Sofitel to Open Four Hotels in Asia Pacific in 2013

Sofitel plans to open four new properties in

Asia Pacific this year.

 The new openings will bring Sofitel’s

regional portfolio to 42 hotels in operation.

Sofitel’s Asia

Pacific expansion is part of the company’s plans to be present in

all of the world’s major cities, with a target of 150 hotels by

2015.

The four openings include Sofitel Shenyang

Lido on the famous Qingnian Street, the most bustling commercial

boulevard in the heart of the city, Sofitel So Singapore, the

first Sofitel hotel in Singapore located in a heritage building,

Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua, a lavish beachfront retreat in Nusa Dua,

one of the Bali’s most affluent addresses and Sofitel Shanghai

Jing’an, a 590-room flagship hotel in the historical Jing’an

district of Shanghai.

“Sofitel has long been

recogni ed for delivering the utmost in elegant hospitality and

artistry based on our French heritage and collaboration with

famous architects and designers. Asia Pacific is a key region for

us and we aim to expand our luxury footprint here with another 12

properties committed to be in operation by 2016” said Markland

Blaiklock, Senior Vice President, Sofitel Asia Pacific, Sofitel

Luxury Hotels “Our recent signings demonstrate our commitment to

the region, and our four upcoming openings in 2013 will help

reinforce Sofitel’s positioning as the luxury French brand of

choice.”

Sofitel also has plans to grow its

presence in India and China over the next two years. It aims to

sign another 5 properties in India by 2015, and has 10 projects

currently under construction in China expanding its foothold in

both tier one and tier two cities.

The Hotels

 Scheduled to open in September 2013,
Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort

is

located 40 kilometres from Denpasar, the provincial capital of

Bali. The hotel will

have 415 rooms including 17 private villas. It will also

feature a ballroom, five meeting rooms, a multi-function room,

three restaurants, a bar and lounge as well as wellness

facilities.

 The Sofitel Shenyang Lido

features 590 hotel rooms and suites, four restaurants,

two bars, two ballrooms, five meeting rooms, a Spa, a fitness centre, a swimming pool, a table tennis room, a squash court and

30 parking stalls. It will also have an executive lounge, which

will be complemented by a fully equipped business centre.

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