In the presence of a high-ranking government mission from the Canary Islands in Spain (Adan Martin and Joan Flaquer), ground breaking took place for the AltaBella Sanctuary Collection Golf & Spa in Cap Cana, La Altagracia province. The president of AltaBella Hotels, Felix Felipe spoke of a dream becoming reality with the start of construction. Scheduled for opening in October 2006, the AltaBella Sanctuary will be first hotel-only facility to open in Cap Cana. The hotel was designed by Spanish architect, the late Andres Pineyro, who died recently in a car crash. The US$54 million hotel will go up in an area of 110,000 square meters with 600 meters of beachfront. Its 177 suites will all have ocean views.<\/p>\n
Other accommodations under construction at Cap Cana are the Golden Bear Lodge with its 98 two and four-bedroom apartments, the 18 Caleton beach villas that will operate as a boutique hotel and be available later this summer, and the AltaBella Fishing Lodge that is slated for the marina area, with 250 apartments on the market by 2007.<\/p>\n
Cap Cana is a 10-year development that has capacity for 5,000 residential units that are selling from US$250,000 to US$6 million. Cap Cana boasts 25 million square meters and 8.5 kilometers of prime coastline, including 5.5 kilometers of some of the best beaches in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In the presence of a high-ranking government mission from the Canary Islands in Spain (Adan Martin and Joan Flaquer), ground breaking took place for the AltaBella Sanctuary Collection Golf & Spa in Cap Cana, La Altagracia province. The president of AltaBella Hotels, Felix Felipe spoke of a dream becoming reality with the start of construction. … <\/p>\n