Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts to manage New Hotel in Makkah

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts (MH&R) has signed a management contract for a new hotel in Makkah with the Kuwait based owner Hajar Real Estate Company K.S.C.C. The 5-star hotel is scheduled to open late 2007.

The new hotel is part of the towering new “Abraj Al-Bait” complex, located directly in front of the Holy Mosque with magnificent views of the holy shrine “Al Kaabah al Musharafah”.

The Mövenpick Hotel & Residence Hajar Tower Makkah will offer 410 rooms and suites. All rooms will have wireless internet capabilities and will be fitted with LCD Televisions. 

The complex will also house 882 fully furnished one, two, and three bedroom residences for individual investment. The residences will be managed by Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts under a rental pool system.

“The concept enables investors to lease a fully fitted and furnished residence that may be used free of charge for a certain period yearly. Profits from the residence rental will then be distributed to individual lease holders in the rental pool”, said Musaed Al Saber, Deputy General Manager of Hajar Real Estate Company K.S.C.C.

The hotel will have one main restaurant with a capacity of 800 guests and three private lounges for 40 to 140 guests.

“We are convinced that the philosophy of genuine Swiss hospitality coupled with Mövenpicks’ expertise in the Middle East and Saudi Arabian markets will also be successfully embraced in Makkah”, added Musaed Al Saber.

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