World Construction: April 2007

Hotel Under Construction At Surrey Cricket Club

By Staff -- HOTELS Magazine, 4/1/2007

Hotel Under Construction At Surrey Cricket Club

LONDON Arora International Hotels is building a 170-bed, 4-star hotel at Surrey County Cricket Club's Brit Oval, scheduled to open in time for the 2009 Ashes cricket series. All bedrooms will be air-conditioned, and one wing of the hotel will have larger dual-purpose rooms that will double as corporate boxes on match days. A rooftop restaurant is planned with views of the pitch.

The project involves the improvement of existing facilities at the pavilion end of the ground, with the creation of a new, integrated stand and hotel design. By demolishing the existing Surrey Tavern, the front entrance to the ground will be completely opened up and finished with an elegant piazza.

Hilton Builds Second Colombia Property

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA Hilton Hotels Corp. plans to open a US$27 million hotel in Bogota, Colombia's capital and largest city. The 245-guestroom Hilton Bogota is scheduled for completion in mid-2009 and will be Hilton's second hotel in Colombia.

The hotel marks Hilton's return to the capital after 17 years. It will include a restaurant with direct street access, a lobby bar, a fitness center and 10,000 sq. ft. (930 sq. m) of meeting space. The site, located in the heart of the financial district, is 20 minutes from El Dorado International Airport and within walking distance of downtown. The hotel will be developed by shareholders in Sociedad Operadora 72 Gran Hotel S.A., and will be owned by Fideicomiso de Administracion y Pagos 72 Gran Hotel, a Colombian trust entity. Hilton will operate the hotel under a multiyear management agreement as part of its expansion efforts in Latin America.

JAL, Ossis To Build Nikko Resort In Bahrain

AMWAY ISLANDS, BAHRAIN Ossis Property Developers BSC and Tokyo-based JAL Hotels Co. Ltd. are building a 5-star resort in Bahrain's Amwaj Islands, to open in 2008. The US$1 billion Hotel JAL Bahrain Resort & Spa will have approximately 350 rooms. The project is part of a massive development of the manmade Amwaj Islands, combining hotels, luxury residential neighborhoods, commercial districts and leisure amenities.

Feuring Develops InterConti In Davos

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND Inter- Continental Hotels Group is set to operate a 5-star resort in Davos, Switzerland. The hotel, with 180 rooms and 60 luxury apartments, is to be developed by Feuring. The project, owned by Stilli Park AG, is slated for completion in 2010.

The building's unusual design, conceived by architect Matteo Thun, is meant to resemble a spaceship. It will offer views of the ski slopes of Davos, located 90 minutes from the capital city of Zurich.