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Nikki Beach Turks and Caicos Closes

Say farewell to another luxury resort. Leeward Resort Ltd. the owner of the Nikki Beach Resort & Spa in Turks and Caicos, has been placed into receivership. The resort, which offered 48 rooms and suites with luxury amenities, has been closed after being open less than tow years. The Nikki Beach brand remains afloat with resorts around the world including Miami, New York and Thailand. The British Caribbean Bank will manage the 430-acre resort and 110-slip mega-yacht marina and is hoping for a buyer. Since the Four Seasons Exuma was recently snapped up by Sandals there's reason to believe that their might be another hotel company willing to make a deal and pick up a resort which has been widely regarded as one of most exclusive in the Caribbean. Expansion plans for the resort had included condominiums, a spa, casino and new restaurants.

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First Annual Ferrari Hamptons Rally This Weekend

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining, Luxury Cars & Autos, Events

On Saturday, Sept. 5, the First Annual Ferrari Hamptons Rally will kick off in an excess of East End glamour. The invite-only festivities begin with an exclusive VIP brunch reception at the Georgica Restaurant & Lounge in East Hampton. Participants in the Rally will then pilot their Ferraris - over $30 million worth - past breathtaking estates, polo fields, vineyards, marinas and the ocean, through East Hampton, Amagansett, Sag Harbor, and Southampton. At its conclusion the gaggle of jet-setters, celebs, socialites, media and business moguls will be treated to a late afternoon fête complete with specially-created cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. The Rally's founder, real estate entrepreneur, restaurant and nightlife impresario and Ferrari collector Nathaniel Christian is co-hosting the event with Nikki Beach Midtown, the Manhattan outpost of the world-renowned Nikki Beach brand. Rally sponsors include Grey Goose Vodka, Monticello Motor Club, Puma, Piper-Heidsieck Champagne, Red Bull, Voss Water, Hamptons Magazine and Ferrari of Long Island, among others.

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Nikki Beach Plans Party Empire

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

Club brand Nikki Beach has announced that they are getting into the hotel biz. If you aren't familiar with Nikki Beach they have a whole set of clubs in the hot places people like to party such as Miami, Sardinia, Cabo San Lucas and St. Tropez which cater to the wannabe Paris Hiltons of the world. The company is now planning hotels in eight key spots: Reno (Nevada); Sal (Cape Verde, Africa); Sao Vicente (Cape Verde, Africa); Playa del Carmen (Mexico); Panama City (Panama); Playa Blanca (Panama) and Portimao (Portugal). Most of the planned resorts will be condo-hotels and several will also have a casino. The resorts will have five-star amenities, 24-hour concierge service, VIP Ultra Lounge, personalized in-room music selection and 24-hour maid service and pillow menu. Guests will also have the option of getting met at the airport by a Nikki Beach host and a personal butler to see to all their getaway needs.

The Miami Herald reported that the company plans to spin out an impressive 25 to 30 properties over the next five years, says Gary Sims, partner and president of the new hotels division. The hotel in Reno will be on the top three floors of the existing Grand Sierra Hotel creating a separate boutique hotel. There are also plans for a Nikki Beach cruise ship that will take people from party location to party location which will launch in 2008..

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