In the La Caleta sector of the city of La Romana, the first hotel of the Hilton Garden Inn chain built in the area opened its doors.
The new hotel has 130 rooms with views of Catalina Island and the Caribbean Sea, a swimming pool and a flexible meeting space with an outdoor terrace.
In the new building, the owners wanted to have distributed audio, sound reinforcement and public address. To this end, they appointed Symantel, a Dominican company specialized in automation and implementation of networks, electricity, and electronic security, as the integrator of the project. In turn, Musitempo supported Symantel in consulting, design, programming, consulting, and was the provider of the solutions and detection system for crisis management.
Fernando Hernández Voigt, project director of Musitempo, commented on the details and challenges of the project. "I would say that factors such as the joint work we did with Symantel, being integrators with great experience, with many and large projects in the Republic, in addition to their accredited track record in the implementation of technology items, from networks, security, detection and AV, were the decisive factors that guaranteed the proper execution of this project," Said.
Technology installed
Being a completely new building, the AV systems were designed from the ground up to make the most of space.
"Musitempo specified Atlas IED's Atmosphere Series DSP systems. Through the logical ports, we integrate the detection system in order to comply with global standards for crisis management. These systems were combined with LEA Professional's Connect Series of Amplifiers," said Hernández.
Similarly, Atlas speakers were installed on ceilings, walls and mushroom type in the project, while for the green areas and gardens, speakers from the Periscape series by Rocoustics were used. The entire system is complemented by Vantage control and lighting control system. Thus, the integration of AV systems under protocols over the network was achieved, which facilitates the use of the operators.
"Sound quality and ease of use have been the most beneficial points for the customer, not least being the advantage of remote supervision of LEA Professional's Connect Series amplification systems, which have been a great support and adjustment tool during the start of operations of the hotel," said Hernández.
Other spaces intervened with audiovisual solutions were the meeting rooms, where sound reinforcement technologies are integrated for users and room combine, and the gym area, which can be managed independently.
Results
The executive stressed that the feedback from the end user has been very satisfactory, stating that he enjoys the technologies installed and maintains his environments in the desired way, while having resources to face any situation and safeguard the physical integrity of his guests and collaborators.
"If we have learned anything during our more than 25 years in this wonderful industry, it is that the best businesses are made with those who work under the same values and principles as you. With Atlas IED and LEA Professional we have a close relationship based on trust and respect. Both brands managed the equipment availability crisis experienced from 2020 to date with great effectiveness," concluded Hernández Voigt.