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Accor
is to manage two new Sofitel hotels China, through new management contracts for hotels in Qingyuan and
Chongqing.
The Sofitel Forebase Chongqing (230 rooms) and Sofitel Riverside Qingyuan (360 rooms) are part of the largest-ever expansion of the Sofitel brand in China and the Asia
Pacific region.
There are currently 37 Sofitels in Asia Pacific in key cities including Bangkok, Hanoi, Seoul, Tokyo, Sydney and Melbourne, with a further 20 hotels
under development.
Sofitel Forebase Chongqing hotel is part of a four tower development with the city’s flagship International Convention and Exhibition Center (ICEC) in the middle, which
also includes office buildings and a shopping mall. The hotel design incorporates an ultra-modern look including a 2,000 sqm split level lobby with glass
roof - the first of its kind in Chongqing. Once completed the hotel will have three restaurants and a bar, one multi-function meeting space, business centre, swimming pool, fitness centre
and spa.
The
Sofitel Riverside Qingyuan is being developed as a weekend retreat and MICE centre for southern China, located just one hour from the new Guangzhou International
Airport. The hotel will offer three restaurants and two bars, a 6,000 sqm entertainment complex, two meeting rooms, business centre, and two swimming pools each with
an adjacent fitness centre and spa facility.
Both hotels are scheduled to open in
2008.
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