El Conquistador Resort Names Dermot Connolly Managing Director
June 15, 2010 - El Conquistador Resort, The Waldorf Astoria Collection is pleased to announce the appointment of Dermot Connolly as its new managing director.
Connolly, a seasoned hospitality industry veteran with over 30 years of experience, will be responsible for overseeing all of the resort's many amenities, in addition to managing the overall daily operations of El Conquistador Resort, The Waldorf Astoria Collection and, its sister property, Las Casitas Resort, The Waldorf Astoria Collection.
“I feel honored to become part of such an elite hotel,” said Connolly. “Having recently received the AAA Four-Diamond Award for the second consecutive year under the Waldorf Astoria flag, I know that I've just joined one of the best resorts in the Caribbean, and I look forward to maintaining and enhancing the property's high standards.”
Prior to joining El Conquistador Resort, The Waldorf Astoria Collection, Connolly was the general manager at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa, A Hilton Resort, in Montego Bay, Jamaica. During his tenure at this 488-room Hilton family resort and water park, Connolly managed and oversaw an extensive $40 million renovation.
Before his term at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa, Connolly held a number of management roles within several hotel companies including managing director of the Radisson Hotel, Denver, Co.; general manager and managing director positions at numerous Wyndham International hotel locations worldwide; executive food and beverage manager as well as general manager positions at a number of Ramada Hotels; and marina, food and beverage, and resident manager positions at Walker's Cay Hotel and Marina, Bahamas, which is where Connolly began his hospitality career.
Located on the eastern tip of Puerto Rico near the fishing village of Las Croabas, and dramatically set along the length of a 300-foot bluff, El Conquistador Resort, The Waldorf Astoria Collection spreads across 500 acres and overlooks the converging waters of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The resort destination offers 750 redesigned guestrooms and suites, boasts the recently opened Coquí Water Park; private Palomino Island, which offers an array of water sports and other recreational activities along white sand beaches; a renowned Golden Door Spa; an Arthur Hills 18-hole golf course; tour desk offering excursions to San Juan and the famous bioluminescent bay; a casino equipped with table games and a new collection of slot machines; as well as numerous dining options including an outpost of New York's famed steak restaurant, Strip House.
For more information on El Conquistador Resort, The Waldorf Astoria Collection, please call 888-543-1230. For information on Las Casitas Resort, The Waldorf Astoria Collection, call 888-557-6370. Guests can also call Waldorf Astoria Collection reservations at 800-WALDORF (1-800-925-3673), or visit www.ElConResort.com, www.LasCasitasVillage.com or www.WaldorfAstoriaCollection.com.
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