We’re exploring all the technology we can,” Bembenek said. “We’re still, especially in the hotel, in the early stages of design, and we’re still determining what we’ll provide. Several of the renovated hotel suites will have balconies overlooking the pool and entertainment complex.īembenek said Pala officials are working with the architectural and design team to select the “elevated finishes” and next-gen electronics that will distinguish the resort from its competitors. “You’ll feel like you’re not confined in a building but actually on a mini-vacation.”

“We think one of our greatest assets is our natural setting, and we’re really conscious about pulling the outside view inside wherever you are,” Bembenek said. In the years following, Robinson continued to pen hits for the group, including 'You've Really Got a Hold on Me,' 'Ooo Baby Baby,' 'The Tracks of My Tears,' 'Going to a Go-Go,' 'More Love,' 'Tears of a Clown' (co-written with Stevie Wonder), and 'I Second That Emotion.Bembenek said the added hotel tower will give Pala a total of 854 rooms and suites, with several existing hotel rooms being converted into suites, including two 10th-floor presidential suites, with pool and mountain views. Their single of Robinson's 'Shop Around' became Motown's first #1 hit on the R&B singles chart. The group was Berry Gordy's first vocal group, and it was at Robinson's suggestion that Gordy started the Motown Record dynasty.

He has also been inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters' Hall of Fame.īorn and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Robinson founded The Miracles while still in high school. He has received numerous awards, including the GRAMMY Living Legend Award, NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award, Honorary Doctorate (Howard University), Kennedy Center Honors, and the National Medal of Arts Award from the President of the United States. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson's career spans over four decades of hits.

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