Jumeirah to manage Luxury Polo Resort in Argentina

Jumeirah, the Dubai-based luxury international hospitality management group and a member of Dubai Holding, has been appointed to manage a luxury lifestyle resort dedicated to polo and equestrian sports, located in Argentina.

The Jumeirah Culu Culu Polo Lifestyle Resort will be located in Lobos, a 30-minute ride from Argentina’s Ezeiza International Airport and just one hour away from the lively capital of Buenos Aires. Guests of the world class luxury resort will have access to eight polo fields, incorporating two championship polo fields and a spa and fitness centre. The construction of this luxurious polo community is due to be completed by 2010. The second phase of the development will also encompass an 18-hole golf course and an additional 400 privately owned villas.

Jumeirah will manage the five-star hotel of 252 rooms, including 90 suites in a central building and the remainder in one-four bedroom villas. Facilities will include four restaurants and bars, Jumeirah’s signature Talise Spa, a health club, swimming pools and tennis courts. The resort will also include 220 Jumeirah Living serviced privately-owned villas.

This management agreement with Culu Culu Lifestyle S.A. marks Jumeirah’s entry into South America and a key addition to Jumeirah’s rapidly growing portfolio of luxury hotels and resorts, with Jumeirah hotels and resorts currently under development in Phuket, Shanghai, Bermuda, Mallorca, London, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Aqaba and Doha.

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