Three new Park Inn hotels in London, Bratislava and Dakar
The Rezidor Hotel Group further strengthens its Park Inn portfolio and announces
new properties in London, Bratislava and Dakar - adding 584 rooms to the system.
Between 2007 and 2009 Rezidor will open 20,000 new rooms in total. “Park Inn is
our dynamic, fresh and fastest growing brand”, says Kurt Ritter, President & CEO
of Rezidor, “and we are especially proud to open a real flagship property in
London, one of Europe's key markets.”
The Park Inn London, Russell Square is ideally located in London's Midtown
district, just south of Russell Square, between the West End and the Financial
District. This area attracts both the leisure and the corporate demand, thus
enabling a perfect mix for strong and stable yields. The hotel - formerly
operated as the “Bonnington Hotel” - comprises 214 rooms, a restaurant, a bar,
14 meeting rooms and a fitness area. The building is currently being fully
renovated with most of the rooms being completely re-designed. Rezidor will take
over the hotel and re-brand it as Park Inn effective February 1, 2008. The Park
Inn London, Russell Square is the group's 48th property in the UK and its 4th
hotel in London - besides the Radisson SAS Portman, the Park Inn Hyde Park and
the Park Inn Heathrow.
In Slovakia's capital Bratislava Rezidor has taken over the existing “Danube
Hotel Bratislava” (effective December 27, 2007) and re-branded it as Park Inn
Danube. The hotel is located in the old part of the city, only 100 meters away
from the award-winning Radisson SAS Carlton hotel which is operated by Rezidor
since 2001. Besides 265 guestrooms the property features 3 restaurants, a pool
area, a fitness area and a night club.
Rezidor's third new hotel is located in Dakar (Senegal). The Park Inn Dakar will
open its doors in Q4 2009 and offer 105 guestrooms, a restaurant and a bar,
meeting & conference facilities and a fitness area. The hotel, located in the
heart of Dakar's business and administrative quarter, is well connected to the
city's road network. In West Africa, Rezidor has three more properties under
development - the Radisson hotels in Dakar, Lagos (Nigeria) and Bamako (Mali).
Facts & Figures
Hotels: Park Inn London, Russell Square (to open), Park Inn Danube (open), Park
Inn Dakar (to open)
Rooms: 214 + 265 + 105 = 584
For further information, please contact:
The Rezidor Hotel Group
Media relations Scandinavia: Kristina Windset, +46 70 590 86 38,
kristina.windset@rezidor.com
Other media and Investor relations: Christiane Reiter, +32 474 407 210,
christiane.reiter@rezidor.com
About the Rezidor Hotel Group:
The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the fastest growing hotel companies in the
world. The group features a portfolio of 309 hotels in operation and under
development with more than 63,000 rooms in 48 countries.
Rezidor operates the brands Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, Regent Hotels &
Resorts, Park Inn and Country Inns & Suites in Europe, Middle East and Africa,
along with the goldpoints plusSM loyalty programme for frequent hotel guests.
Rezidor has signed a worldwide license agreement with the Italian fashion house
Missoni, in order to develop and operate a lifestyle hotel brand of the same
name: Hotel Missoni.
In November 2006, Rezidor was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Carlson
Companies is the main shareholder (41.7%).
The Corporate Office of the Rezidor Hotel Group is based in Brussels, Belgium.
For more information on Rezidor, visit www.Rezidor.com.
