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WaterColor Ranked 17 Among World's Top 75 Tennis Resorts
St. Joe's Panhandle Jewel Shines Among Tough Global Competition
SEAGROVE BEACH, Fla., May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- With its selection as one of the
world's top tennis resorts by Roger Cox's Tennis Resorts Online, The WaterColor
Inn and Resort has been ushered into the ranks of such world-class properties
as the Rancho Valencia Resort and The Broadmoor.
In only its second year of operation, the Northwest Florida resort and
community was honored with a number seventeen rating among hundreds of luxury
resorts around the world. Cox's highly regarded tennis resort guide surveyed
domestic and international tennis enthusiasts, to compile this annual list of
global standouts, the top seventy-five. WaterColor's seventeen ranking puts it
at the top among over 400 resorts featured in Cox's survey.
Based on a reader survey and benchmarked against some of the world's most
acclaimed resorts, WaterColor also received high ratings for its cuisine,
accommodations, and professional tennis staff.
"We're ecstatic," said Britt Greene, president of St. Joe's community
development division.
"Our resort operations team has worked very hard to make this happen.
WaterColor's tennis facility is part of a truly amazing resort experience,"
continued Greene. "It begins with our spectacular Gulf of Mexico beaches and
offers top drawer amenities including the Tom Fazio-designed Camp Creek Golf
Club, the David Rockwell-designed 60-room WaterColor Inn, our extensive
vacation rental program, and our new children's recreational facility, Camp
WaterColor."
In addition to the seventeen ranking, Water Color scored second in cuisine,
ahead of the highly-praised Phoenician and Rancho Valencia Resort, as well as
number two in lodging facilities, outranking longer established properties such
as the Four Seasons Resort Nevis, West Indies and Meadowood in California. And
last but not least, romantics will be happy to know they have a new destination
to woe their loved ones; WaterColor earned a number four placement as one of
the most romantic resorts in the survey.
"All of our facilities at WaterColor are world-class," said John Morris,
WaterColor's Director of Tennis, Fitness, and Spa Operations. "Our tennis
facility features five HarTru courts, three of which are illuminated for night
time play."
"We have all of the amenities and services one would expect from a luxury
facility, but our people and tennis programs really set us apart from our
peers," added Morris. "Our pros have such enthusiasm for the sport, and guests
have told me their games have improved markedly with instruction from our
team."
WaterColor's tennis facility boasts a high-tech infrastructure and design
touches that enhance the playing experience. Its clay courts are kept
constantly moist and in top performing condition with the help of a unique
Hydro-Court underground watering system that keeps them in perfect balance.
The complex was designed by noted New York architectural firm, Cooper Robertson
and Partners, in tune with WaterColor's one-of-a-kind sensibility from the
vintage weather vane to the wooden fences surrounding each court and expansive
porch with rustic Adirondack chairs. The complex is nestled in an intimate
setting among WaterColor's cottage home, giving it an approachable neighborhood
feel.
No stranger to accolades, since opening in February of 2002, WaterColor has
been celebrated in Robb Report's, June 2003 Luxury Portfolio and in USA Today's
2003 Beach Guide, which included WaterColor among its best five family beaches,
along with Nantucket, Hilton Head, Cedar Point and La Jolla. In 2003 the
WaterColor Inn was invited to join the Small Luxury Hotels group of exclusive
hotels and resorts around the world.
About Roger Cox and Tennis Resorts Online
Roger Cox has spent more than two decades writing about tennis travel. That
long stint included a 17-year stretch for Tennis magazine, during which he
visited more than 300 tennis resorts on five continents and personally
participated in over 50 tennis camps-several of them more than once. His
informed perspective on the entire tennis resort and tennis camp landscape
underpins Tennis Resorts Online.
About WaterColor
WaterColor is a 499-acre Southern coastal resort and residential community in
Northwest Florida, directly on the Gulf of Mexico, adjacent to the acclaimed
Grayton Beach State Recreation Area along south Walton County's Scenic Highway
30A. It is being developed by The St. Joe Company's community development arm
St Joe Towns & Resorts. At full build-out, the community is planned to include
1,140 residences; BeachClub; tennis club; BoatHouse; 60-room inn; commercial
space; dune walkovers and boardwalks and a lakefront park. Nearly half the
site is being devoted to open space and preservation areas.
Master-planned by Cooper, Robertson and Partners, a New York-based
architectural firm, WaterColor won one of eight community design awards
bestowed by the American Institute of Architects. For more information, visit
http://www.watercolorflorida.com/
The WaterColor Inn is a member of "Small Luxury Hotels and Resorts of the
World"
About St. Joe
The St. Joe Company, a publicly held company based in Jacksonville, is one of
Florida's largest real estate operating companies. It is engaged in town,
community, commercial, industrial and resort development, land sales and
commercial real estate services. St. Joe also has significant interests in
timber. More information about St. Joe can be found online at
http://www.joe.com/.
"St. Joe," "WaterColor," the"WaterColor Triple Bar" and the "Taking Flight"
designs are service marks of The St. Joe Company.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward looking statements involve risk and
uncertainty, and there can be no assurance that the results described in such
statements will be realized. Such statements are based on current expectations
and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or reissue any
forward-looking statements. Risk factors that may cause the actual results to
differ are described in various documents filed by the company with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.
DATASOURCE: The WaterColor Inn and Resort
CONTACT: Stacy Atkins of The WaterColor Inn and Resort +1-850-231-7775;
or Shirar Mugler or Nora Brossard, +1-212-620-7100, both for The WaterColor
Inn and Resort
Web site: http://www.watercolorflorida.com/
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