Hotel & Resorts Supplement
Monday, February 27, 2012
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Executive Hotel: New addition to hospitality Riyadh: Arab News
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ORP Executive Hotel Deira is one of the luxurious hotels in Riyadh city. It is a new addition to the hospitality tradition, providing an excellent blend of the beautiful past with the magnificent present. Corp Executive Hotel Deira (Businessmen Corp Hotel) presents a new concept in the hotel industry with key stress on comfort and convenience proving an excellent addition to the tourism sector. Businessmen Corp Hotel is situated at the Ibn Sulaiman Shopping Complex in the heart of the Deira city center. Introducing a superior
The hotel’s general vision highlights an excellent concept of simplicity, calmness and beauty.
The five-star hotel has all facilities for business travelers along with a range of amenities to cater for after-hours leisure and family groups.
Director-General of the Executive Hotels Corp. Khaldun Smadi.
The hotel is situated at the Ibn Sulaiman Shopping Complex in the heart of the Deira city center. level of comfort and convenience, Management Holdings (HMH), city. According to Al-Samadi, it the five-star hotel has all facilities one of the leading global compa- took one and a half years to comfor business travelers along with a nies in the field of hotel manage- plete construction of the hotel folrange of amenities to cater for ment and operation. The general lowing the pattern and design of after-hours leisure and family vision of the hotel highlights an the chain of Corp Executive Hotels groups. excellent concept of simplicity, across the world. Khaldon Al Samadi, general calmness and beauty. This maniMagdi Ayyoub, manager of manager of the hotel, said that the fests itself in the surroundings of rooms at the hotel, said that hotel is under the management of the hotel, which is overlooking the 11-floor hotel has 120 rooms and the Dubai-based Hospitality historic Deira area in the capital suites in addition to five confer-
ence halls, each of which has the capacity to accommodate 250 people. There are also an Indian restaurant, large prayer area, and swimming pools. He noted that rooms and suites are designed to incorporate both spacious working and living areas. In addition to 24-hour room service, concierge and valet, the hotel offers a business center, administration, open round the clock plus
wireless Internet in public areas, and covered parking for 120 cars. According to Ayyoub, the occupancy rate in the hotel is on a steady increase day by day. It is the five-star hotel, nearest to the industrial city. The hotel is also very near to many museums, government offices, hospitals and public utility offices. It is noteworthy that the hotel participated in the recently-con-
cluded Riyadh Food Festival, organized by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA). Large numbers of people came to the hotel’s Razwi Indian Restaurant where the Indian chef Mohamed Shah Jahan offered delicious Indian dishes to visitors. He stated that Indian dishes are among the favorite foods preferred by Saudis and foreigners in Riyadh.
hotels SUPPLEMENT Luxurious Rosewood Corniche launches ‘Rose Buds’ program Jeddah: Arab News
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N OVERNIGHT stay in a beautiful hotel can be an exciting event for any young child and now Jeddah’s major luxury property has made sure it will be an experience never to be forgotten. Rosewood Corniche, the celebrated five-star luxury hotel overlooking the Red Sea, has launched its new Rose Buds Children’s Program, which has been specifically designed to make their young guests feel like true VIPs. In keeping with the ethos of Rosewood Corniche, the Rose Buds program is designed with comfort, luxury and personal touches in
mind. The guest experience starts immediately at check in, when the child is welcomed to the hotel by name and receives a personalized welcome letter from hotel management which details all the local attractions on offer to them and offering assistance in making reservations and travel arrangements. A special bathrobe and slippers will be waiting for each child in their room along with a coloring set of crayons and books, while their bathroom will be stocked with a range of Baby Primrose bath products, a baby’s bath tub, changing mats, sponge toys and baby games as well as a state of the art PlayStation or Nintendo Wii. Keeping safety at the forefront, child-proofing amenities including
Rosewood Corniche has launched the Rosebuds Program, a corporate initiative for babies and children.
outlet covers, corner guards and doorway gates are available as required, as well as a Diaper Jeanie, bottle warmer, baby monitor, baby crib, toilet seat and bed rail. The creative children’s menu offers an array of options from each of Rosewood Corniche’s dining outlets and in-room dining. Younger guests are likely to be drawn to the hotel’s Chinese restaurant, Noodles, which offers children’s chop-stick lessons, handmade noodle displays from the open kitchen and a games room kitted out with even more Nintendo Wiis and PlayStations for post-dinner entertainment. The Friday Brunch at Rosewood Corniche is one of the most fun spots in Jeddah for young guests. Activities include a jumping castle, a clown, face painting, balloons and a special child-friendly buffet. Children take part in cooking classes in Noodles and Ginza i Chome, which sees them creating sushi, handmade noodles and manaqeesh. “We endeavor to make every guest feel special when they stay at Rosewood Corniche and this new program allows us to offer even more personalized services to our younger guests,” said Hans-Peter Leitzke, managing director for Rosewood Corniche. “This program aims to actively engage children in their learning by helping them experience sensorial and practical life applications of the world around them. This is an ideal time to launch the new program as we approach the school holiday in March and we expect it
The Rosewood Corniche in Jeddah.
