MENA Hotels & Resorts Corporation, the hotel management arm of Al Hokair Group, has been appointed by Ibrahim Asmael, owner of Saudi-based contractor ASMAEL, to manage the first MENA Suites Hotel property in Saudi Arabia.
Scheduled to open during summer 2012, MENA Suites Hotel Al Khobar will be located in Al Khobar’s prime commercial area, opposite to Dhahran Mall.
At the signing ceremony, Sami Al Hokair, executive vice president, Al Hokair Group, said: “The signing of the management agreement with Mr. Ibrahim Asmael, is the start of our partnership of many other projects which we are evaluating and a testament of our commitment to offering our guests even more choices and convenience in the Kingdom”.
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Owner Ibrahim Asmael commented: “We are extremely pleased to be partnering with MENA Hotels & Resorts in developing the first MENA Suite Hotel in the Kingdom.
“The Saudi Government Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SGCTA) has a robust plan in place to increase the tourism industry's share in the country's gross domestic product from six to 16% by 2020. We are proud to be contributing to that plan with our partner MENA Hotels & Resorts whom we can rely on and certainly will make this venture a success and the start of our long time partnership”.
MENA Suites Hotel Al Khobar will offer 70 rooms and suites designed to create a homely residential environment for extended-stay travellers and families.
All suites features fully-equipped kitchenette, state-of-the-art entertainment and communications, wide TV screens and variety of International channels, while WiFi is offered free of charge throughout the hotel.
Hotel facilities will include a café-restaurant, two meeting rooms, swimming pool, gym, spa and free car parking.
MENA Hotels & Resorts was established in 2008 by Al Hokair Group and opened its first property a year later, the MENA Hotel Riyadh.
“Since then, the hotel has set and presented a dynamic modern touch with a hands-on approach and a high level of service that caters to leisure and business pursuits, and meets young, aspiring executives and families alike in sophistication that ensures a rejuvenating feeling that has cultivated a different level of standards of hospitality,” said MENA Hotels & Resorts director Fadi Mazkour.
The group also operates the 400-room MENA Grand Khaldia in Riyadh and has two further upcoming properties: MENA Suites Olaya, Riyadh scheduled to open by November 2011 and MENA Hotel Muscat, Oman.
“Other locations are scheduled to open in other major cities by 2012”, added Mazkour.
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