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odern meeting rooms needn’t be confined to traditional utilitarian spaces, as demonstrated by a newlook area at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman. A former attic, which was used for storage and was completely unfinished with bare concrete walls, recently underwent remodeling to convert it into rooms that include seating areas, a boardroom and culinary studio. “We were in need of more meeting rooms and had the opportunity to turn a previously unfinished space into additional meeting rooms that offer a more secluded and private environment for our guests,” explains Jaime Moench, director of sales and marketing at the resort. To create this space, The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman partnered with the interior design team from The Johnson Studio in Atlanta, the same company that helped achieve a recent redesign of the resort’s public areas, restaurants and ballroom.
Photos by Stephen Clarke
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Sandy tones
A former attic, which was used for storage and was completely unfinished with bare concrete walls, recently underwent remodeling to convert it into rooms that include seating areas, a boardroom and culinary studio.
The seating areas have sandy-colored tones, with wood-effect flooring, that reflect the hotel’s beachside setting. These colors are extended into the boardroom, which has a casual, yet refined atmosphere that also embraces up-to-the-minute meeting room technology. “We find it (the space) is most useful for executive board meetings, conferences and training sessions,” says Jaime. “The meeting rooms offer modern technology so, really, any sort of event can be accommodated.” The culinary studio, which features high-end kitchen equipment from Bon Vivant in Camana Bay, is ideal for hosting coffee breaks or lunches and is also perfect for wine-tastings or cooking classes. The hotel’s culinary team can partner with clients to cater for meetings and events being held by either resort guests or any company or individual who wants to book the space. And while there is no name, as such, for the overall meeting rooms area, the individual spaces have been given names inspired by the stars. The boardroom is Lyra, while the meeting areas are Capella and Vela.
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Modern
meeting rooms 58 | InsideOut
Spring 2015
M
odern meeting rooms needn’t be confined to traditional utilitarian spaces, as demonstrated by a newlook area at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman. A former attic, which was used for storage and was completely unfinished with bare concrete walls, recently underwent remodeling to convert it into rooms that include seating areas, a boardroom and culinary studio. “We were in need of more meeting rooms and had the opportunity to turn a previously unfinished space into additional meeting rooms that offer a more secluded and private environment for our guests,” explains Jaime Moench, director of sales and marketing at the resort. To create this space, The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman partnered with the interior design team from The Johnson Studio in Atlanta, the same company that helped achieve a recent redesign of the resort’s public areas, restaurants and ballroom.
Photos by Stephen Clarke
Feature
Sandy tones
A former attic, which was used for storage and was completely unfinished with bare concrete walls, recently underwent remodeling to convert it into rooms that include seating areas, a boardroom and culinary studio.
The seating areas have sandy-colored tones, with wood-effect flooring, that reflect the hotel’s beachside setting. These colors are extended into the boardroom, which has a casual, yet refined atmosphere that also embraces up-to-the-minute meeting room technology. “We find it (the space) is most useful for executive board meetings, conferences and training sessions,” says Jaime. “The meeting rooms offer modern technology so, really, any sort of event can be accommodated.” The culinary studio, which features high-end kitchen equipment from Bon Vivant in Camana Bay, is ideal for hosting coffee breaks or lunches and is also perfect for wine-tastings or cooking classes. The hotel’s culinary team can partner with clients to cater for meetings and events being held by either resort guests or any company or individual who wants to book the space. And while there is no name, as such, for the overall meeting rooms area, the individual spaces have been given names inspired by the stars. The boardroom is Lyra, while the meeting areas are Capella and Vela.
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