Hyatt Hotels, in collaboration with Maya Rio Development, has announced plans for the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Belize with The Placencia Resort. The property will enter the Hyatt portfolio as an affiliated hotel before joining the Destination by Hyatt brand and World of Hyatt loyalty program in late 2025. Located south of Mexico, east of Guatemala, and next to the Caribbean Sea, the resort is set on the Placencia Peninsula, a 13-mile-long beach in southern Belize near the largest barrier reef in the western hemisphere.
By late 2025, The Placencia Resort is expected to offer 90 refreshed guestrooms, suites and beachfront villas following a $10 million dollar renovation. The arrival experience and public areas will also be updated. Following the transformation, guests can expect a new three-meal restaurant, an indoor-outdoor event space, an overwater signature restaurant and bar, and a refreshed pool and pool bar experience. Other facilities include an indoor-outdoor biophilic gym and spa.
Located near the village of Placencia, the resort offers a range of activities such as a group fitness session on the beach, pop-ups, nightly entertainment, complimentary kayaking and paddle boarding, as well as private beach access. Guests can make use of complimentary bicycles to tour the property or ride to Placencia village. The resort also arranges adventures and excursions for the whole family and groups of all ages.
The Placencia Resort further builds on Hyatt’s strategy for growing its brands in the Latin America and Caribbean region, with forthcoming openings slated to debut by end of 2024, including Hyatt Centric Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, Dreams Grand Island in Cancun, Mexico, Hyatt Centric San José Escazú in Costa Rica and Hyatt Regency Panama City in Panamá. The Destination by Hyatt brand portfolio continues to expand in the region, with the recent opening of The Legend Paracas Resort in Peru and the anticipated debut of Cas En Bas Beach Resort St. Lucia in 2025.
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