Sonesta Introduces 3rd Hotel in Chile - Sonesta Calama

BOSTON (September 9, 2009) -- Sonesta International Hotels Corporation announced its third new hotel in Chile, the 148-room Sonesta Hotel & Casion Calama. Opening today, this business class hotel features a casino, business center, restaurant, and meeting space. The hotel is located 760 miles from Santiago. This hotel (and its sister properties in Concepcion and Osorno) are the result of a partnership between GHL Hoteles and Sonesta.  See www.sonesta.com/chile for information about each Chilean property.

The Sonesta Hotel & Casino Calama features guest rooms with first class amenities, a full service business center, restaurant, room service, 24-hour concierge service, WiFi throughout the hotel, fitness center and spa, swimming pool and 2,625 square feet of meeting space. The hotel also offers an executive floor with private lounge and breakfast daily.

Calama is the capital of the province of Loa in Northern Chile. Calama is a refreshing oasis in the middle of the most arid desert in the world. It has become the starting point for tours to a series of small villages of Aymara (Andean ethnic group) origin. Points of interest in Calama include Padre Le Paige Archaeological Museum, Apache Ojo Beach – a natural pool and waterfall, Chuquicamata - the largest open-cut mine in the world, San Pedro de Atacama, and the Geysers of El Tatio. The area is serviced by the El Loa Airport (CJC) in Calama.

GHL Hoteles, Sonesta’s partner in Peru since 2005, owns and operates hotels throughout South America. With more than 40 years of experience in the hotel industry, GHL operates hotels under several flags. Currently, GHL operates 37 hotels in Colombia, Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Panama; including ten Sonesta Hotels located in Peru, Chile and Colombia.

Sonesta Collection is a distinctive international collection of upscale hotels, resorts and cruise ships. Every property reflects the energy, style and spirit of its location. Locally-inspired and artfully-presented cuisine, luxurious accommodations and passionate personal service create an authentic and memorable guest experience. Discover the Sonesta Collection in Boston, New Orleans, Miami, Orlando, St. Maarten (2), Brazil (2), Chile (3), Colombia (2), Peru (7), and Egypt (13). Opening soon in: Cartagena and Bogota, Colombia; Miami, FL; and San Carlos, Mexico. Visit Sonesta.com, m.sonesta.com, or call 800.Sonesta (800.766.3782) in the U.S. and Canada.

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