Monday, February 27, 2012
At Dhahran International Hotel, guests get personal attention Dhahran: Arab News
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will be especially popular for families in the Kingdom who can use the hotel as a base to access the beaches and the adventure parks located around the city.” As the premier hotel in Jeddah, the stunning Rosewood Corniche redefines modern elegance and offers unparalleled personal service and world-class amenities, including 24-hour butler service for each of the 127 guestrooms and suites. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts manages one-ofa-kind luxury properties in the world’s most desired destinations. Rosewood properties embrace the company’s A Sense of Place philosophy, reflecting the history, architecture, scale and sensibilities of the destination. The Rosewood collection
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includes some of the most legendary hotels and resorts in the world, including Al Faisaliah Hotel and Hotel Al Khozama in Riyadh and Rosewood Corniche in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas, The Carlyle in New York, Rosewood Little Dix Bay on Virgin Gorda, as well as contemporary classics such as Rosewood Sand Hill in California, Rosewood San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, and Rosewood Tucker’s Point in Bermuda. Rosewood Abu Dhabi will open in late 2012 on Sowwah Square, Sowwah Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Rosewood also offers Sense spa — featuring treatments reflective of the location’s culture and natural environment — available exclusively at select properties.
HAHRAN International Hotel has been a leading player in the hospitality industry in the Eastern Province for over 30 years with its unique location and wideopen green spaces and luxury rooms and suites. According to Sales and Marketing Manager Hayder M. Osman, Dhahran International Hotel has the best-trained staff in the business. “Our team takes great pride in its high standards of customer care and believes in giving personal attention to our guests,” he said. Dhahran International Hotel has launched a loyalty program packed with added benefits. “We have also upgraded our website which enable our
guests to make reservations in an easy way. After we finished rooms and suites renovation the turn will come to the health club with Olympic size and two tennis courts plus sauna and jacuzzi to meet the expectations of our guests.” Dhahran International Hotel has designed a weekend program for families visiting the Eastern Province especially from the Central Region. “It meets any budget and includes free transportation to the main shopping malls in the area.” The hotel has a wellequipped business center with free DSL Internet access in the lobby and the rooms with daily newspaper and fruit basket on arrival beside the daily international buffet in the Sands Restaurant.
Sales and Marketing Manager Hayder M. Osman
hotels SUPPLEMENT AROME: A journey of the senses Alkhobar: Arab News
beech, oak and palm wood combined with herbs and essential oils, cook up an intoxiF YOU are looking for a unique dining cating blend of divine aromas that ensure experience that ushers in an avant- pure pleasure and complete satisfaction. At garde and intriguing approach to mod- AROME, we promise more than just great ern fine dining then look no further than food and memorable experiences — we the InterContinental Alkhobar AROME res- promise to take your senses on an unforgettaurant. The cuisine offered is an enticing table and stimulating journey of fine tastes blend of Mediterranean flavors and Middle and pure bliss. Eastern fare, cooked carefully employing Raf is extremely particular about culinary unconventional techniques that ensure details and fundamental cooking techpreservation of the ingredients’ fine char- niques. Using only the very best products he acteristics. believes that all One of the ingredients are first thought of equal that comes to importance as mind when each plays a thinking of a distinctive role delectable dish in producing is undoubtedly an extraordithe seductive nary and aroma. The unique gourrestaurant has met experibeen aptly ence. “A great n a m e d The restaurant has been aptly named ‘AROME’ meal is not one ‘AROME’ to to truly convey the heightened significance of that fills you truly convey this sensory element. up. A great the heightened meal is a joursignificance of this sensory element. ney that brings you back to a source of Aromatic compounds are found in foods, pleasure you may have forgotten and simulbeverages, spices, and fragrance oils and taneously takes you to places you have not wield the power to influence our moods, and been before”. evoke memories. According to the Whether it’s the ‘Kabsa of Canadian InterContinental Culinary Director, Raf Lobster’ served with basmati rice Arabic Griep, “The aroma emanating from freshly spices and pine nuts or the ‘Declination of prepared food induces a feeling of emotional Belgium Chocolate’ a variety of chocolates in well-being that is critical to pleasant dining.” contrasting temperatures and texture each Also, the unique ability of the sense of supplemented by different aromas, AROME smell to directly trigger the ‘center of feel- promises to deliver an out of the world expeings’ in the brain, enables it to elicit a rience that is a true blend of Mediterranean quicker body response as compared to the and Arabic cuisine, uniquely and distinctly other senses. AROME restaurant is all about its own. “We try to create an amazing dining putting you at the center of an exclusive, experience by providing beautiful surroundpleasant and experience-filled meal that is a ings, unparalleled service and exquisite treat to all the senses. dishes to entice your senses,” adds Raf. At AROME, the chefs employ special cookAROME restaurant is located at the ing techniques like low temperature cooking InterContinental Alkhobar, the premier hotel and modern dehydrating methods that serve in the business district of Alkhobar. For more to intensify and preserve the flavors of the information and for reservations call ingredients. Smoking procedures using +96638452888 EX 2844.
