The Meli? hotel chain from Spain is investing US$8 million in the remodeling of the Hotel Meli? Santo Domingo, the List?n Diario reported. General manager Andre Gerondeau is overseeing the total remodeling of the hotel they operate in Santo Domingo. The remodelling calls for the total change of the fa?ade so that guests have a better view of the sea across from the Malec?n. A 24-hour "show-cooking" caf? will be opened facing the Caribbean Sea. An Italian restaurant, also accessible from the Malec?n, is being added to the hotel’s facilities. Gerondeau explained that 80% of the guests staying at the hotel are businessmen. Only 20% of guests are leisure travelers. Special services for businessmen will be offered in 32% of the hotel’s 245 rooms, on the 9th, 10th and 11th floor. The remodeling also encompasses the opening of a cigar room for smokers. The Omni will be turned into a semi-private club-disco. Previously, the hotel was operated by the US Sheraton Hotels chain.
