Cozumel Luxury Hotel coming.

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Cozumel is about to get its first five-star resort.The 220-room Presidente InterContinental Cozumel Resort and Spa is "considered the beginning of the transformation and re-positioning of Cozumel as an up-market, luxury destination," said Grupo Presidente in a statement http://www.grupopresidente.com/corporativo/ing/

The $25 million hotel renovation includes a complete re-design of guest rooms and the creation of Ocean Suites with unobstructed views of the Caribbean. All rooms will include wide-screen plasma TVs and upscale furnishings.

New facilities also include a full-service spa, a golf putting green and a scuba diving center.

The property due to open in October is on 1,000 feet of Cozumel's white sand beach near the Palancar Reef, the largest barrier reef in the western hemisphere.