Rezidor announces the Park Inn Southend-on-Sea, UK
The Rezidor Hotel Group announces the Park Inn Southend-on-Sea. The property
featuring 137 rooms is scheduled to open in Q2 2009 and is the 40th Park Inn in
the UK & Ireland.
“Park Inn is our fastest growing brand”, comments Kurt Ritter, President & CEO
of Rezidor. “We launched the first hotel in early 2003. Today, our portfolio
comprises over 100 Park Inns with more than 20.000 rooms in operation and under
development across EMEA.”
The Park Inn Southend-on-Sea will be located along Southend's Western Esplanade,
overlooking the mouth of the River Thames. The property - which showcases an
impressive conversion of the “The Palace”-building into a mixed use development
- will be in the heart of the city's tourist area and easily accessible from
other parts of town. Besides 137 rooms (the majority enjoying full sea view),
the hotel will offer a bar, a restaurant, and conference facilities on 350
square meters. Guests will also have access to a spa & health club, and upmarket
residential apartments will be located on the top floor of the building.
Southend-on-Sea is 40 miles away from central London. It is a popular leisure
destination - featuring seven miles of award-winning beaches, the longest
pleasure pier in the world, and a sealife centre. Museums, theatres, art
galleries, restaurants and pubs complete the program. Southend is also known as
the economic and financial hub for Essex and has a relatively large commercial
base including a concentration of industrial parks along the A 127 highway.
For further information please contact:
The Rezidor Hotel Group
Christiane Reiter, Director Corporate Communication
Tel. +32 2 702 9331, Christiane.Reiter@Rezidor.com
About the Rezidor Hotel Group:
The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the fastest growing hotel companies in the
world. The group features a portfolio of almost 350 hotels in operation and
under development with approximately 74,000 rooms in 53 countries.
Rezidor operates the brands Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, Regent Hotels &
Resorts, Park Inn and Country Inns & Suites in Europe, Middle East and Africa,
along with the goldpoints plusSM loyalty programme for frequent hotel guests.
Rezidor has signed a worldwide license agreement with the Italian fashion house
Missoni, in order to develop and operate a lifestyle hotel brand of the same
name: Hotel Missoni.
In November 2006, Rezidor was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. With 42%,
Carlson Companies is the main shareholder.
The Corporate Office of the Rezidor Hotel Group is based in Brussels, Belgium.
For more information on Rezidor, visit www.rezidor.com.
