The 189-key Swiss-Belhotel Corniche Abu Dhabi is the company’s newest acquisition in the UAE capital. It is the group’s first four-star city hotel in Abu Dhabi and enjoys a good location, given its proximity to the town centre and other key sites in the capital.
Chairman and president Gavin Faull signed an agreement with UAE businessman Matar Al Mansouri for the management of the hotel.'We hope this hotel will contribute to further expanding the tourism sector in Abu Dhabi and become an ideal place for families and visitors from the UAE, the Gulf and other countries,' Al Mansouri said. The hotel’s general manager, Hassan Raafat, said its location and services would make it a favourite destination for tourists and businessmen, adding that it would offer competitive room prices ranging between Dh350 and Dh450 ($95 and $122).'Major oil companies prefer to deal with this hotel because of its competitive prices and distinguished services and facilities,' he said, adding that he expects high occupancy of 80-85 per cent in normal days and 100 per cent during holidays and events.The 20 storey-hotel comprises several restaurants and cafes serving a selection of Middle Eastern and International cuisine, and meeting spaces for up to 300 guests. The hotel’s leisure facilities include a fitness centre and rooftop swimming pool.The rooms contain a seating area and desk with a dual-line extension phone, and IDD and PC connections.The new property brings the group’s portfolio in the Middle East up to 11 hotels, following the most recent addition last year of Swiss-Belresort Ghantoot.Also in the pipeline are Swiss-Belinn Ghurbrah Oman, Swiss-Belhotel Riyadh, Swiss-Belboutique Riyadh, Swiss-Belhotel Stenden Doha, Grand Swiss-Belhotel Batumi Georgia and Swiss-Belhotel Erbil, Iraq, which are due to open by the end of 2016.The group manages a total of 125 hotels and resorts worldwide.Swiss-Belhotel International representatives can be found on stand number HC6875.