President Hipolito Mejia broke ground over the weekend to formally start construction of the 126-room Embassy Suites in Juan Dolio. The new hotel is going up on the premises of the Los Marlins golf course and the Metro Country Club. This would be the first franchise of the Hilton Hotels corporation in the DR. President of the hotel, Luis Jose Asilis Elmudesi, said the US$10 million investment will provide golfers a high quality place to stay in a quiet residential community. Also present for the ground breaking ceremony was Minister of Tourism Ramon Alfredo Bordas. Moya Construcciones will build the hotel. (7 May 2001)
