Tennis legend Rafael Nadal launched his hospitality model, Zel, in collaboration with Meliá Accommodations Worldwide in 2023 — with the primary property on Mallorca, Spain, and the second in Costa Brava, Spain. The third Zel outpost, Zel Punta Cana, simply opened on the east coast of the Dominican Republic.
Whereas the all-inclusive property would not entrance Bavaro Seaside, Punta Cana’s idyllic stretch of waterfront, it’s a brief stroll and takes benefit of its serene location to supply a quieter, extra wellness-oriented expertise. The resort has 190 suites, 5 tennis courts, a full-service spa, two swimming swimming pools, eight eating places and bars, and a seashore membership.
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Zel Punta Cana’s spacious rooms — from 800 to 2,200 sq. ft — have terraces or patios with non-public scorching tubs overlooking the resort’s lush gardens. Company can even e-book swim-up suites with separate eating and residing rooms and a thatched-roof daybed in a personal backyard.
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Zel Punta Cana gives its company with loads of alternatives to remain energetic via weekend wellness retreats, yoga courses and meditations, water sports activities, or trainer-led exercises on the lodge’s health club. An upcoming health residency initiative will provide each lodge company and the general public the chance to take part in unique operating periods, pilates courses, and different actions.
Rounding out the wellness choices, the property’s AUA Spa has a powerful slate of face and physique therapies, plus entry to sauna and steam room.
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“Along with Rafa, we determined to embark on this journey to share our worry-free values and heat tradition with our company world wide,” mentioned Gabriel Escarrer, chairman and CEO of Meliá Accommodations Worldwide, in a press launch shared with Journey + Leisure. “The Caribbean is a vacation spot with an abundance of its personal particular attraction that completely enhances the Zel model, creating a vacation retreat not like another.”
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Consistent with the Mediterranean theme, the resort incorporates a Mediterranean buffet-style restaurant with outside seating, plus a Japanese restaurant and a Greek-Mexican fusion restaurant. For prime Caribbean views, company can dine on the lodge’s informal seashore membership, whereas oenophiles go to Silvestre wine cellar and bar.
There are already two extra Zel lodges within the works — in Madrid and Sayulita, Mexico. The typical nightly fee at Zel Punta Cana is $450, and you may e-book your keep on melia.com.