Pool area at dawn/ Rennaissance Esmeraldo Hotel, Indian Wells, CA
The Stouffer Esmeralda Resort, a nine-building complex, at Indian Wells Lane and California 111, opened in September 1989 with 560 rooms and surrounded by the 36-hole Indian Wells Golf Resort. The developer was Stouffer Hotel & Resorts of Salon, Ohio, and the architect is Hornberger Worstell & Associates, San Francisco. Other significant hotels by the architect are the JW Marriott Desert Ridge, The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe, The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa, Avon and rehab projects on The Ahwahnee Hotel and The Hotel del Coronado. The development was spearheaded by Bill Hulett, the president of Stouffer Hotel Company, which was owned by Nestle. Peter Baekkelund and Anthony Stewart Moore were opening General Managers. The opening Chef was Nicola Torres By 1989 Stouffer owned 40 hotels and resorts with a total of 16,000 rooms. Prominent Stouffer Hotels at that time were the Mayflower in Washington DC, Stouffer Stanford Court in San Francisco, Stouffer Waverly in Atlanta and the Stouffer Madison Hotel, Seattle.
Ronald A. Nykiel, the vice-president of marketing for Stouffer came up with the hotel's name and concept. Esmeralda is a Spanish word that means "emerald." Nykiel created the myth and then had the necklaces created.
During the period 1984-1992, the town of Indian Wells opened two city-owned 18-hole Ted Robinson-designed golf courses - The Golf Resort at Indian Wells (renamed the Indian Wells Golf Resort in 2007). The land adjacent to the golf courses attracted the development of Hyatt Grand Champions and Stouffer Esmeralda Resort (Marriott's Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa).
In 1967, the Stouffer Corporation was purchased by Litton Industries when that company had a large share of the microwave oven market. In 1973, Litton sold Stouffer to Nestlé. In 1993 Nestlé sold Stouffer Hotels to the New World Development Company of Hong Kong (Cheng Yu-Tung) for $1.5 billion at that time owner of the Renaissance and Ramada hotel brands. The Stouffer Hotel brand was retired by the end of 1996 and most hotels rebranded Rennaissance.
The opening General Manager Anthony Stewart Moore went on to manage the Gaylord Opryland resort for Marriott International.
Pool area at dawn/ Rennaissance Esmeraldo Hotel, Indian Wells, CA
The Stouffer Esmeralda Resort, a nine-building complex, at Indian Wells Lane and California 111, opened in September 1989 with 560 rooms and surrounded by the 36-hole Indian Wells Golf Resort. The developer was Stouffer Hotel & Resorts of Salon, Ohio, and the architect is Hornberger Worstell & Associates, San Francisco. Other significant hotels by the architect are the JW Marriott Desert Ridge, The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe, The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa, Avon and rehab projects on The Ahwahnee Hotel and The Hotel del Coronado. The development was spearheaded by Bill Hulett, the president of Stouffer Hotel Company, which was owned by Nestle. Peter Baekkelund and Anthony Stewart Moore were opening General Managers. The opening Chef was Nicola Torres By 1989 Stouffer owned 40 hotels and resorts with a total of 16,000 rooms. Prominent Stouffer Hotels at that time were the Mayflower in Washington DC, Stouffer Stanford Court in San Francisco, Stouffer Waverly in Atlanta and the Stouffer Madison Hotel, Seattle.
Ronald A. Nykiel, the vice-president of marketing for Stouffer came up with the hotel's name and concept. Esmeralda is a Spanish word that means "emerald." Nykiel created the myth and then had the necklaces created.
During the period 1984-1992, the town of Indian Wells opened two city-owned 18-hole Ted Robinson-designed golf courses - The Golf Resort at Indian Wells (renamed the Indian Wells Golf Resort in 2007). The land adjacent to the golf courses attracted the development of Hyatt Grand Champions and Stouffer Esmeralda Resort (Marriott's Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa).
In 1967, the Stouffer Corporation was purchased by Litton Industries when that company had a large share of the microwave oven market. In 1973, Litton sold Stouffer to Nestlé. In 1993 Nestlé sold Stouffer Hotels to the New World Development Company of Hong Kong (Cheng Yu-Tung) for $1.5 billion at that time owner of the Renaissance and Ramada hotel brands. The Stouffer Hotel brand was retired by the end of 1996 and most hotels rebranded Rennaissance.
The opening General Manager Anthony Stewart Moore went on to manage the Gaylord Opryland resort for Marriott International.