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A DV E R T IE MENT CAPELLA HOTELS AND RESORTS A Star is Born: C apella Hotels and Resorts Earn s High Marks from Travel Agents, Guests and Reviewers Capella's sales teams and hotel sta ffs ar e ab le to tailor extre me ly personalized experiences for gues ts based on input fro m agen ts who know their clients' need s intimately itself includ es N gues t n)OIlIS.; l fine dining WOIlI. and a win e and champagne cellar. A ·o nte m po rary addition houses (,6 rooms alld ..j.) private residences . The Auriga spa at Schloss Vcldcn occ up ies 30 .000 ,.;quare fe et i\ mod ern beach dub and priva te mari na feature d istinct ive c lh;lll;lSanda lakes ide res taurant S hloss Volden has already earned an arr;l Y o f awards. incl ud ing a xtichclin Star and Gau lt \ l ilb u award for t he hotel's restaura nt . T he ho tel made th e Conde Xasr Traveler lOOS "llor List." where th e ,.;pa was scparan-ly named " Best Spa in Ausrnn." Schloss Vcldcn was included in Robb Report I.U'\l\I} Resorts " 100 Ult imate Escapes" ill zo ox. CAP E L LA CAS TL EMARTYR : S T E EP E D IN IRI SH TR ADITI O N Y Jllay have been hearillg o r read ing rece nt ly about a Il CW luxury hotel brand Ca pella l lotcls and Reso rts. \ Ve tho ugh t this wo uld be a good time to catc h you up 0 11 how ~:1r Cape lb has co me in th e last year. nud whe re it's head ed. Acruallv t he sto ry sta rts just a bit furt her back. in Octo be r o f 2 0 0':; . when renowned hoteli er l lo rsr Schu lze unveiled plans ill ;'\C'Y Yor k fo r a Il C" " brand set to "raise th e bar" ill lu\:ury hospital ity. ;'\O\Y, C ap.-lla I lorcls and Resorts has moved frcuu visio n to rea lity, with three success ful hotel opcn ings beh ind it. and six 11l0n~ o pe nings sched uled world wide in t he cou rse o r t he next year. OU llorst Schulze knows the luxury traveler inrimarclj; of co urse. h;\\'ing guid ed th e modern incamarion of Ritz-Carlt on l in tels as Preside nt and C O O . and the n Vice Ch airman t hr ough 10 0 1. l ie believes. however, t hat th e ye ry L's,~e nce o f IU'\lIr Y service has cha nged T he Capella llotcls a nd Resorts b rand is roo ted in a dcrcmunario n thor roday's mo st disc ern ing travelers wan t - and deserve ~ trulypersonali zed sen ice and t he ability to dictate the-ir own guest cxpcncuccs. Capella occup ies a n iche left (lpen by exist ing five- star brands ;l,S t hey han.' looked to broad en their audience. Capella mad e its deb ut ill \lay 10 0 7 with th e open ing of Schlo ss vcldcn. n Capella I lotcl. in Volden. Aus tria. followed b r th e Augus t 200 7 o pe n ing o f C ape lla Castlcm artyr in Ireland's C ou nt y Co rk. i\ t hi rd o pen ing in \ lay uf 10 n S was Brcidcnbachcr llof ;1 Capella 11\)(d . in Dusseldorf Germany. The warm reception ;l1 11ll';l rlr accolades garn ered by t hese hotels sllggest rhar Cape lla has h it its mark. CAP E L LA H O TEL S A N D R ESOR TS ; A B R AN D B U I LT ON C HO IC E new o ptions. With C apella llotcls and Reso rt s, agents have confidence that clie nt s arc served bycorporate and indi vidualhotel St:l((S tha t arc t he best in th e busin ess - and t hat clients receive the uniqu e ex pe rien ces th e)' arc looking for today;" SC H LOSS V EL D EN S ETS THE S TAN DA R D In ~ la y 10n7, Ca pella li ntels and Resorts enjoyed it s firsr opening: Schloss Veldl' n, ;] Capella llorcl. Sc r overlooking Austria's sce n ic Lake \ Vne n h. Schloss vcldcu combines a ll o rigin al 1(,03 chatea u wit h :I modem \\ing and ad jacent residences. T he chateau C ape lla Castlcmarryr nu d e its debut in August 100;- in C ounty Co rk. i\ restored grand manor ho use. t he resort accon uuoda rcs gues ts in IO~ rooms and suites . Its till e d in ing restauran t show cases th e fresh est i n g rl'd i e l l t~ from the estate's he rb gard en and from loca l farme rs Other highl ight s include t he Ron Kirby desi gned Castlcmarryr G o lf Club. and Auriga. a l ..j. l-l)() -squ;lrefoo r sr:l and fi tness (e nte r wit h 10 trea t men t m oms. \'ita lity po ols . s\\'il11 l11 ing pool. stea m room , and ,.;J1I11;1, C apella Castlcm arryr e m ploys ;1 staff o f personal assist ants (a signature feat ur e o f C apella llorcls a nd Resorts) com prised ofh and picked profess ionals whose C apella promises the un iq ue ben efits o f th e finest b()utiq l'L' hotels - sllpe rb arclliteCfllrL' alld in (l' ri()r desig n. pr iY ac)'. indi\'idll;llized .~ L' n i (e . :lIhl att entioll to d etai l. whil e still ()ft~'ri n:; t he ;lI11enitil's of t he \wrld 's top luxur y hotels , \ Vit h 110 more th all ;l p p rox i ma td~ 100 guest accommodatiulls at a Ca pdb hotel. staff call p royid e pl' rsnll alized sen'icl' to ;1 degree tl U ( a large r hote l ca ll1lnt. C arclb's illd iyidu ;lli/.ed ar r rn;Kh also e'\ te nd s to its rd atiollsh ips in t he tr;l\d agent L m I1l Ullit y. ·o Capella's sales tea ms and ho td s ta ff~ are abl e to tailnr pLrs()l1alized e'\periellces It) r gllests based \Hl illpllt > li'om ;lgelltS \\'ho kno w (heir d ie m s' need s imi matcly C ;lre lla's Vice I're.~ i d e m o ( S;lks Kit l\lr p;lS Cl1111l11en tcd ,"\ \'e kilO\\' it lila)' t~'d like a ' ri,-;k' ttlf ;lgellts to I1lnn ' frUin e'\ist ing ti\'e"sta r brand s. l lo\\'en ' r, we ;llso knnw t hat tnp,-tie r clien ts alld. ;lgen ts ar c askillg It )!' Schloss Velden, a CapellaHotel, named "Besl Spa in Austria" by Conde Nast Traveler 2008 .

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