Guests will be able to stay at the $70 million dollar Tucker's Point Hotel next year.

The resort plans to have a "soft opening" with guest rooms available as soon as October 2008, however the official opening will not be until April 2009.

Yesterday, the Premier, Minister of Works and Engineering and Minister of Environment got a sneak peak of the luxury on offer when a model guest room was unveiled — which can be viewed on our website www.theroyalgazette.com.

The president of Tucker's Point Club, Ed Trippe, said: "The hotel will recreate the romance of early 20th century travel for the 21st century through its inspired design, superior services and distinctive amenities.

"It brings back a time when guests did not check in, rather, they arrived, by horse-drawn carriage from the ferry dock, accompanied by steamer trunks filled with formal gowns and white dinner jackets."

At the same time, today's guests will find every modern comfort here, including the most sophisticated technology, which will be discreetly tucked away to preserve the ambience."At a cost of more than $800,000 per room Tucker's Point Hotel is Bermuda's first luxury hotel to be built in more than 35 years. Situated on 200 acres of waterfront land the high end resort will boast a spa, croquet lawn, two pools with private pool side cabanas and a variety of dining options.The 88 guestrooms range in size from 520-square-foot to 1,800-square-foot, while the Governor's Suite is 2,300-square-foot.The resort will be decorated in a classic British style and General Manager Alan Paris said he wanted guests to feel as though they were staying at a manor house. Each room has a spacious balcony with a view of Castle Harbour, a flat screen panel TV, Wi-fi, fireplace, wet bar and walk in closets.They also have a luxury five-fixture bathroom with a stand alone deep bathtub. The rooms also come with amenities such as portable phones and I-pod/Mp3 docks and 24-hour room service. Premier Ewart Brown, who is also the Tourism Minister, took a tour of the model room and commended the group on the plush interior and added that they were the first to realise that Bermuda needs a high-end hotel to offer tourists. Along with the amenities at the hotel guests will be able to use the facilities at the Tucker's Point <>Golf, Beach and Tennis Club. The Tucker's Point Club which includes the golf and tennis facilities, fractional residential units and hotel have been popular with customers.Its Ship's Hill Town Homes,<>Estate Homes and Waterfront Homes, which range in price from $1.98 million to $4.6 million, have already sold out. While 95 percent of its Golf Villas have also been sold. The hotel will be affiliated with the Preferred Hotel Group, an exclusive marketer of independently owned and operated hotels around the world. To view the model guest room go to the Gazette Video link at www.theroyalgazette.com.