Orlando-based Club Meliá, a leading international vacation membership club with locations in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and Europe, has announced its new Paradisus Playa del Carmen La Esmeralda member resort to open in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, part of the famed Riviera Maya, in mid-December 2011.  The newest Club Meliá Member Resort will feature one and two-bedroom suites amidst a sprawling family resort complex with 12 restaurants and 10 bars, free-from swimming pools and its signature, 20,000-square-foot world-class Yhi Spa.
Paradisus Playa del Carmen La Esmeralda is located less than an hour from the Cancun International Airport on a sheltered cove complete with the region’s renowned pristine sand and turquoise water, a short distance from the Playa del Carmen shops and attractions, and near the world-famous Mayan archaeological sites of Tulum, Chichen Itza and Coba.

“We are pleased and proud to be expanding our member resort presence in the Mexican Caribbean, now adding to our popular properties in Cancun and Cozumel,” said Denis Ebrill, Executive Vice President of Club Meliá.  “This gives our members yet more options and choices for their lifetime of vacations with us.  Club Meliá at Paradisus Playa del Carmen La Esmeralda will provide them with the opportunity to experience a spectacular new luxury resort to enjoy with their families.”

Club Meliá is an internationally-branded membership club focusing on leisure lifestyle experiences that include exotic destinations, designer-appointed luxury suites, exclusive services and unforgettable amenities.  The Orlando, Florida based company has 27,000 members, 14 member resorts and 28 associated resorts, and is part of Spain-based Meliá Hotels International, a 55-year-old international hospitality company with over 300 hotels in 26 countries on four continents.  Featured Club Meliá locations include Cancun, Cozumel and Puerto Vallarta in Mexico; Puerto Rico and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic in the Caribbean; Panama in Central America; and the Canary Islands, Marbella and Costa del Sol, Spain, in Europe.  For more information, call 866-379-5950 or visit www.clubmelia.com.