Movenpick launches first Middle East residence project

Movenpick Hotels & Resorts (MH&R) has unveiled plans for its first residential project in the Middle East, situated in Doha and scheduled for a 2007 completion.

The Swiss chain has entered into an agreement with local real estate and construction company the Regency Group to build Movenpick Residence & Suites Doha. “We are very proud to be associated with such a distinguished company,” said Jean Gabriel Pérès, president and CEO of Movenpick Hotels & Resorts.

The 25-storey Movenpick Residence will be situated in the city’s West Bay area, in the heart of the commercial district and 15 minutes from the airport. The majority of the 204 studios and 140 one-bedroom apartments will have kitchenettes, but will also receive 24-hour room service.

The company’s decision to expand into the residential market was based on the current boom in Doha’s hospitality industry, according to Mattmuller. “Movenpick Hotels & Resorts expect economic progress [in the city] to not only continue but accelerate in the long term creating a need for medium term accommodation for middle management and executives on assignment for six months to a year,” he told Hotelier.

“A fully serviced residence, with all the luxuries of a hotel but with the comforts of home, is the perfect solution to satisfy the needs of long-term visitors, as well as bridging the gap in the accommodation options currently available in Doha,” he added.

“The residence market is definitely growing across the Middle East, both in terms of corporate guests and family leisure travellers seeking more space at reasonable rates,” said Mattmuller.

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Al smakh tower,25 stories, is the new Moevenpik Hotel

كشف السيد آلان ريجازي المدير العام لفندق موفنبيك ــ الدوحة أن مجموعة فنادق ومنتجعات موفنبيك ستتولى ادارة مشروع فندقي سياحي رئيسي جديد في الدوحة يقع على مقربة من فندق الفور سيزونز الذي افتتح مؤخرا مشيرا الى ان اعمال البناء للفندق الثاني الذي ستديره موفنبيك تسير بشكل ممتاز حيث وصل ارتفاعه حتى الآن الى عشرة طوابق من اصل 25 طابقا‚ حيث من المتوقع افتتاحه خلال العام المقبل وقبيل دورة الالعاب الآسيوية التي تستضيفها الدوحة في شهر ديسمبر عام 2006‚ موضحا أن الفندق الجديد سيكون مجهزا للاقامة الطويلة‚

وأوضح ريجازي أنه تم التوقيع على اتفاقية ادارة المجموعة للفندق الجديد منذ قرابة الشهرين من قبل المشاركين في المشروع وهما السيد ابراهيم الاصمخ رئيس مجموعة الاصمخ والسيد اندرياس ماتمولر نائب رئيس مجموعة فنادق ومنتجعات موفنبيك لمنطقة الشرق الاوسط‚ مشيرا الى ان المجموعة تنظر الى الاتفاقية على انها فكرة رائدة لانتشار شركة موفنبيك السويسرية المنشأ في منطقة الشرق الاوسط في مجال الفنادق والمنتجعات السياحية لافتا الى ان الفندق الجديد سيكون ثاني استثمارات المجموعة في قطر‚

وذكرت الرسالة الاعلامية لمجموعة فنادق ومنتجعات موفنبيك ان السيد ابراهيم الاصمخ علق عقب التوقيع على الاتفاقية بالتأكيد على المكانة المتميزة التي تحتلها فنادق المجموعة عالميا وعلى مستوى الشرق الاوسط والمستمدة من العراقة السويسرية والمستوى الراقي لخدماتها الذي لا يقبل المنافسة على المستوى العالمي علما بأن مجموعة فنادق ومنتجعات موفنبيك تمتاز بمهارات عالية في اكتشاف الاسواق الجديدة وتنويع منتجاتها لتحقيق كافة توقعات رجال الاعمال والسياح حيث سيشكل فندق ومنتجع موفنبيك المكون من 25 طابقا على احدث تصميم معماري علامة فارقة في منطقة الخليج العربي‚

