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Secrets Sanctuary Cap Cana Opens New Luxury Spa

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Spas

Secrets Sanctuary Cap Cana has announced the opening of the new Secrets Spa by Pevonia at the luxury resort in the Dominican Republic. The 20,000-square-feet facility offers a complete spa experience with nine treatments rooms, a thermal hydrotherapy circuit, fitness center, yoga and pilates studio, full-service salon, beauty boutique, juice bar, outdoor relaxation garden and locker rooms.

The design of the spa sets a restful tone with the use of rich materials like natural stone and wood and hand-made blown glass chandeliers. Treatment highlights include the Myoxy-Caviar High Performance Facial with pure caviar pearl and a blend of phyto extracts; the Tropical Oasis Body Wrap which uses mango and passion fruit extracts for smoother, firmed and vividly brighter skin; and Sabai Mineral Therapy that blends micronized minerals of malachite and zincite with the guest's choice of neroli, lavender and rosemary essential oils to stimulate blood and lymphatic circulation.

The nine treatment rooms, inclusive of 13 massage tables and two treatment tubs, are divided between the main spa building (three) and exterior private spa suites (six). The spa's thermal hydrotherapy circuit consists of a sauna and steam bath, cold rain showers, whirlpool bath, cold plunge bath, swimming pool with cascading waterfalls and a tubular air lounger.

Secrets Sanctuary Cap Cana offers guests 14 different suite categories, an array of dining options, 24-hour room and concierge services, pool and beach wait service, activities and live evening entertainment. The resort has a variety of special offers including girlfriend getaways and golf packages.

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Cap Cana Gets A Bridge Loan

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Real Estate Developments

Another ambitious real estate project has been floundering. Cap Cana, the sprawling resort complex in the Dominican Republic has been facing some funding difficulties lately. The resort includes four luxury hotels, three golf courses and a mega-yacht marina and involves big names such as Ritz-Carlton and Trump. Building was delayed while the resort scrambled for cash; 500 workers were fired after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy causing a $250 million loan to fall through. Thing are tentatively back on track now that Cap Cana has announced an extension on a $100 million bridge loan. The resort's long-term success, however, depends both on tourism and on people buying in to the condos and villas for sale so it doesn't seem like it is quite out of the woods yet.

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The Ritz-Carlton Signs On To Cap Cana

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Filed under: Estates, Luxury Travel & Hotels

We are back to talking about Cap Cana, that massive resort area in the Dominican Republic that is over 30,000 acres of Caribbean acreage. When we first looked at the resort in 2005, the plan included three Jack Nicklaus Signature golf courses, a massive inland marina and a casino as well as then unnamed hotels and residences. Then last February, Donald Trump announced Trump at Cap Cana, which will include a golf course, golf villas and golf lots, estate lots, a beach club, a condo hotel, and residences with ocean views. Now the latest luxury name to sign on is the Ritz-Carlton. The luxury hotel chain plans both a resort, The Ritz-Carlton, Cap Cana as well as a residential offering, Residences at The Ritz Carlton, Cap Cana. The 220-room resort will include a 16,000-square-foot spa, private beach club and five restaurants and lounges. The 194 privately-owned residences will include both beachfront and golf course option. Both are expected to open in early 2010.

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