Coral Beach and Tennis Club has hired a new rooms director.

Marcus Jones, who has years of experience in the industry, took up the post after working as tour director for MJ’s Island Tours.

Mr Jones said: “I am excited to be joining Coral Beach & Tennis Club as it continues to establish itself as the best private club in Bermuda.

“As rooms manager, I am looking forward to working with the Coral Beach management and ownership team as they renovate the Club’s rooms and cottages.

“I am very impressed with the way the club combines the relaxed elegance it has always been known for with the amenities the modern traveller expects in its new rooms.”

Mr Jones worked at MJ’s for around five years and previously worked as East End project leader for the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation, where he spearheaded the organisation’s drive to breathe new life into tourism and business in St George’s.

He was manager for hotel administration for the former Department of Tourism between 2007 and 2010 and before that general manager at the now closed 9 Beaches resort in Somerset.

He has also worked at Grape Bay Beach Hotel, the Wharf Executive Suites and in Canada at the Novotel Toronto Centre, as well at Elbow Beach Hotel and Pompano Beach Club.

Nik Bhola, Coral Beach & Tennis Club general manager, said: “We are very excited to have a hotelier with Marcus’s experience and knowledge on the Coral Beach team and look forward to him contributing to continuing to raise the standards of the property and delivering the product our members and guests have come to expect.”