Santo Domingo.- The Web site travelagentcentral.com reports that Secrets Resorts & Spas announced Tuesday the opening of Secrets Sanctuary Cap Cana in the Dominican Republic’s east coast.

It said the property becomes the award-winning brand’s first resort outside of Mexico. Located on the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic, the 175-suite, five-star luxury resort offers the largest selection of unique suite types of any hotel in Cap Cana.

Rooms range from 72 Ocean View Junior Suites to the 600 square-foot Castle Suite to the grand 5,550 square-foot Island Suite situated on its own impressive private island, the travel industry site said.

Secrets Resorts & Spas currently has three resorts in Mexico’s Riviera Maya region and is slated to open additional properties in Mexico and the Caribbean by the end of 2012. New resorts include Secrets St. James and Secrets Wild Orchid in Jamaica in March.