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Sense of Place

Published Friday, August 01, 2008

A strong sense of place has never been a hallmark of the Ritz-Carlton chain. The perception was that the Ritz in Marina del Rey, CA had the same look and feel as the one in Cleveland. But as the demands of luxury guests have changed in recent years, Ritz-Carlton has responded by creating new hotels and recasting existing ones with vital links to their communities and local cultures. Nowhere is that more visible than at Maui's Ritz-Carlton Kapalua, which recently completed a $180-million renovation that captures the native Hawaiian culture of the island while maintaining and enhancing Ritz's ...

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