HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) - the hospitality interior design firm - has been appointed to design the hotel components of the US$400m (£267.6m, 316.9m euro) Trump Ocean Club in Panama City, Panama. The US-based company was selected from 10 others to design the 369 guestrooms and public spaces at the Trump Ocean Club, which is being developed by the real estate developer K-Group.Betsy Hughes will serve as project manager and will be in charge of five Atlanta-based designers, as well as one in Panama.
“We are very excited about this project and the fantastic team behind it,” she said. “Together with the architects and the hotel operator, Trump Organisation, we are very collaborative group that understands the vision and ultimate goals for this project.
“This will also be the first time that HBA has worked on a project in Latin America and we are very proud to enter the market with the Trump brand.
“The Trump Ocean Club will feature condominiums and condo-hotel units, a wellness spa, an infinity pool and deck, a private island beach club, a hotel sky lobby, gourmet dining, shops and a 32,000sq ft (2,970sq m) casino.
