RockResorts, the luxury hotel subsidiary of Vail Resorts Inc., announced Thursday it has been awarded the management contract for the new $700 million Rum Cay Resort Marina in the Bahamas.
The 870-acre Rum Cay will become RockResorts’ first international property. It is being developed by Nassau, Bahamas-based Montana Holdings.
RockResorts will manage the hotel and spa facilities, along with a marina village and golf facility.
“We continue to focus on resorts in and around our ski resorts, but we’re also looking to extend that reach to other unique settings,” said said Jeffrey Jones, senior executive vice president at Vail Resorts. “This is one of those.”
The Rum Cay hotel, which will open in 2009, will feature approximately 100 rooms and 80 fractional-ownership villas.
Broomfield-based RockResorts declined to discuss the financial details of the long-term management contract. The company owns and manages eight luxury hotels in the U.S., including the Lodge at Vail and the Keystone Lodge in Colorado.
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