Brussels-based hospitality group Rezidor has announced it is developing a new Park Inn hotel in St Petersburg. The Park Inn Nevsky Prospekt will be Rezidor's fourth hotel in the Russian city. The new hotel will provide 246 rooms and is expected to open in February 2009. Rezidor said it plans to open 20,000 rooms globally between 2007 and 2009.
Brussels-based hospitality group Rezidor has announced it is developing a new Park Inn hotel in St Petersburg. The Park Inn Nevsky Prospekt will be Rezidor's fourth hotel in the Russian city. The new hotel will provide 246 rooms and is expected to open in February 2009. Rezidor said it plans to open 20,000 rooms globally between 2007 and 2009.
Rezidor has two other Park Inns in St Petersburg: the 1,200-room Park Inn Pribaltiyskaya and the 840-room Park Inn Pulkovskaya. The group also owns the 164-room Radisson SAS Royal Hotel in the city. 'We now control 2,450 rooms in St Petersburg', said Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of The Rezidor Hotel Group. 'This is a clear sign of our leadership, and underlines how important the emerging Russian market is for our company.'
The Park Inn St. Petersburg, Nevsky Prospekt will be located on the city's main avenue - adjacent to the Moskovskiy rail terminal.
The Rezidor Hotel Group owns a portfolio of 309 hotels in operation and under development with more than 63,000 rooms in 48 countries. Rezidor, which is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and is controlled 42% by Carlson, operates the brands Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, Regent Hotels & Resorts, Park Inn and Country Inns & Suites in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Rezidor has also signed a worldwide license agreement with the Italian fashion house Missoni to develop and operate a lifestyle hotel brand of the same name: Hotel Missoni.
