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The SheraTon
Grand Tbilisi
Metechi Palace
has completed a
renovation of its
rooms and public
spaces. The 28-year-
old hotel has 220
rooms, indoor and outdoor pools, meeting spaces
and a Sheraton Club Lounge.
Wyndham Grand has opened its first property
in the Georgian capital and the 158-room hotel
includes 19 suites, five conference spaces, a
ballroom, indoor pool, spa, lounge bar and three
restaurants.IhG IS poSITIonInG its new Atwell Suites
brand between traditional extended stay and
select service hotels. The all-studio suites, which
contain distinct zones, are designed to give guests
more flexibility for work, eating and sleeping,
typically on four-to-six-night stays.
Guests can connect their smartphones and
personal devices to 55-inch TVs. The versatility
extends downstairs with meeting rooms integrated
into the lobby alongside ‘huddle areas’ and public-
private working spaces. All hotels will offer free
hot breakfast as well as grab-and-go options.From lIpSTIck-parTInG lifts to rhino-backed chairs – one of 15 Marvelous
Suites is pictured – the recently opened W Muscat has made a characteristically
colourful entrance.
The hotel (251 rooms and 28 suites) enjoys a prime location in the
Shatti Al-Qurum beach area, behind the Royal Opera House and next to
InterContinental Muscat.
My fourth-floor Wonderful room had a handy wireless charging bedside device,
and some trademark ‘W’ design touches such as the mini-corridor to the room,
direct access from bath to bedroom (sliding door) and compact minibar. Designs
blend old and new with Omani patterns and “cultural nuances” (eg slanting
ceiling to evoke a desert tent). A small terrace afforded resort, pool and sea views.
F&B includes CHAR (grill), Harvest (all day dining ), Ba Ban (Chinese),
Siddharta Lounge by Buddha-bar, Living Room, WET DECK and WET.
Leisure facilities encompass the 10 treatment-room AWAY spa and large
outdoor pool (300sqm one on the rooftop too) while MICE guests can access
1,000sqm of meeting space.
Online rates for Wonderful rooms (1 King, seaview with balcony) range between
OMR81-W Muscat splashes lifestyle
colour and Bleisure appeal
Sheraton refreshed,
Wyndham Grand opens
in Tbilisi
concorde el Salam
Hotel Cairo has unveiled
the Adam Ballroom
which features an
11-metre dome, crystal
chandelier and 620sqm
function room. Two
private guest suites and
reception are on the first floor
of the new facility which will
host corporate events, weddings
and social soirées.Atwell Suites meets
flexibility demand
ConCorde
Cairo unveils
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