ويقع الفندق والمنتجع في قلب المنطقة التجارية التي تشهد نموا سريعا وعلى بعد 15 دقيقة فقط من مطار الدوحة الدولي ومعظم استوديوهات المبنى الـ 204 وشققه الـ 140 ذات السرير المنفرد مزودة بمطابخ صغيرة اضافة الى تمتعها بخدمات الغرف على مدار الساعة‚ وتسمح مرونة التصاميم الداخلية والابواب التي تربط بين الاستوديوهات والشقق بايجاد 86 شقة مزدوجة و14 شقة تتسع لثلاثة اشخاص متى ما كان ذلك مطلوبا‚

وتشكل المساحات المتاحة لعقد الاجتماعات 240 مترا مربعا‚ 6 قاعات اجتماعات بأبعاد مختلفة ومركز تجاري في الطابق الاول‚ ويتسع المطعم الرئيسي لـ 120 شخصا بالطابق الارضي اضافة الى مطعم متخصص وردهة وملتقى ــ كافيه مع شرفة بالطابق الارضي كذلك توجد بركة سباحة في الطابق الخامس والعشرين مع شرفة للعشاء والترفيه‚ وغرفة للعب الاطفال والترفيه ومركز للياقة البدنية اضافة الى اربع غرف للتدليك واقسام منفصلة للنساء والرجال‚

ويشتمل الطابق الرابع والعشرون على صالة ضخمة للجمباز يتم دخولها عبر الطابق الخامس والعشرين‚ ويشير ريجازي الى ان التركيز سينصب على المسافرين من رجال الاعمال من الشركات الاقليمية والعالمية من الكويت‚ الامارات العربية المتحدة‚ البحرين وأوروبا كذلك سيكون هنالك اداريون‚ عملاء‚ مقاولون ومستشارون من مختلف المشاريع القائمة بالدوحة المتعلقة بالمياه والكهرباء‚ البنية التحتية البلدية‚ ومشاريع النفط والغاز أو مشاريع توسعة مطار الدوحة الدولي منوها بأن ذلك ينسجم مع استراتيجية المجموعة للتوسع في منطقة الشرق الاوسط ومنطقة الخليج بوجه خاص‚ وتمتد سلسلة فنادق ومنتجعات موفنبيك حاليا لتشمل اكثر من 70 فندقا ومنتجعا قائما وتحت الانشاء في 18 دولة وتقوم المجموعة من خلال فئتين من الفنادق بصفة اساسية هما فنادق الاعمال والمؤتمرات بالاضافة الى المنتجعات بتوفير كافة احتياجات عملائها حيث روعي في فنادق الاعمال قرب مواقعها من المراكز التجارية في كبريات المدن العالمية والمطارات بحيث توافر بنية اساسية مثالية للمسافرين من رجال الاعمال‚ كما تقع المنتجعات التابعة للمجموعة في مناطق خاصة رائعة وتقع فنادق ومنتجعات المجموعة حاليا في كل من المانيا وسويسرا وفرنسا وايطاليا وهولندا وجمهورية التشيك وتركيا والاردن ومصر وقطر والمغرب وتونس والسعودية والكويت والبحرين والامارات العربية المتحدة ولبنان وتنزانيا‚

يشار الى ان مجموعة فنادق ومنتجعات موفنبيك اطلقت مؤخرا شعارها في صورته الجديدة والتي تعبر عن هوية موفنبيك ويجمع الشعار بين الحداثة والمعاصرة ويؤكد بوضوح على الهوية القوية ويظهر مفهوما معبرا عن كافة معاني الراحة والاستجمام وهي الثوابت التي روعي التأكيد عليها خلال مرحلة طويلة ومعقدة مرت بها عملية تعديل الشعار ليظهر بصورته الجديدة وقد أتم فندق موفنبيك الدوحة التحول اليها وأتم وضع الشعار الجديد‚ علما بأن شعار وهوية مجموعة موفنبيك للفنادق والمنتجعات قد خضعا لمراجعة دقيقة في اطار اطلاق الهوية الجديدة للمجموعة‚ ألوان جديدة وتصميم جديد تضمنها الشعار الجديد وتواكب ذلك مع حملة ضخمة اكدت على تجسيد معاني الراحة والاستجمام التي تتميز بها التقاليد السويسرية العريقة للضيافة من خلال مجموعة فنادق ومنتجعات موفنبيك والتي تحرص دائما على توفير الفخامة في كافة فنادقها التي تضم فنادق من فئة اربع نجوم وفنادق ومنتجعات من فئة خمسة نجوم كما اعتمدت الهوية الجديدة على تجسيد واظهار ستة معان وثوابت هامة تحت شعار واحد وهي «التفوق والامتياز للخدمة السويسرية ــ ادخال البهجة ــ العالمية ــ المفاجأة ــ الاستمتاع والانطلاق ــ الحرص على الجودة ــ تعزيز الاصالة والعراقة»‚

