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Sol Melia Appointed to Manage 308 Room Hotel in Hanoi
 
Singapore, 22 October 1998 - Spanish hotel chain  Sol Meliá   is set to further expand its  regional presence in Asia with its recent appointment  to manage a brand new business hotel  in Vietnam, the five star Meliá Hanoi

Owned by Thai-Vietnamese joint venture conglomerate, S.A.S - CTAMAD Co. Limited, the 21 storey Meliá Hanoi has been constructed at a cost of more than US$ 60 million and is scheduled for opening in December 1998. 

Centrally located on Ly Thuong Kiet Street, within the city�s business and diplomatic district, near the government offices, Meliá Hanoi is also within easy access to the city�s many cultural, entertainment, tourist and shopping attractions. 

The five star Meliá Hanoi will offer 308 deluxe rooms, including 66 executive suites and 2 grand suites. Targeting the business traveller, a key feature of  each room is the large working desk and executive chair. Each room comes fully equipped with separate IDD and fax lines, computer connection points and voice mail access.  Other in-room features include a complimentary tea and coffee making facility, safe deposit box, individually controlled air conditioning units, remote controlled colour television with satellite programmes, mini bar and refrigerator, hair dryer, alarm clock, bathrobe and slippers. 
 
Meliá Hanoi offers a range of meeting and convention facilities,  including the largest pillarless Grand Ballroom in Hanoi which has a seating capacity of up to 1200 persons. The room can be subdivided into three  sections with a large foyer/exhibition area. In addition, there are two function rooms which can accommodate up to 150 persons.   A key  attraction of the hotel as a meeting venue is its  6 storey car park for 300 cars and its roof top heliport, the only one of its kind in Hanoi.

The hotel has a fully equipped business centre which offers secretarial and translation services, facsimile and email access as well as  a meeting  room and  executive boardroom  for 8 to 12 persons. 

Meliá Hanoi�s other facilites include The Lotus Chinese signature restaurant with 7 private rooms,  El Patio all-day dining restaurant offering local and  international cuisine, a lobby lounge, a pool bar, 24-hour room service, swimming pool, gymnasium, gift shop and drug store. 

Sol Meliá, Spain�s number one hotel group and one of the top 14 hotel companies in the world, has a portfolio of 250 city and resort hotels in 30 countries under the brand names of Meliá, Sol and Paradisus hotels.  Its properties in Asia include Gran Meliá Jakarta, Meliá Bali
(incorporating The Garden Villas), Meliá Benoa (Bali), Sol Lovina (Bali), Meliá Purosani (Yogyakarta), Meliá Panorama (Batam), Sol Elite Bintan, Sol Mayang Sari (Bintan), and Sol Elite Marbella (Anyer) in Indonesia; Meliá Hanoi in Vietnam; Meliá Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia; Meliá Hua Hin and Sol Twin Towers (Bangkok) in Thailand.

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Contact:
Sushma Sivasriamphai
Jennifer Dunbar
Dunbar�Jones & Associates
51 Goldhill Plaza
#07-04
Singapore 308900
Phone : 356 2830
Fax : 254 8971
Email: [email protected]
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Also See:
Sol Melia Set to Open Third Property in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic - The 540-suite Melia Tropical Beach Resort / Oct 1998 
Sol Melia Announces Half-Billion-Dollar Five-Year Expansion Plan for Mexico / April 1998

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