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Malta-based hotel operator Corinthia Hotels International (CHI) and Vermont Developments have signed technical services and operations
agreements to bring the internationally renowned Ramada Plaza hotel brand to Liverpool for the first time.
The 173-room
Ramada Plaza Liverpool will form the center-piece of Vermont’s £100m scheme, The Quarter, adjacent to the City’s new
Arena and Convention Center.
The hotel will be aimed at corporate and high end leisure customers and will feature a fine dining restaurant, spa and state of the art
business center with conference facilities. More than 150 full time jobs will be created by the scheduled opening in June 2010.
Mark Connor, chief executive of Vermont Developments,
said, “The successful conclusion of these negotiations is a major milestone for
our development at The Quarter. Ramada Plaza is one of the world’s foremost hotel brands and to secure such a prestigious hotel operator
as CHI is a testament to the quality of the scheme and Liverpool’s growing international reputation. We are looking forward to seeing the
Ramada Plaza hotel at The Quarter providing a welcome addition to the emerging hotel strip along Liverpool’s waterfront.”
Tony Potter chief executive officer of CHI,
added, “Ever since our joint venture with Wyndham Hotel Group, which names us as the hotel management company for Wyndham Hotel Group
managed hotels in Europe, Middle East and Africa region operating under the Corinthia, Ramada Plaza and
Wyndham brands, we have
moved swiftly to pioneer all three brands in new destinations, with a Corinthia Hotel property in Romania, a Wyndham hotel in Morocco, a
Ramada Hotel and Suites in Dubai and four Ramada Plaza hotels in The Czech Republic, Hungary, Tunisia and now the United Kingdom.
We are confident that this trend will be sustained with further additions to our managed portfolio
over the next few years, making our management capabilities amongst the
strongest in the region.”
The Quarter is one of Liverpool’s most eagerly anticipated new destination developments. The mixed-use scheme will form a dramatic
gateway into Liverpool city center, featuring a graceful 22-storey residential tower, office accommodation, retail and leisure space and a new
public square.
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