A 331 room resort complete with three 18 hole championship golf courses, a Jim McLean golf school, three pools, tennis courts, a luxury spa, four-diamond award winning dining and 43,000 square feet of meeting space. The Wigwam Resort sits on over 500 acres of lawns, gardens and citrus groves and has been operating for 80 years.
Douglas Wilson Companies (DWC), agent for Receiver, was tasked to take possession of and control over, and to perform services and actions necessary to manage, protect and preserve the property.
The Receiver’s primary task was to prepare the Wigwam for a management transition from Starwood Inc., approximately 35 days from the date of its appointment. Additionally, the Receiver oversaw all operations of the properties and engaged in communication with group business to save the business which had expressed intent to cancel as a result of Starwood’s departure. The Receiver was able to save significant business and deliver to the parties a replacement manager with the wherewithal, competency and infrastructure to successfully transition the operations of the Wigwam as well as oversee all golf operations.
Defendant filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Wigwam Resort & Spa
Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County
Phoenix, AZ