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Movenpick Beach Resort makes a splash Alkhobar: Arab News
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HE SPECTACULAR five-star Movenpick Beach Resort Alkhobar is a new family resort located in the Eastern Province on Aziziah Half Moon Bay Road. The resort is the ninth hotel launched by Movenpick Hotels and Resorts in the Kingdom and is only 25 minutes drive from Alkhobar city. Softlaunched during the summer of 2011, and open exclusively for families, the new resort has become the favorite destination for discerning guests from across the Kingdom and from nearby countries such as Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar. The lush resort covering an area of over 41,000 sq. meters with verdant gardens, lawns and water bodies, features 36 luxurious and modern three-bedroom duplex villas. Elegantly furnished with all modern comforts, the villas are designed with practicality and convenience in mind. While the garden villas offer a spacious 144 sq. meters, the deluxe and sea-view categories are 194 square meters including a sit-out and a spacious balcony. Each villa has a fully equipped kitchen, a spacious dining and living room as well as separate accommodation for your personnel and private parking for two cars. High-speed WiFi Internet access, satellite LCD televisions, media-hubs and telephones are available in every villa. Two royal villas and two sea-view deluxe villas offer uninterrupted and magnificent views of the Arabian Gulf. The resort boasts of two excellent restaurants with contemporary design. The Azure is the signature Mediterranean style seafood specialty restaurant featuring a cantilevered deck and teak wood deck for romantic dining under the stars overlooking the sparkling waters of the Arabian Gulf. The Clubhouse restaurant
The Movenpick Beach Resort Alkhobar is an ideal place for families. (AN photo)
serves innovative international specialties and also serves a sumptuous buffet brunch every Thursday and Friday. A favorite among families, the weekend brunch offers truly international specialties catering to all tastes and ages. Delicious breakfast items are accompanied by a range of appetizers, salads, main dishes and an extensive dessert buffet. While parents can relax and enjoy the spread, the children are kept busy in the Kids Club and spacious playgrounds. Both fine restaurants offer indoor and al fresco dining options. Within the Clubhouse is the Retreat Wellness Center & Spa featuring separate rooms for men and women as well as European beauty treatments, massage rooms, sauna, steam rooms and serene spaces for guests to relax. Exercise in safety with our team of qualified personal trainers in our fitness center, offering a
range of modern gym equipment. For families who enjoy the splash happy fun of water, an artfully designed swimming pool and a serene private pool area for children is available. A special extra is a popular Kids Club with fully trained attendants offering a wide range of games and activities as well as a special children’s dining menu. Parents can enjoy a variety of water sports and activities or stroll by the waterfront pathways of immaculately manicured grounds or along the marina. Conference and banquet facilities are available including a boardroom that seats up to 20 persons. The resort is an ideal venue for corporate or private gettogethers, events in relaxed and serene settings. A dedicated team of professionals will ensure the resounding success of your event. According to Markus Marti, general
manager of the Movenpick Resort Alkhobar and the Movenpick Hotel Alkhobar, the new resort has set a new benchmark for luxurious accommodation coupled with a high standard of personalized service in the Eastern Province and across the Kingdom. “We pride ourselves with a high quality product and services which is comparable to the best across the entire region,” he said. “We are excited about several new activities and initiatives we are planning to add to our range of services.” Marti praised the tremendous efforts made by the Saudi Commission for Tourism & Antiquities (SCTA) in promoting travel and tourism within the Kingdom and in the region. “SCTA’s initiatives have paid rich dividends and we have seen positive increase in demand for our resort mainly from within the Kingdom and friendly neighboring countries.”