Floating Above the City at Holiday Inn, Male

Azur Rooftop Restaurant and Lounge Offers Refreshing Dining with Appareled Views

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. December 14, 2009

MALÉ, Maldives, December 11, 2009 - The new Holiday Inn Male's rooftop infinity pool blends almost seamlessly with the Indian Ocean beyond the 15-storey hotel, the highest building in the Maldives capital and its first international-class hotel.

By day, relax on plush day beds with a refreshing blended beverage under the warm Maldivian sun and savor the enchanting view of the Indian Ocean and beyond while almost floating above the buzzing city below.

By night, enjoy a meal under the stars at Holiday Inn Male's Azur restaurant and lounge, while background music from the best regional DJs perform on the terrace.

The 117-room hotel provides guests of the rooftop restaurant and bar with a stunning birds-eye view of the city, the harbor and surrounding islands.

Just a short, five-minute speedboat ride from the international airport, the hotel offers world-class meeting and conference facilities, food and beverage outlets, extensive recreation facilities and leading edge communication services. And, located near the harbor front, shops, markets and various places of historical interest like the Old Friday Mosque, Sultan Park and The Presidential Palace are within a short walking distance.

All rooms feature either king-sized or twin beds, and come complimentary with broadband Internet, LCD TVs, minibar, complimentary tea/coffee making facilities and in-room safes. As for dining and entertainment, there is a lobby cafe, an all day dining restaurant, Azur rooftop restaurant and lounge, next to the infinity pool, offering Japanese-French fusion cuisine and 24-hour in-room dining.

Other special features of the Holiday Inn Male include a stylish, contemporary ballroom and meeting rooms which can be tailored to suit every special event; the beautifully appointed Coconut Spa, the first branded spa in Male offering an exclusive range of products; and a state-of-the-art fitness centre.

Media Contacts:

Brett Wilson
IHG
| +960 33 00 888
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Suzy Kooy
T\PR
| +65 6421 0329
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About IHG
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. IHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, over 4,200 hotels and more than 620,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Club VacationsTM, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites®, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards with 43 million members worldwide.

IHG has nearly 1,700 hotels in its development pipeline, which will create around 140,000 jobs worldwide over the next few years.

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About Holiday Inn Relaunch
Holiday Inn is in the midst of the biggest relaunch in hospitality history creating a more contemporary brand image including a new logo, and driving consistency in all 3,296 Holiday Inn brand family hotels around the world. With almost 1,000 hotels already relaunched worldwide, the completion of the relaunch of the global estate is expected to be completed in 2010.