Accor Hotelservices Middle East has continued the rapid expansion of its development pipeline with the addition of the five-star Zamzam Pullman Madinah in Saudi Arabia, which is set to open by September.
The company has signed a management agreement with real estate development company Munshaat for Projects & Contracting Co for the property, which will be made up of two towers.
It is set to have 834 rooms and suites and will be located just 150 metres away from the Holy Mosque in Madinah.
Accor said construction of the Zamzam Pullman is at advanced stage and it is scheduled to open by September 2014, in time for the Hajj season, the Islamic pilgrimage to Makkah.
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“We are proud to sign another Pullman hotel with Munshaat, following the successful Zamzam Pullman in Makkah, which was rebranded in 2012,” said Accor Hotelservices Middle East COO Christophe Landais.
“The Kingdom is and has been an important market for Accor for nearly 30 years, offering strong growth opportunities given the huge increase in religious tourism, especially in the cities of Makkah and Madinah, which welcomes millions of pilgrims each year.”
In Tower A at the hotel, guests will be able to choose between a standard room (321 keys) or three different types of suites (70, 80 and 138 keys respectively).
Tower B will house 200 standard rooms and 25 suites. Guests will be able choose to dine in an open-all-day restaurant, roof top restaurant or café lounge. The hotel will also have a terrace and a 150 square meter meeting room.
“It is with great pleasure that we announce the signing of the hotel management agreement for the second Pullman hotel in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, pursuant to our great success in Zamzam Pullman in Makkah,” said a member of Munshaat’s management team.
“The opportunities in the hospitality sector in the Kingdom have been the central interest of Munshaat for the past 11 years. Munshaat will continue to develop and invest in world class estates to cater for the growing demand of visitors to the religious sites in the Kingdom.”
The hotel will be Accor’s fifth Pullman hotel, and third in Saudi Arabia, bringing our total number of Pullman rooms to 2832. Another two Pullmans currently under development in the Middle East, which add an additional 822 rooms.
In recent weeks, Accord has announced deals for the largest hotel under the Ibis brand, in Dubai, another Ibis property in Jeddah and a 215-room Novotel in Riyadh.
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