CARMEL, Calif., Aug. 21,
2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Quail Lodge & Golf Club in
Carmel Valley, Calif., today
announced plans to re-open the resort's 90-room hotel in
April 2013. The hotel has been closed
since November 2009, while Quail
Lodge Golf Club has continued operation.
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Quail Lodge management shared plans to rejuvenate the hotel by
investing US$28 million to renovate
all guest accommodations and public areas and to address the needs
of the golf course. The revitalized hotel will be renamed "The
Quail Lodge & Golf Club" and repositioned as a
family-friendly destination offering exceptional value,
accommodations, resort activities and facilities for leisure
travelers as well as groups.
"Closing Quail Lodge was a difficult decision, but operations
were not sustainable under the former business model and given the
state of the economy in 2009," said Sarah
Cruse, General Manager, Quail Lodge & Golf Club. "We
have seen improvement in the economy and have thoughtfully
developed a new business model that we believe will enable the
resort to operate profitably. We are committed to bringing back to
Carmel Valley a fresh and exciting
destination that will attract leisure travelers and business groups
from both near and far."
Under the new plan, all guestrooms and meeting spaces will
receive interior updates by Barry Design Associates, Santa Monica, Calif., whose work includes
award-winning properties such as the Four Seasons Beverly Hills and
the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Los
Angeles, the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Hawaii, and the One & Only Ocean Club, the
Bahamas. Firm Principal
Robert Barry, who has family ties in
Carmel Valley, will incorporate
historic California Ranch and Spanish Colonial design elements into
the new interiors at Quail Lodge to give the hotel a fresh new
character that is comfortable, appealing and distinctly
Californian.
Also under the plan, the 18-hole golf course will be refreshed
and enhanced. KemperSports Management, which operates golf, resort
and sports facilities in 26 states and internationally, including
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort and Chambers Bay, host of the 2015 U.S.
Open, will manage all golf operations for the hotel and club.
The new Quail Lodge will be repositioned as offering exceptional
value and priced competitively. Daily Continental breakfast will be
included in the room rate, and Edgar's restaurant will serve lunch
and dinner.
About Quail Lodge & Golf Club
Nestled on 850 acres, The Quail Lodge & Golf Club includes
many trails, beautiful lakes, lush gardens and rolling hills. The
Lodge is located in the heart of sunny Carmel Valley, California and has been managed
by The Peninsula Hotels, owned and operated by The Hongkong and
Shanghai Hotels, Limited since 1997. Quail Lodge is home to The
Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, celebrating its 10th year as one of
the premier events in the automotive world, and The Quail
Motorcycle Gathering, in its fourth year.
About The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (HSH)
Incorporated in 1866 and listed on The Stock Exchange of
Hong Kong (00045), HSH is the
holding company of a Group which is engaged in the ownership,
development and management of prestigious hotel, commercial and
residential properties in key locations in Asia, the United
States and Europe, as well
as the provision of transport, club management and other services.
The hotel portfolio of the Group comprises The Peninsula Hotels in
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, New
York, Chicago, Beverly Hills, Tokyo, Bangkok, Manila and Paris (opening in late 2013). The property
portfolio of the Group includes The Repulse Bay Complex, The Peak
Tower and The Peak Tramways, St. John's Building, The Landmark in
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and the
Thai Country Club in Bangkok,
Thailand.
SOURCE Quail Lodge & Golf Club