Ponce plaza hotel and casino
Ponce Plaza Hotel & Casino
Hotel in Ponce, Puerto Rico
The Ponce Plaza Hotel & Casino, formerly Ponce Ramada Hotel and Ponce Plaza Ramada Hotel, is a five-story hotel in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The hotel opened in the summer of and is known for the historic value of its structure: its main entrance is a historic colonial structure known as "Casa Saurí" (Saurí House). In February , the hotel expanded its facilities to include a casino, a cocktail lounge, and a 4-story, car parking garage.[14] On 1 July , the owners left the Ramada namesake franchise and renamed the hotel Ponce Plaza Hotel & Casino.[15]
Location and features[edit]
The hotel is located in the Ponce Historic Zone. It has two major buildings. The first building facing Plaza Muñoz Rivera is the historic Casa Saurí structure and it houses six colonial-style rooms plus the hotel's Lola Eclectic Cuisine restaurant. The rear building located on the southeast corner of Calle Reina and Calle Mendez Vigo is a modern four-story structure housing 64 additional guest rooms as well as an indoor parking garage on the first floor and a fitness center on the fourth floor.[16][17] There is also an outdoor swimming pool.[18]
Design[edit]
The hotel was designed in by architects Fernando Bonnín and Javier Bonnín of Ponce, Puerto Rico.[19]
History[edit]
The historic Casa Saurí-Rubert[20] was meticulously rebuilt to accommodate the hotel."[21] On the first floor of this Casa Saurí building the hotel now houses its front desk, lobby, conference room/breakfast room, and restaurant. The second floor accommodates six colonial-style guest rooms. These six rooms are all designed to follow 19th century historic themes. The hotel was built with incentives under Law of the Commonwealth.[22]Félix Sauri y Vivas was a Ponce businessman and hacienda holder[23] and mayor of Ponce in [24] Casa Sauri is said to be the third oldest residence still standing in Ponce.[25]
Re-construction[edit]
Munoz Holdings invested $15 million in the restoration and development of the original Casa Sauri property and development of the hotel's modern 5-story tower.[26]
Expansion[edit]
In August , hotel owners announced plans to enlarge the hotel with the addition of a casino, a large conference room, a second restaurant, and additional parking spaces. The plans called for the development of the property immediately to the south of the current historic Casa Saurí, a property which also faces Plaza Muñoz Rivera. The new casino would boast 9, square feet of space, and the new conference rooms would be able to accommodate people in a space of 6, square feet.[27] The planned parking garage opened two years later, in [28] The casino opened in February , together with the 4-story, car parking garage.[29]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Concluyen tres años de espera: Abre sus puertas el Ramada Ponce Plaza. Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 27, Issue 1 July Page 7. Retrieved 19 December
- ^Concluyen tres años de espera: Abre sus puertas el Ramada Ponce Plaza. Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 27, Issue 1 July Page 7. Retrieved 19 December
- ^Estrenan expansión en Ramada Ponce. Reinaldo Millán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 27 February Year Issue Page 4. Retrieved 27 February
- ^Estrenan expansión en Ramada Ponce. Reinaldo Millán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 27 February Year Issue Page 4. Retrieved 27 February
- ^Estrenan expansión en Ramada Ponce. Reinaldo Millán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 27 February Year Issue Page 4. Retrieved 27 February
- ^Hotel Ponce Plaza.Archived at the Wayback Machine Bonnin Orozco Arquitectos. Retrieved 19 December
- ^Hotel Ponce Plaza.Archived at the Wayback Machine Bonnin Orozco Arquitectos. Retrieved 19 December
- ^Hotel Ponce Plaza.Archived at the Wayback Machine Bonnin Orozco Arquitectos. Retrieved 19 December
- ^About Us.Archived at the Wayback Machine Bonnin Orozco Arquitectos. Retrieved 19 December
- ^Concluyen tres años de espera: Abre sus puertas el Ramada Ponce Plaza. Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 27, Issue 1 July Page 7. Retrieved 19 December
- ^Concluyen tres años de espera: Abre sus puertas el Ramada Ponce Plaza. Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 27, Issue 1 July Page 7. Retrieved 19 December
- ^Encaminan expansión en Hotel Ramada. Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 10 August Year Issue Page 4. Retrieved 19 December
- ^Estrenan expansión en Ramada Ponce. Reinaldo Millán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 27 February Year Issue Page 4. Retrieved 27 February
- ^Estrenan expansión en Ramada Ponce. Reinaldo Millán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 27 February Year Issue Page 4. Retrieved 27 February
- ^Apuestan a bandera hotelera ponceña. Reinaldo Millán and Omar Alfonso. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 9 July Retrieved 17 July
- ^Concluyen tres años de espera: Abre sus puertas el Ramada Ponce Plaza. Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 27, Issue 1 July Page 7. Retrieved 19 December
- ^Hotel Ponce Plaza.Archived at the Wayback Machine Bonnin Orozco Arquitectos. Retrieved 19 December
- ^"Rooms Puerto Rico Ponce Plaza Hotel and Casino".
- ^Concluyen tres años de espera: Abre sus puertas el Ramada Ponce Plaza. Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 27, Issue 1 July Page 7. Retrieved 19 December
- ^Hotel Ponce Plaza.Archived at the Wayback Machine Bonnin Orozco Arquitectos. Retrieved 19 December
- ^Ponce recalls 19th century colonialism in Puerto Rico. Suzanne Van Atten. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Oct. 20, Retrieved 9 January
- ^Concluyen tres años de espera: Abre sus puertas el Ramada Ponce Plaza. Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 27, Issue 1 July Page 7. Retrieved 19 December
- ^SAURI v. SAURI. 45 F.2d 90 ().Archived at thisisnl.nl SAURI v. SAURI et al. No. Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. November 26, Retrieved 19 December
- ^Ponce: Mayors.Archived at the Wayback Machine Encyclopedia Puerto Rico. Fundación Puertoriqueña de las Humanidades. Retrieved 19 December
- ^Abre hotel Ramada en Ponce con inversión local.Archived at the Wayback Machine NotiUno. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 2 July Retrieved 19 December
- ^Concluyen tres años de espera: Abre sus puertas el Ramada Ponce Plaza. Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 27, Issue 1 July Page 7. Retrieved 19 December
- ^Encaminan expansión en Hotel Ramada. Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 10 August Year Issue Page 4. Retrieved 19 December
- ^Apuestan a bandera hotelera ponceña. Reinaldo Millán and Omar Alfonso. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 9 July Retrieved 17 July
- ^Estrenan expansión en Ramada Ponce. Reinaldo Millán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 27 February Year Issue Page 4. Retrieved 27 February