HILTON
INTERNATIONAL OPENS FIRST HOTEL IN SOUTH PACIFIC
With an elegant touch of Mediterranean architecture,
"market style" atmosphere dining, and the private luxury of 219
beachfront rooms, Hilton International's vision for a truly world class
resort nestled in the heart of the South Pacific has arrived with the
unveiling today of the first phase of the Fiji Beach Resort & Spa, to be
managed by Hilton on Denarau Island, Fiji.
Tucked away on the Denarau peninsula on the Western side of Fiji's main
island, Viti Levu, the Fiji Beach Resort & Spa managed by Hilton opened
on Saturday on a previously undeveloped stretch of land. The new resort
is home to the island's longest stretch of beach with 1.5 kilometres of
uninterrupted beachfront and ocean views and marks a new generation of
high-end leisure travel in Fiji.
Oded Lifschitz, Vice President Hilton Australasia, said of the new
resort, "Effortless luxury is what we are all about. We have set
out to deliver a product that offers a new level of guest experience for
Fiji that is exclusively personal and will be popular with honeymooners,
"baby boomers", golfers, water sports fanatics and traveling families
alike.
Your arrival experience is like no another, a new fleet of 12 chauffer
driven BMWs will carry you direct to your doorstep, over-looking the
tranquil waters of the Mamanuca Islands, where you can step straight
from the front door of your villa into a plunge pool which leads
directly down onto the oceanfront.
Our rooms are luxurious in size, stretching from 40 up to 190 square
meters, and feature sleek European designed kitchens and outdoor living
spaces with barbeque to give an indulgent home away from home feeling. A
Chef is available 24-7 to your room, so you never have to leave the
resort - all you need to bring with you is your imagination, added Mr.
Lifschitz.
The resort's signature restaurant, Nuku, (Fijian for sand) is overseen
by Canadian Executive Chef, Pierre Mourez who has created an exquisite
menu and wine cellar based on "semi-set" buffet style dining. Pierre
said of his new restaurant, Like an artist's studio, Nuku will be
a dining room where menus change daily based on only the freshest
produce and ingredients. I take inspiration from my guests so plates
will be personalized to suit all tastes!
Menu highlights include mango scented free-range chicken, a duo of ahi
tuna and salmon with double mustard sauce, and freshly baked padi style
chilli rock lobster.
Offset against a stylish interior of dark timber accents, shimmering
gunmetal tiles, and silver metal spherical lights, nuku's two dining
pavilions are framed by dramatic sweeping curtains, chill-out daybeds,
deep lounge seating and traditional dining settings. Couples and
honeymooners can also enjoy lantern-lit dinner parties and romantic
picnics in private dining pavilions on the beachfront.
Guests have full access to Tatoka spa (Fijian for "Beautiful") and
gymnasium as well as a host of other leisure activities including water
sports and a world class golf course, The Denarau Golf and Racquet Club,
right next door.
The hotel was officially opened with an intimate lunch in the resort's
signature restaurant Nuku hosted by international sevens rugby star,
Waisale Serevi, who reminded the hotel team members that just as sevens
sides have seven hearts, they beat as one.
The first group of hotel guests could not wait for the official opening
day and were welcomed by a traditional Fijian serenade from the hotel's
reception staff on Friday 30th June.
The unveiling of the Fiji Beach Resort & Spa managed by Hilton marks the
9th hotel for Hilton International in the Australasian region.
Koos Klein, President for Hilton International in Middle East Asia
Pacific, said of the opening, This year's reunification of Hilton Hotels
Corporation in America with Hilton International is underpinning a major
global growth period for the Hilton Family of brands for 2006 and
beyond, which will focus on resort locations as much as on city
destinations.
Further expansion in the Australasian region will be at the new
Convention Centre in Melbourne, Australia and on the waterfront in
Wellington, New Zealand. Both are due to open in 2009, added Klein.
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About Fiji Beach Resort & Spa managed
by Hilton
On 1 July 2006, the first phase of the luxurious new Fiji Beach Resort &
Spa, managed by Hilton was unveiled on Denarau Island. The resort
becomes Hiltons 9th property in the Australasian region and features 219
luxury beachfront rooms, each with its own sleek European designed
kitchen and outdoor living space. More background information and
downloadable high definition images can be obtained from the media
section of the website
www.fijibeachresortbyhilton.com
Phase two will open in 2008, and will include another 211 bedrooms,
flexible conference space for up to 1,000 delegates, an expanded spa and
fitness centre with 22 treatment rooms, and another four restaurants.
Originally published
by Hilton Hotels, July
8, 2006
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