20 Anjum Hotel MAKKAH to open doors in Q3 2013
US $1bn hotel to add 1743 rooms and suites to Saudi Arabia’s holy city
Saudi Arabia-based Abdul Latif Jameel Real Estate Investment Company (ALJREIC) will inaugurate the Anjum Hotel in Makkah in Q3 of 2013.
The hotel, which is being constructed at a cost of SAR 4 billion (US $ 1 billion), will feature 1743 rooms and suites.
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Targeted at religious travellers, the Anjum Hotel will launch in time for Ramadan and is within walking distance of the Masjid Al Haram with an exit and tunnel connected to the new King Abdullah gate.
“We are targeting occupancy of 65% in the first year at an average room rate of SAR 522 ($ 139),” Ahmed Sabry, general manager of the Anjum Hotel, told Hotelier Middle East.
The hotel’s services and amenities will include a dedicated guest centre to respond to guest requests, a Manasek desk to assist guests in their religious experience, Kids World for children between the ages of three and seven, and 26 elevators to address the heavy traffic expected during prayer times.
The Anjum Hotel is part of the first phase of the US $ 2.6 billion Jabal Al Ka’aba project in Makkah, which will add 7000 rooms.
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