والهوية الجديدة اعتمدت على معاني الراحة في التواصل مع القاعدة العريضة لعملائها في كافة فنادقها عبر العالم من خلال البعد الانساني والعنصر النفسي بحيث يشعر كل ضيف بانه محل ترحيب وعناية مع التأكيد على معاني الأمان من خلال وجوده بين ايد امينة‚

Very nice, very bad location. Right there in front of the four seasons. It will be blocked from all sides by high rise towers.

its looks good, i like it.

Qatar4ever, you are right …. The location is full of high- raced blocks and I'm always saying "the West Bay Area's plan is really terrible"
Btw, are you working in QTEL?
If so … is it true that you have to park you car in the car park of al Sheraton hotel then wait till a bus come to pick up you and take you to the new QTEL headquarter?:doh:

No.. No.. but i do work out of alsalam tower, the twin tower of the old qtel tower. Same story here, if u come after seven then bring ur sun screen coz ur planning to take a long walk to the office.

How stupied can these ppl be ?? I understand if im building a tower and wanna cut cost by cutting out the parking since ill be renting the whole place out in a seller's market.. so screw the tenents.. but where the heck are the authorities.. good some ppl are just plain stupied..

i feel sorry for you and for how works there:hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:

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Its almost done

Looking good

^^Yup. Definately looking good!

so this is the new Moevenpick i was wondering what is this tower :P thnx halawala

Halawala,

Marhaban

That is great, I got the new pictures...is it the same stree with Fourseasons Hotel...anyway the building has been put in the Movenpick website...i am sure that is the building...keep me update

Anyway, I heard The ritz carlton hotel will be open for their 2nd property, any pictures ?

Qatar4ever, you are right …. The location is full of high- raced blocks and I'm always saying "the West Bay Area's plan is really terrible"
Btw, are you working in QTEL?
If so … is it true that you have to park you car in the car park of al Sheraton hotel then wait till a bus come to pick up you and take you to the new QTEL headquarter?:doh:

MillenniaL,
People who work in the Q-Tel tower don't park at the Sheraton... they park next to the post office! A bus takes people between the tower and their cars - completley stupid! I don't understand why they don't build high-rise parking lots on every street with towers - its the only way to solve this.

^^ Bad planning is getting completely out of control and its taking its tool on the people.

Did you know here in Dubai, in Sheik Zayed Road, every plot of land for a high rise tower gets a free plot of land right behind it to be used excusively for a parking lot tower?? That is what I call good planning.

Sorry the image is blurry but you can figure it out:
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Wow! I give it a couple of weeks MAX. and it'll be finished. Only very few parts left to be covered with glass...

Today:

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Way too slow for just installing some glass! :(

I should have been opened by nowwwwwwwwwwwww

I should have been opened by nowwwwwwwwwwwww

It is sloow, but the work on the inside is still going on. In the night, the lights were opened, and I peeked into the lobby and they were decorating the interior. Maybe they can open it a day before the ASIAD.

They MUST open it before the Asian Games...

Around the same date as my Updates (Rafeek Manchayil's flickr account)

With once month to go, some aluminum sticker peeling to go through; alls set!

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Dont you just love flickr??

Ya... Flickr has tons of pics. Too bad the photographers keep those pics to themselves... :(

Updates (no pics yet): The rooms are fully furnished (you can see the furniture in the rooms)! :)

The lobby is almost complete, There were people sitting the reception area and they were doing last minute touches. I will give it one week maximum for opening day!

