Maritim Hotelgesellschaft to Open Maritim Hotel D"usseldorf
DUSSELDORF, Germany, March 27, 2007. North Rhine-Westphalia's largest congress hotel, the Maritim Hotel D"usseldorf, is taking shape. On Thursday, 22nd March, 2007, Dr. Monika Gommolla, Chairlady of the Maritim Hotel Company, Oliver Wittke, Minister for Construction and Traffic of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Joachim Erwin, Lord Mayor of the City of D"usseldorf, Christoph Blume, Chairman of the Board of D"usseldorf Airport GmbH, and Dieter K"oster, Chairman of the Board of K"oster AG, celebrated the topping out ceremony for the building at the construction site at D"usseldorf Airport.
Dr. Monika Gommolla is happy about the steady progress at the construction site. She stresses the importance of the new hotel for Maritim: "Our company is based in North Rhine-Westphalia. Therefore it has always been our great wish to be present here at the capital of our own State. The location at D"usseldorf Airport guarantees excellent traffic connections and easy access. This factor is often decisive for clients when choosing a venue for their congress or convention. As largest private German meeting organizer we can now prove our organizational skills also in D"usseldorf, be it for a small meeting in the board room, a large annual convention, a glamorous gala evening or a colourful carnival session."
The cornerstone for the new hotel with 533 rooms was laid in January, 2006. Now, 14 months later, the shell is finished, and in December 2007 the first guests will move in. So far, K"oster AG of Osnabr"uck have used 45,000 cubic metres of concrete, 7,750 tons of reinforced concrete and 900 tons of steel in building. The facade alone will measure 20,000 square metres after it is finished. A glass roof of 17 metres width and 125 metres length will span the hotel lobby. For internal and external communication 215 kilometres of cable will be hidden in the walls and floors. At the opening in December, 502 elegantly furnished rooms, 30 suites with sizes of 50 to 100 square metres and a presidential suite of 220 square metres will await the guests.
The hotel will offer a variety of restaurants and bars: an `a la carte restaurant (539 seats), a bistro (174 seats), a sushi bar (36 seats), a beer parlour (110 seats) and a classical bar (153 seats). On the sixth floor, a VIP lounge will be at the business guests' disposal. A wellness area with workout room, sauna and pool will offer relaxation before or after a hard day's work. There will also be an underground car park with 450 spaces.
With the new Maritim Hotel D"usseldorf the German hotel company once again realizes its successful concept of "meeting and overnighting under one roof." The largest hall alone at the new hotel, an auditorium with a stage and gallery, offers room for up to 2,500 persons and is equipped with the latest in conference technology. Large openings in the facade let the natural daylight in. The second, smaller hall also comprises of a gallery and stage and can accommodate up to 1,100 guests. Both halls also offer foyers with sizes of 970 and 350 square metres respectively. 21 further conference rooms and meeting suites can accommodate from 20 up to 400 people, depending on their individual size. In total, they add space for another 1,400 persons.
The hotel will have direct access to the airport terminal, a main hotel entrance with a ramp and a passage to the adjoining Airport City. Access per car, plane or train is very convenient and easy.
With presently 47 hotels, Maritim Hotelgesellschaft is ranked among the leading German hotel chains. Ten of the hotels are abroad in Belek, Marmaris and Alanya (all Turkey), Djerba and Yasmine Hammamet (Tunisia), Majorca, Malta, Mauritius, Riga (Latvia) and Tenerife. As marketing and sales partner of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc Maritim is represented worldwide. The strong position of Maritim Hotelgesellschaft within the European first class hotel market will be strengthened further by continual growth.
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