President Danilo Medina was at the JW Marriot Hotel on Santo Domingo’s Winston Churchill Avenue yesterday, Wednesday 27 August, for the formal opening of the city’s newest hotel. The 150-room SD Marriott Santo Domingo is the brand’s first hotel in the Caribbean.
The hotel is located in the area known as the Poligono Central, the heart of the city’s business and entertainment district, which has benefitted from Law 195-13 that extended tax exemption benefits to operations in the area.
The hotel is part of the expansion of the brand in the Caribbean and Latin American region. Marriot’s president for Latin America and the Caribbean Craig Smith attended the ceremony.
The hotel is an investment by the Grupo Velutini’s Fondo de Valores Inmobiliarios SACA, which also owns the Blue Mall where the hotel is located. The Blue Mall contains the most exclusive stores in Santo Domingo, including Louis Vuitton and Cartier.
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