The Nikki Beach Hotels and Resorts group is to further extend the brand to the Caribbean island of Roatan.

The Nikki Beach Resort & Spa in Roatan in Honduras’ Bay Islands, will open in late 2010. The resort will be the centrepiece of Blue Ocean Reef, a 90-acre mixed-use development, bordered by white sand beaches.

Todd S Murray, developer of Nikki Beach Resort Roatan, said: “With TradeMark Developers, LPA International, Pluribus and Nikki Beach leading the way, we are well positioned to launch a project that will truly be a new luxury standard in the region.”

Further details have also been revealed about the next Nikki Beach Hotels & Resorts-branded property to open in central America, in Panama.

Nikki Beach Playa Blanca Resort & Spa will launch in March 2009 and will be located in Farallon, on Panama’s Pacific coast. Designed by Turjanski/Sartori and Associates, the resort will boast an infinity swimming pool as well as a 118,000sq ft (10,962sq m) Nikki Beach Club.

A total of 15 Nikki Beach hotels and resorts are currently planned in 12 locations around the world, including Mexico, Qatar, Panama and Thailand.