Corinthia lands in Sicily with two luxury golf hotels

CHI Hotels and Resorts (CHI) has announced the signing of a 20-year management agreement with Italian companies ‘Off Side srl' and ‘Sicilia Golf Resort srl' for the operation of two upscale golf resort hotels in Taormina and Catania in Sicily.

The two resorts, are currently under construction and are scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2012. They will be called the Corinthia Taormina Golf Resort and the Wyndham Catania Golf Resort.

Situated within the popular Giardini Naxos area of Taormina, the five-star Corinthia Taormina Golf Resort will feature 130 bedrooms and suites and 158 fully serviced residential units on four floors, overlooking an international 18-hole golf course and club house.

The Sicilia Golf Resort srl owned five-star Wyndham Catania Golf Resort, is in the municipality of Carlentini, between the city of Catania and Syracuse.

The hotel will have 192 bedrooms and suites and 224 fully serviced residential units on three floors overlooking an international 18-hole golf course.

"We are excited at the prospect of taking two of our top brands to Italy for the first time" CHI's chief executive officer and managing director Tony Potter said.

"With these wonderful projects, we are also adding a new dimension to our operational base - that of including the golf resort business to our already diverse portfolio of hotels,” he said.