Relais & Chateaux group to have more urban hotels
November 23, 2009 ·
Relais & Chateaux, an association of unique luxury hotels and gourmet restaurants, is planning to include more urban hotels.
The Hotel St. Germain in Dallas, the Hotel Raphael in Rome and The Connaught in London were among 31 new properties added in November to the Relais & Chateaux collection, bringing its total membership to 475 members in 57 countries.
Until now, 95 percent of Relais & Chateaux properties have been country hotels.
“Our city hotels, like our other members, will be selected for their ability to convey a true sense of place to our guests, allowing them to recognize where they are in the world in a way that chain hotels cannot,” said Jaume Tapies, international president of Relais & Chateaux.
Relais & Chateaux is identifying additional hotels in Los Angeles, Boston and Chicago as part of the urban expansion.
In addition to the Hotel St. Germain in Dallas, the new members include one other in the U.S., Windham Hill, in West Townshend, Vt., and three more in North America: Trout Point Lodge of Nova Scotia, Canada; Esperanza, in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; and Sonora Resort in British Columbia, Canada.
Other new Relais & Chateaux members include 17 properties in Europe, two in Africa, five in Asia, one in South America, and one in Australia. Three countries, Hungary, Macao and Taiwan, are newly represented this year.
All members are listed in Relais & Chateaux’s newly published 2010 Guide, which for the first time this year includes a section dedicated to family travel with activities for children.
