Wyndham Opens Ramada Hotel in Nanjing; Signs Seven More

Wyndham Hotel Group has expanded its portfolio of hotels in China with the opening of the 156-room Ramada Nanjing.

The company has also signed seven additional Ramada properties across the provinces of Jiangsu, Hubei, Shandong and Sichuan.

Opening through the end of 2017, the combined eight properties - several of which fall under the brand’s growing Ramada Encore tier - will increase the size of the Ramada portfolio in China by more than 10%. Currently the brand has over 60 hotels in China and more than 840 hotels across 50 countries worldwide, with a global development pipeline of 183 hotels.

Leo Liu, president and managing director of Wyndham Hotel Group, Greater China, said, “With these newest properties, we’re strengthening the brand’s footprint in China and expanding its reach into what we believe to be key second-tier and third-tier cities.”

Developed by China Eastern Airline Jiangsu, one of largest airline operators in China, the Ramada Nanjing in Jiangsu is the newest upscale business hotel to open near Nanjing Lokou International Airport.

The 156-room hotel offers a free breakfast buffet, 24-hour shuttle service, on-site business center, fitness center and a variety of multi-function meeting space. Two on-site restaurants, a coffee-shop and room service are also available.

“Nanjing is well-known for being a national center of education as well as tourism and the addition of this newest hotel helps to further diversify our already strong presence in city, where we’ll now have representation by three of Wyndham Hotel Group’s most prominent brands: Ramada, Days Inn and Super 8,” Liu added.

Complementing the opening of the Ramada Nanjing, a second hotel, the 245-room Ramada Plaza Chibi in Hubei, is expected to open later this year. The property will be located near the city’s new government offices and adjacent railway station. The hotel will offer three restaurants, a swimming pool and fitness center, on-site business center, ball room and meeting facilities.

The six remaining properties are scheduled to open by 2017. They include the 150-room Ramada Encore Emeishan, the 200-room Ramada Encore Shanghai Hongqiao, the 200-room Ramada Dongying, the 243-room Ramada Guangzhou Conghua, the 300-room Ramada Suzhou and the 200-room Ramada Jining.