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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has announced plans to build a new hotel, called St. Regis, at Playa Coyol on the Central Pacific coast.

The Costa Rican company Zürcher Arquitectos is charged with the design of the new resort, near the Marriot Los Sueños hotel. It will include 133 rooms, three pools, a beach club, a spa, a gym, meditation and treatment centers, restaurants and conference rooms, said Ronald Zürcher, manager of the company.

The site spans 247 acres and is expected to generate 2,000 jobs during construction and 2,000 more once the hotel opens, which is expected for 2008.

The Starwood chain operates hotels in 95 countries, with brands including Sheraton, Westin and Le Meridien. St. Regis is the group’s first investment in Costa Rica.

-ACAN-EFE

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