Fairmont Upgrades Acapulco Properties

Major renovation programs at Fairmont's two Acapulco properties, suitable for the insurance incentive market, are scheduled for completion later this year. The Fairmont Pierre Marques will undergo a complete transformation, including guest rooms, public areas, and meeting spaces while the Fairmont Acapulco Princess will open a full-service spa in the final phase of its renovation program. The Fairmont Pierre Marques, a boutique hotel situated in the elite Acapulco Diamante area, is undergoing a $7 million renovation program. The hotel, the former hideaway of oil magnate J. Paul Getty, will reopen this December upon completion of the renovation, which will capture the feel of a traditional Mexican hacienda. The lobby will be redesigned to include a new open-air reception area that will vastly improve the sense of arrival with views to the ocean. The first phase of the guestroom renovations is the upgrade of 120 rooms, to the deluxe category. The rooms, all with terraces, will be enlarged and will receive new furniture and soft goods, including carpeting light fixtures, curtains and bedcovers. The bathrooms will also be redesigned. The second phase will encompass a soft goods renovation to the remaining 240 rooms. Tabachin, the resort's signature international restaurant, will be completely renovated to include an outdoor patio for al fresco dining. A new indoor/outdoor bar, the Bar Pierre & Lounge, will open, offering an upscale, intimate lounging area overlooking Revolcadero Beach. The ballroom "Conquistadores" will be modernized as well, providing updated function space accommodating a total of 450 people. At the Fairmont Acapulco Princess, a $3 million full-service spa will open later this year. The 14,000- square-foot spa facility will contain treatment rooms, a beauty salon, Jacuzzi, steam room, sauna, and Swiss showers. A newly opened 4,000 square-foot fitness facility features state-of-the-art Keiser equipment. The 1,017-room Fairmont Acapulco Princess recently completed a $14 million renovation program; the hotel remodeled its main lobby and guest rooms, upgraded its golf courses, redesigned gardens and exterior areas, and added a nightclub, a new beach club and a state-of-the-art tennis stadium.