Business Hospitality @ the Airport

Conveniently located just down the road from the Curaçao International Airport, the new Airport Hotel and Conference Center will feature a modern contemporary architectural style, comparable to what you would find at a Marriot Courtyard or similar, and will be just moments from airport check-in desks offering fantastic connectivity to Europe, USA, Caribbean and Latin America regions.
TEXT BY KATY BRANUMI

The Hotel will offer a three star experience with 100 well-furnished rooms, containing in-room amenities for the modern business traveller. There will also be 25 apartments available for those that are planning an extended stay or seeking additional amenities such as a kitchen. The business centre will offer meeting rooms and will come with; videoconference calling facilities, Wi-Fi and other features that the modern business traveller would require. Other hotel facilities will include; a pool, a gym, convenient car parking and, once the conference center has been completed, there will be various restaurants and bars, also located in the complex.

This development is a combined Curaçao Airport Holdings, (CAH), and Global International Private Foundation, (BSL), project. CAH owns the land and BSL is leasing the land from them. BSL has two areas of responsibility, managing both the investment and the operations facets of the project. BSL operations created the architectural plans for the hotel, and are responsible for the build of the complex as well as the business model. BSL in consultation with CAH is currently in discussions with various hotel management companies, to identify which applicant is the best fit to manage the day-today operations of the hotel complex once the hotel opens to the public. Most of the companies being considered are American hotel management chains. BSL has experience in these types of projects, having built and currently managing an apartment complex in Piscadera, next to the World Trade Centre.

Energy efficient and sustainable energy methods will be utilized, where possible. This includes the use of the solar panels to generate electricity and a seawater cooling system for the air conditioners. This cooling system harnesses the very cool water found in the deeper depths of the ocean to cool the air within the hotel and conference center. The hotel will primarily service the stayover airline crews and the business community that is seeking hotel facilities and meeting room services conveniently located near the airport.

The Development team is currently waiting for the final permit, prior to being able to break ground. Once underway, it is estimated that the hotel and be ready to open in approximately two years, a compact timeline for this type of build.

CAH is proud to have the project underway, having recently expanded its role to include the direct responsibility for the development of the airport area. They are very excited to be able to turn the soil, signifying that construction has started. For CAH this is just the beginning, and they have an aggressive focus to continue this momentum to execute the Airport City plan, and the development of the neighboring area.