Plans for a new Mövenpick Resort in Al Ain

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is gaining another foothold in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. It has just signed a management contract for a first-class city resort in the heart of the city of Al Ain with the owning company Sorouh Real Estate PJSC. The Mövenpick Resort Al Ain is scheduled to open at the end of 2010.

"The city of Al Ain is an important part of our expansion plans in the United Arab Emirates, where our intention is to complete a number of projects also outside Dubai," explains Andreas Mattmüller, Senior Vice President Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts Middle East & Asia. "And we’re delighted to have found such a strong partner in Sorouh Real Estate PJSC for this exceptional hotel."

"Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has acquired an outstanding reputation as a leading hotel chain with high service and quality standards in the Middle East. We’re very pleased to have the opportunity of partnering with the international Swiss premium hotel group and to add a hotel development to our extensive portfolio", says Saeed Eid Al Ghafli, Chairman of Sorouh Real Estate PJSC.

The Mövenpick Resort Al Ain is located next to the mountain Jebel Hafeet. 230 modern and spaciously appointed rooms, suites and villas offer first-class comfort. A total of eight restaurants and bars will ensure that guests enjoy the very best culinary choice.

The city resort also boasts a wide range of sports and leisure facilities, including a spa and health club as well as outdoor swimming pools and tennis courts. The children’s club is the perfect place for younger guests, and there is a choice of boutiques for shopping. With its multipurpose ballroom, four meeting rooms and a business centre, the resort is also ideal for business executives and events of all kinds.

"We see a great deal of potential in the United Arab Emirates and are looking to the future with confidence," says Jean Gabriel Pérès, President & CEO Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts. "With the Mövenpick Hotel Bur Dubai now outstandingly well established, a total of twelve new properties are currently under construction in the United Arab Emirates, eight of them in Dubai alone."

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts (MH&R), a premium hotel management company with over 12,000 employees, is represented in 25 countries with over 80 hotels existing or under construction and focuses on its core markets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The international hotel group with Swiss roots is forging ahead with its expansion and aims to extend its portfolio to include 100 hotels by 2010. MH&R has an established presence in the 4 and 5-star segment with two types of accommodation: business and conference hotels and holiday resorts. In keeping with its slogan "True Excellence in Swiss Hospitality", the hotel chain is a byword for the uncompromising quality of its products and services. The hotel group is owned by the Mövenpick Holding (66.7 %) as well as the Kingdom Group (33.3 %).

For more information, visit Moevenpick-hotels.com.