JW Marriott Hotel, Mirage City, Cairo opens

Cairo's newest exclusive family retreat, the 5 star deluxe JW Marriott Hotel, Mirage City Cairo has opened. The hotel is the newest international JW Marriott Hotel and the third JW Marriott Hotel in the Middle East.

The hotel offers 428 Bedrooms including executive floors and suites and in attempt to not only meet but surpass the demanding needs of 'connected' travellers the hotel will offer STSN Internet access in all its rooms.

This magnificent 400 acre development is located on the periphery of Cairo, 15 minutes from the Airport, 10 minutes from the business suburb of Heliopolis and only 8 miles from downtown Cairo. The highly accessible Ring Road Highway provides easy and efficient access to the famous Pyramids and other historical attractions.

The hotel is offering a special weekend rate of LE 799 (normal price LE 2,100), which includes 2 nights in a double room, with breakfast for two adults and two children, and a complimentary one-day beach pass. The offer is valid during April and May, 2003.

From the meeting organiser's point of view, the hotel offers one of the largest ballrooms in Cairo seating 2000 people for gala dinners and 2,600 for conferences, with many other smaller meeting and private banquet rooms.

The hotel also features one of the largest onsite health spas in the world (80,000 square feet), various sporting facilities from tennis to the championship18-hole golf course designed by Peter Harridan, and a first for Cairo, plus a themed water-park 'The Beach' with wave pool and waterslides.

Neal Jones, Director of Marketing commented, 'This JW Marriott Hotel offers refined levels of luxury with the comprehensive business facilities expected by the business traveller, while offering a vast choice of restaurants, bars,  sporting and relaxation facilities, all combining to create a unique, distraction free environment, conducive to strategic thinking.'