AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Sept. 11, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- The new 4-star plus Movenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre opened officially on Friday September 8, keeping with the expansion objectives of Movenpick Hotels & Resorts to realize projects in major European cities. Business executives first and foremost, but also leisure travelers, will now be able to enjoy genuine Swiss hospitality in the heart of Amsterdam.
The new 408-room hotel, designed by renowned Dutch architect Claus en Kaan, is situated on the water's edge in a prime location of the Oostelijke Handelskade district, between the new Passenger Terminal Amsterdam and the Muziekgebouw/Bimhuis concert hall. The main railway station (Centraal Station), Dam Square, the Royal Palace and the old city center of Amsterdam with its many sights are all only a few minutes' walk away. Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport is only 10 miles away.
The Movenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre, which is entirely non-smoking, offers 362 elegant Standard and 14 Executive Rooms as well as 31 Junior Suites and an Ambassador Suite, all on 20 floors. All rooms offer free public wireless LAN, air conditioning and spectacular views of the harbor or the city. Guests of the Executive Categories also benefit from the amenities of the Executive Lounge. All rooms have pull-out bed sofas, ideal for families. For guests arriving by car there is a convenient underground parking garage, which also has 20 spaces specially reserved for buses.
More than 9,500 sq. feet of state-of-the-art, modular conference facilities with natural daylight are available to accommodate up to 600 participants, and feature free wireless LAN in all public areas as well as a business center. The adjacent Passenger Terminal with more than 32,000 sq. feet can also be used for events of all kinds.
Trademark Movenpick culinary excellence is served in the main restaurant with its spacious terrace and in the bar. Guests can also relax in the Health Centre with fitness room, sauna, solarium, sanarium and ice fountain.
"Alongside our hotels in Berlin, Prague, Rome and Istanbul, we're now able to offer our guests another European capital with Amsterdam," explains Stefan Flury, Senior Vice President Europe Movenpick Hotels & Resorts. "We're delighted to be able to add this unique hotel to our Netherlands portfolio."
"With its ideal location this hotel certainly adds to the quality of hotels in Amsterdam, and we're very much looking forward to welcoming our first guests and treating them to genuine Swiss hospitality," adds Ron Bar-El, General Manager of the Movenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre.
Movenpick Hotels & Resorts (MH&R), a premium hotel management company with over 10,000 employees, is represented in 23 countries with 80 hotels existing or under construction and focuses on its core markets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The international hotel group with Swiss roots is forging ahead with its expansion and aims to extend its portfolio to include 100 hotels by 2010. MH&R has an established presence in the 4 and 5-star segment with two types of accommodation: business and conference hotels and holiday resorts. In keeping with its slogan "True Excellence in Swiss Hospitality", the hotel chain is a byword for the uncompromising quality of its products and services. The hotel group is owned by the Movenpick Holding (66.7 %) as well as the Kingdom Group (33.3 %).