Rhode Island sporting resort joins Preferred Hotels & Resorts

The Preserve Sporting Club & Residences in Richmond, R.I., is a new member of the Preferred Hotels & Resorts independent hotel brand, joining the L.V.X. Collection. The property is also the newest member of Preferred Residences.

The Preserve Sporting Club & Residences takes up 3,500 acres and includes an 18-hole golf course, tennis, zip line, mountain biking, hiking, canoeing and kayaking, rock-climbing wall, and 10 fly fishing ponds. The Preserve also has a shooting sports facility, a spa, a Safari Tent experience and a series of “Hobbit Houses.”

Accommodations at the Club include Laurel Ridge Homes, Townhomes on the Green, Hilltop Lodge Suites and cabins.

“We are thrilled to partner with Preferred Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest independent hotel brand,” said Paul Mihailides, chairman and founder of The Preserve Sporting Club & Residences, in a statement. “We offer an extraordinary product here with unmatched facilities and services for our guests and members. Our goal with this partnership is to introduce The Preserve to an audience who appreciates world-class experiences with the help of Preferred’s global sales, marketing, and operations services.”

Preferred Hotels & Resorts represents more than 650  hotels, resorts, residences and hotel groups across 80 countries. The collection recently added 11 new member properties this year: La Casa de la Playa, Playa del Carmen, Mexico; Lefay Resort & Spa Lago di Garda, Gargnano, Italy; The Soaltee Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Nepal; Battery Wharf Hotel, Boston; Casa Andina Premium Miraflores, Lima, Peru; Lefay Resort & Spa Dolomiti, Pinzolo, Italy; Hotel Caret Arte, Playa del Carmen, Mexico; Casa Bonita Hotel & Luxury Residence, Oaxaca, Mexico; Marina di Scarlino Resort, Scarlino, Italy; Toa Hotel & Spa, Zanzibar, Tanzania; and the Leela Palace Jaipur, Jaipur, India.