Hyatt Place Opens First Hotel in Mexico

Mexico property is the third Hyatt Place in the Caribbean and Latin America, following openings in Puerto Rico and Costa Rica.

Hyatt opened Hyatt Place San Jose del Cabo in Baja California Sur, which is the first Hyatt Place in Mexico.

The property features 157 rooms, including four suites. Rooms come equipped with 42-inch televisions, sofas and sleeper sofas. WiFi is complimentary.

The hotel offers a free hot breakfast buffet, all-day dining restaurant, bar, 1,500 square feet of meeting space, 24-hour business center and 24-hour gym.

It is the third Hyatt Place in the Caribbean and Latin America, following the openings of Hyatt Place San Jose/Pinares in Costa Rica and Hyatt Place Bayamon in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

Starwood Introduces Instagram On All Its Web Sites

Brand categories include Family Traditions for St. Regis, Fashion for W Hotels, Unlock Art for Le Méridien and Move Well for Westin.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts’ nine brands have unveiled Guest Galleries from Instagram, enabling Web users to view photos and videos geo-tagged by guests.

Brand categories include Family Traditions for St. Regis, Fashion for W Hotels, UnLock Art for Le Méridien and Move Well for Westin. There is also a category for Instagram’s tagged with #SPGLife.

“Starwood’s mobile bookings are growing five times faster than the annual growth rate of the Web channel 10 years ago,” said Chris Holdren, senior vice president, Starwood Preferred Guest & Digital, in a statement. “With an increasingly mobile, digital traveler we expect social sharing in places like our Instagram Guest Gallery pages will continue to change how our guests book travel and explore and interact with our hotels.”

Omni Offers 72-Hour Holiday Dash Package

Omni Hotels & Resorts has reprised its 72-hour Holiday Dash package from today through Friday, with rates starting at $79.

The package cannot be combined with other Omni offers and is subject to availability. It is good for stays through Jan. 31.

Sofitel To Open Resort In Bali Later This Month

Sofitel Luxury Hotels will open their latest property, the Bali Nusa Dua Beach Report, on Dec. 20.

The resort will feature 415 rooms and suites, including 17 private villas, 22 prestige suites and 376 luxury rooms. For dining, there’s an array of options spanning Pan Asian and Indonesian cuisine, seafood and Italian fare,along with two bars and a club lounge.

A fitness center and spa, meeting and function facilities for up to 600 guests and a kids club are also on site. The resort was designed by Blue Plates of Singapore.

"Sofitel is renowned for French luxury and sophistication. With the opening of Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort, we are introducing our signature French elegance and 'cousu-main' tailor-made service to Indonesia,” said resort general manager Goran Aleks. “This spectacular resort is created as a unique sanctuary for business travellers, couples and families, offering the height of resort living with world-class facilities.”

Sofitel opened the Polynesian-themed Palm Resort & Spa in Dubai in July.