TAOS, NM (November 27, 2007) The AAA Four-Diamond El Monte Sagrado Living Resort & Spa, a Kessler Collection property, has named Mark Amoriello as Spa Director at the property's luxurious Living Spa™. Amoriello is responsible for overseeing the daily operations at The Living Spa.

 

Amoriello brings over 11 years of experience to The Living Spa at El Monte Sagrado. He most recently was the spa director at The Sanderling Resort & Spa in Outer Banks, NC as well as at The Grotto Spa at Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort in Vancouver Island, British Columbia. He also was previously the spa manager at various properties, including The Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa in Dana Point, CA; The Four Seasons Resort in Santa Barbara, CA; and the Perfect Edge Salon & Day Spa in Williamsburg, VA.
 

Amoriello's vast educational and training include: degree in Business Administration from The Catholic University of America, Business Project Management certification at the University of Maryland University College Japan, completion of 500 hours as a body works specialist at the Fuller School of Massage Therapy, and receipt of a Cosmetology license from the Madison Institute of Cosmetology.

 

Acting general manager Tom Cherniavsky says, The property is pleased to have someone of Mark's caliber join the award-winning team here at El Monte Sagrado. The Living Spa is a popular destination for visitors and will continue to increasingly become so especially after our recent accolades and exquisite expansion of the facilities. 

 

About The Living Spa
The Living Spa is a serene experience for body and soul, offering customized spa services based on healing, restorative treatments and spiritual practices of cultures worldwide. The spa was recently named among the Top 10 best spas in the world in the Best for Mind-Body-Sprit category in Spa Finder's fifth annual Readers’ Choice Awards based on an extensive poll conducted through Spafinder.com and Luxury SpaFinder Magazine.

 

In October, the property unveiled a beautiful expansion in order to meet increasing guest, meeting and spa demands. The resort’s expansion consisted of 48 new guest rooms, for a new total of 84 luxury accommodations, nearly 7,000 square feet of banquet and meeting space and five additional treatment rooms that have been added to The Living Spa.

 

About El Monte Sagrado Living Resort & Spa
El Monte Sagrado Living Resort & Spa is located in Taos, NM at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.  The décor at El Monte Sagrado Living Resort & Spa reflects an array of global influences, with motifs inspired by Native American culture, foreign lands and local artists. The AAA Four-Diamond De la Tierra Restaurant celebrates creative, global cuisine with an environmental focus on naturally and locally grown provisions and serves cutting-edge regional and seasonal American dishes from a diverse menu and fine wines. 

 

About The Kessler Collection
Richard C. Kessler's Luxury Hotel Collection includes the AAA Four-Diamond Beaver Creek Lodge in Beaver Creek, CO; the AAA Four-Diamond Casa Monica Hotel in St. Augustine, FL; the AAA Four-Diamond Celebration Hotel in Celebration, FL; the AAA Four-Diamond Grand Bohemian Hotel in Orlando, FL; the AAA Four-Diamond El Monte Sagrado in Taos, NM; the AAA Four-Diamond Mansion on Forsyth Park; Savannah, GA; Columbia Place luxury condominiums, Savannah, GA; The Bohemian Hotel at Biltmore Village in Asheville, NC - scheduled to open in 2008; The Bohemian Hotel at Savannah Riverfront - scheduled to open in 2009; the Grand Bohemian Hotel Atlanta - scheduled to open in 2010; and the Grand Bohemian Hotel & Residences, St. Petersburg, FL – scheduled to open in 2010.

 

For more information, please visit www.elmontesagrado.com, or call 575.758.3502.