President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Thursday officially opened the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel along Heroes Highway, Georgetown, marking a significant milestone for Guyana’s hospitality and tourism sector.
The multimillion-dollar property features 172 rooms, a pool, sports facilities, an event hall, and a restaurant and bar, with an interior design that thoughtfully incorporates Indigenous culture and Guyana’s natural heritage — touches that early visitors have already noted and praised.
President Ali hailed the investment as a demonstration of confidence in the Guyanese economy, highlighting that approximately 11 international conferences and six major sporting events are scheduled to be held in Guyana this year, making the addition of hotel rooms critical to the country’s capacity to host such events.
“We are going after larger and larger opportunities for the country,” the President said.
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Susan Rodrigues described the new hotel as further affirmation of growing international interest in Guyana’s tourism product, while hotel owner Mauricio Van Dam credited support from the Government of Guyana and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as instrumental to the project’s realisation.
“As we meet people, institutions, and see what’s unfolding, we become convinced of the enormous long-term potential of this country,” Van Dam said.
The hotel is also a landmark achievement in sustainable development. It is the first EDGE Advanced-certified hotel in Guyana and among the first EDGE Zero Carbon-certified hotels in Latin America and the Caribbean. EDGE — Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies — is an international green building rating system developed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, focusing on energy, water and materials efficiency in low-environmental-impact construction.
