Brussels, May 2002.... The Radisson SAS Hotel in Wroclaw, Poland, opened its doors to the public May 6th.  The hotel is situated opposite the National Museum Panorama Raclawicka and shares a courtyard with the Academy of Art, which played an instrumental role in the interior design of the hotel, which features sculptures, paintings and examples of famous Wroclaw ceramics.  
Wroclaw, the capital of Lower Silesia, is situated less than 250 miles from major European metropolitan cities - Berlin, Dresden, Vienna, Prague, and Bratislava. It lies at a junction of major European transport routes and represents an important railway hub.  It also benefits from an international airport.
 

The Radisson SAS Hotel in Wroclaw is surrounded by a park and is within walking distance to most city highlights, such as the Market Square - the tourist, cultural and business heart of Wroclaw.  The 162-room property, including Business Class rooms and suites, offers an all-day restaurant called "Aquarelle" with traditional Polish and international cuisine, as well as a lobby bar "Sqwiggles."  In summer, guests can enjoy drinks in the open-air café situated in the courtyard.  The conference and meeting facilities

Radisson SAS Hotel ul. Purkyniego 10  50-156  Wroclaw Poland

Philippe Pellaud, General Manager of the hotel, comments: "Poland has seen strong economic growth, both domestic and international, in the business and leisure markets.  The country ranks ninth in the world for visitor figures and thirteenth for revenue generated from tourism. Wroclaw is in particular need for some quality hotels and the demand for our level of service is constantly growing." 

Continuing the company's aggressive expansion in Poland, this is the first of five new Radisson SAS properties to be added in this growing market, including hotels in Warsaw, Krakow, Katowice and Lublin, totalling nearly 1,000 rooms.  Radisson SAS already operates a hotel in Szczecin since 1995.

Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts currently includes 110 hotels in operation and 37 hotels under development in 37 countries and is the sole franchiser in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa for Radisson Hotels & Resorts.