CONSTRUCTION is under way on Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts’ first hotel in the region, the Swissôtel Makkah in Saudi Arabia which is due to open in spring 2012.
The new Swissôtel Makkah will have 1,548 guest rooms, including 56 executive rooms and 88 suites, spread over 53 floors, with half of all the rooms and suites enjoying a view of the Holy Mosque. The centrally located hotel will have four restaurants serving authentic Arabic and European cuisine, an executive lounge, two meeting rooms measuring 75 sq m and a business centre available to guests.
“Since we are at home in so many parts of the world, we are especially pleased that we will now be represented in the Middle East as well,” said Meinhard Huck, president Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts. “We will definitely look into further opportunities for expanding our business in this market in the future.”
The new deluxe hotel in the Holy City is part of the Abraj Al Bait Complex developed by Saudi Binladin Group in the King Abdul Aziz Endowment Project.