Resorts & Retreats Awards 2021

www.lux-review.com Page 21 Page 20 www.lux-review.com LUX 2021 Resorts and Retreats Awards LUX 2021 Resorts and Retreats Awards Copper Point Resort, a beautiful and full- service resort, is nestled in the exemplary surroundings of the Rocky and Purcell mountains, offering a perfect atmosphere in which to unwind and relax. The view of the mountains that surround the venue, as well as the towering trees and refreshing lakes, creates a true vista for guests away from the hustle and bustle of the everyday, a haven in which they can either find an exemplary atmosphere for a corporate retreat, or a leisure experience like no other. Fundamentally, guests can expect an extraordinary setting at every turn, inside as well as in the surrounding area. Each interior space has been designed with the client in mind, making every area fit to purpose from its 177 rooms and suites, to its indoor and outdoor pool and hot tubs, sophisticated dining room, salon, and spa. Each resort suite comes fully equipped with a full kitchen, bedroom – or bedrooms, depending on what the client wishes to book – ensuite bathroom, balcony with a bbq, and a living area equipped with a working fireplace that gives the space a cosy, intimate, welcoming feel. Furthermore, its indoor and outdoor pools are open all year around and are perfectly heated. This means that Copper Point Resort can provide a truly all-year-round experience, providing guests with unique draws such as being able to swim even outdoors even when the snow begins to fall in winter, although it is particularly proud of its Copper Cabana in the summer months. Situated on the west coast of South America, Ecuador is a rich and diverse country positioned on the Andean foothills that covers parts of the Amazon jungle, the Andean highlands, more than a thousand miles of Pacific Coast and the bountiful Galapagos Islands. Despite its exquisite offering, Ecuador has only one national brand of boutique hotels offering the standards of service that are synonymous with global standards of excellence: Art Hotels Ecuador. A family-owned and operated group of hotels which include Hotel Mama Cuchara in Quito, Hotel Otavalo in Otavalo, and Hotel Cruz del Vado in Cuenca, with new locations also in development such as Hotel Rio Guayas in Guayaquil and the Galapagos Islands, Art Hotels is unrivalled even by international brands in its dominance of the Ecuadorian luxury hospitality industry. With a fierce pride of their Ecuadorian heritage, the family behind Art Hotels sought to restore and preserve a selection of beautiful and historically significant buildings throughout the country. By transforming these properties into luxury hotels, the group aimed to share Ecuador’s rich and distinctive culture with international and national travellers, offering them a potent mix of unforgettable experiences and superior service quality that would stay with them for a lifetime. This mission is consistent across each of the Art Hotels properties. Defined by the conscientious and authentic combination of old and new in an artistic and creative approach championed by local design house, UIO Design District, the three hotels each feature a blend of traditional and modern design. For instance, the Hotel Cruz del Vado, recipient of the award for Best Luxury Historic Hotel 2021 – Ecuador, has always been a site of history Jul21237 Jul212374 Copper Point Resort Best Family-Friendly Mountain Resort - British Columbia Hotel Cruz del Vado by Art Hotels Ecuador Best Luxury Historic Hotel 2021 - Ecuador This, in which it offers outstanding poolside blended cocktails and lunchtime snacks, has proved a highly popular offering with its clients, and it often expects a high level of interest this time of year as a result. In the evening, it allows its guests to indulge in dinner at Elements, its on site restaurant. Clients can enjoy the dishes created by its exemplary chefs whilst sat on its patio, overlooking the mountains, golf course, also able to cater to meetings and events with the availability to contact its event planners and design perfect events that will always perfectly match expectations. From the venue itself and the design of its services, to the well-oiled way in which Copper Point Resort is kept across the board, its staff ensure each guest has an exemplary experience from booking their room all the way through to checking out at the end of their excursion. Moreover, each staff member brings a different perspective and experience to the table that is invaluable in allowing it to ensure it can always serve its clientele in the best manner. It, in this manner, has a core staff of glass-half-full, optimistic, well-trained people who are excited to be leading Copper Point Resort’s excellent operations, joined by the additional support of its summer team in the spring, ensuring it always has the right amount of team members to facilitate the number of guests. Copper Point Resort’s staff come from all over the world to benefit from the experience of working with it. Of course, even for a team such as this, Covid-19 presented the resort with unique challenges in order to survive, the past year or so being a rollercoaster ride for the team and guests alike. It successfully adapted thanks to its brilliant staff and understanding customer base, looking forward to getting back into the swing of welcoming them back to its stunning venue once more as the world begins to recover. Company: Copper Point Resort Contact: Bailey Yeats Website: copperpointresort.com and prestige. Initially built almost a century ago as the Palacio de El Mercurio, the magnificent property, resplendent in its pink marble façade and French architectural influences, has housed history, art and culture for generations. Today, the hotel, named for its proximity to the Cruz del Vado monument of the city of Cuenca, remains a magnificent symbol of Ecuadorian heritage yet with modern intervention that has ensured its preservation and enabled its transformation into a luxurious boutique hotel. From its 26 exquisite rooms to its rooftop bar, Cúpulas Azules, which boasts not only the finest cuisine but the best views of the city and the Tomebamba River too, Hotel Cruz del Vado is unashamedly dedicated to providing the ultimate luxury travel destination to its visitors. The hotel benefits from its position within the Art Hotels group, a network built predominantly on the value of collaboration. Whether it manifests in its communications with the other hotels or with local and international travel agencies and tour operators to ensure consistency and a thorough knowledge of its guests before they have even arrived at the hotel, or in its work with the Ecuadorian community, collaboration is truly at the heart of everything Art Hotels does. The global tourism sector is well-known for its impact on the lives of many people for its creation of employment opportunities and its enhancement of local economies. Art Hotels has taken this even further, taking on the development of community programs for the communities it operates in. The programs seek to educate local entrepreneurs, encourage visits to their establishments, guide best practices, conduct promotional campaigns and expose these neighbouring residents to potential clients. Moreover, managerial level or higher staff members are part of local committees or organisations which plan and promote community development in each locality, and direct or indirect donations to the most in need within the community have been and will continue to be evaluated and made. After all, people are at the very heart of Art Hotels. It is the staff who provide the superior and personalised service to guests and Art Hotels recognises the exceptional work they carry out, rewarding them with the opportunity for sustainable career development within a dynamic, young and ambitious company culture that is unique in Ecuador. The group’s dedication to its people did not waver even during the Covid-19 pandemic, a time that was tricky for many and near impossible for those in the hospitality trade. During this period, Art Hotels called on its people to unite and innovate to come up with ideas to keep the group surviving and thriving. While not all the ideas came to fruition, those that did contributed enormously to the continued success of Art Hotels and the preservation of Ecuador, its communities and its culture, in keeping with the altruistic mission of this award-winning group. Surrounded by picturesque mountains, with a beautiful interior that guests will find something new to love every time they visit, Copper Point Resort has developed a loyal customer base and exemplary roster of staff. Able to offer a new king of leisure retreat, as well as an outstanding venue for corporate events, weddings, and more, it allows guests access to a fully equipped and brilliantly run resort that can respond to any and all of requests and requirements. Born from a love of Ecuador’s rich culture and an ardent desire to preserve the country’s many magnificent and historic properties, Art Hotels Ecuador has established itself as a pillar of the Ecuadorian luxury hospitality sector. As the Hotel Cruz del Vado celebrates success at the Resort and Retreat Awards 2021, we dig deeper into the work the group is doing for the luxury industry and the community of Ecuador as a whole. Contact: Stephany Reeson Company: Hotel Cruz del Vado by Art Hotels Ecuador Web: www.arthotelsecuador.com