Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement with Safir El Zamalek Hotel Company for a new Hilton branded hotel on the famous Nile River in Egypt.
Hilton Zamalek Residence Cairo is scheduled to open in July 2010.
The agreement was signed by Mishal Abdallah Almasad, chairman, Safir El Zamalek Hotel Company and Mahmoud Mokhtar, vice president operations, Hilton Worldwide, Egypt.
The 88-room and 76-suite conversion property overlooking the Nile is expected to open its doors as a Hilton-branded hotel in July this year. In the heart of Cairo on picturesque Zamalek Island, Hilton Zamalek Residence Cairo lies between downtown Cairo and Giza, and approximately 20 km from Cairo International Airport.
Hilton Zamalek Residence Cairo will further strengthen the Hilton portfolio in Egypt, becoming the 16th Hilton branded property and 17th Hilton Worldwide property in the country.
“Egypt is a key development market for Hilton Worldwide and the Hilton brand in the Middle East. As an upscale residential area and diplomatic quarter, the Zamalek district is an ideal location to increase our presence in the capital and to support our position as the leading hotel brand in Egypt. Hilton Zamalek Residence Cairo will benefit from a swift opening, with the full support of the Hilton sales and marketing engine,” said Mokhtar.
The residential hotel has undergone a $20-million renovation and facelift, and now features five restaurants ranging from an all-day dining restaurant, a speciality restaurant, a coffee shop, a pastry shop and a pool café. In keeping with the renowned Hilton Meetings product, the hotel has three meeting rooms, as well as a business centre with three breakout rooms. Leisure facilities include a health club and spa with sauna, steam room, massage treatment room and gym.