Brussels, July 2004 �. Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, the first class, full-service brand of Rezidor SAS Hospitality, announces the opening of the Radisson SAS Hotel, Ankara. The new Radisson SAS Hotel, Ankara offers 153 guest rooms, 30 executive rooms and 19 suites, all equipped with direct-dial telephone, mini bar, TV, and Internet access. The hotel also has a rooftop Executive Lounge, a Mediterranean restaurant named Loca, a cafe bar called Kulis, an external terrace with landscaped gardens and a fitness center. The hotel also features 2,842 square feet of contemporary conference facilities including six meeting rooms equipped with the latest technology.

Radisson SAS Hotel, Ankara Istiklal Cad. No: 20 ULUS Ankara,  Turkey

The new Radisson SAS Hotel, Ankara is set to become a new meeting point for the Turkish business world as well as the political and diplomatic circles of Ankara. The landmark building is strategically located in the main government and diplomatic area, next to the State Opera Hall, the State Philharmonic Concert Hall, the Turkish Central Bank, the popular museums of Ankara, the main train station, and the 19th May Soccer Stadium.

Radisson SAS currently has one other hotel in Turkey, the 245-room Radisson SAS Conference & Airport Hotel in Istanbul.  Rezidor SAS also has two other properties under development in Turkey, both in Istanbul.

Rezidor SAS Hospitality, one of the fastest growing hospitality companies in the world, has a portfolio of five brands. Rezidor SAS is the sole master franchisor in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for the Carlson brands: Radisson, Park Inn, Country Inn and Regent. Rezidor SAS is also currently developing a lifestyle brand Hotel Cerruti, a joint initiative with the international fashion house of the same name. Rezidor SAS currently includes 220 hotels in operation and under development in over 40 countries. The company aims to include 700 hotels under the different brands by 2012. 

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