the 4,108-square-foot Pauline space, able to accommodate up to 298 attendees. Other notable venues include the 1,907-square-foot Calico Ballroom, able to accommodate up to 150, and the 3,369-square-foot Cerith Terrace, able to accommodate up to 225 attendees.
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Tennessee
Pendry Hotels & Resorts broke ground on Pendry Residences Nashville, a new hotel in the Paseo South Gulch district that is expected to open in 2027. The hotel will feature 180 guest rooms and suites, 146 Pendry Residences, a ground floor restaurant and lobby bar, a rooftop pool with a garden restaurant and bar, an indoor and outdoor fitness center, a writer’s room and library and 10,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
A Blue Ridge Mountain Getaway
The Art of Living Retreat Center, a meditation and Ayurvedic (an ancient Indian medical system) wellness center that has hosted hundreds of retreats, meetings and events over the last decade, added a new concierge service to help elevate attendees’ off-property experience.
Located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains near Boone, North Carolina, the center provides a relaxing environment to foster focus, connection and inspiration for groups of up to 600. The center’s new concierge can help connect groups with offsite teambuilding excursions like ziplining, whitewater rafting, skiing, scenic hiking and golfing.
The 380-acre mountaintop property offers day and overnight wellness programs such as yoga, spa experiences, meditation and cooking demonstrations. The property also has a pottery studio, natural hiking trails, gardens and more.
Attendees can also participate in Kirtan, which is the art of collective singing of uplifting melodies and Ayurveda wellness classes that can teach the art of holistic nourishment.
The Art of Living Retreat Center also features a meditation hall that can accommodate up to 3,700 attendees, and spaces for events such as conference rooms, an auditorium, meeting rooms, exhibition areas and networking spaces.