^^Great news!
Thanks :)

cool

Movenpick to open 25-storey hotel


The 25-storey Movenpick Tower and Suites in the West Bay area, scheduled to open next month
Staff reporter

MOVENPICK Hotels and Resorts (MH&R), which already has a four-star hotel on the Doha Corniche, is gearing up to open a 25-storey branch – Movenpick Tower and Suites Doha – in the posh West Bay area "next month."

The 350-room Movenpick Tower and Suites will be positioned as a five-star property to cater to the top end of the market.

According to the Swiss hotel chain’s website, the "350 modernly designed rooms including 40 suites, furnished with kitchenette and equipped with the latest Internet technology and IP services" aim to target both "short and long term guests".

The hotel will have an "all-day restaurant with a show kitchen, a specialty noodles restaurant, a lobby lounge/cafe in addition to pool-side BBQ, the website says.

A large gymnasium, a children’s games room, health and wellness centre, a swimming pool and four massage rooms, are some of the other facilities that will be available at the new hotel.

There will be a "220sqm multi-purpose function hall" divisible into six meeting rooms, apart from the regular "business centre".

The new hotel’s opening team headed by general manager Cypert Schwartz.

WohoOO!!!
But when ? I mean, which day!!
Cool facilities indeed!

1 day to dead line !!!

1 day to dead line !!!

nothing is going to open before the games!

we know just a reminder

errr! Next Month! :mad:

But it is fully furnished so far and the reception is up and running. I just predict that they will be part of the accomodation, but officially the hotel will open after the games. But, for sure they will be up and running during the games.

November 17, 2006

The hotel at night! look nice ;)

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wow! That blue light really looks so cool!
Thanks alot suzan for the great pics!

Nice blue lights but why are they only randomly selected floors?

^^ I think they were just testing the lights or something. So not all the floors were lighted... That's just a guess though. :)

maybe other floors will have other colors !! emmm laa it won't look good :S
anyway nice hotel, damn movenpick in kuwait doesn't have a hotel tower !! two hotel resorts , but noooooo, no tower god damn it :mad:

Wow! Good surprise with the lightings! :)

Nice blue lights but why are they only randomly selected floors?

I dont think it's randomly selected. You can see that they start with 5 floors between the lightning, then 4 floors, 3 floors and so on, they got a pattern there... I think it looks really nice :)

oh ya how did that slip my eye got to ge a check on my eye then lol i already wear glasses giorgio armani that is.

here you go
http://static.flickr.com/102/302420204_6bebf02c05.jpg?v=0

More floors have some lights now... It seems that they are really testing the lights...

Anyways, thanks qatary for the pic and welcome to the forum ;)

Nice, it also looks complete. But, they should open it for the games!

Thanks for the pic! I hope this way of lighting the building will remain. I like it, it's quite original!

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There is a fountain?

^^ I was going to put that photo! But, the caption said it was taken from the Four Season Hotel, which has a fountain.

--Optical illusion.

But it looks so infront the Movenpick!

Guys, the hotel is fully OPEN and FUNCTIONAL. In fact all the rooms are fully booked by DAGOC until Dec. 25.

Looked too good to be empty :)
What do we do with the completed threads? I'm sad to let go of it lol

na its better to keep it here there might be updates and nice to here its full

I read in the newspaper yesterday (4-12-06) that the hotel will open in 15 of december 2006.

wat the ... why its supposed to hold some people for the asian games right now !!!

I read in the newspaper yesterday (4-12-06) that the hotel will open in 15 of december 2006.

It will open to the public on that day, but right now its open only for DAGOC.

thats a reilf

Guys check the name of the hotel on the top-right side! :D although it's a bit small!

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small is better but i think it was allready mentioned

Movenpick Tower set for official opening
Published: Sunday, 14 January, 2007, 11:13 AM Doha Time

Staff Reporter

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The Movenpick Tower and Suites Doha, which will officially open on January 24

Movenpick Hotels and Resorts’ second property in Qatar, the 350-room Movenpick Tower and Suites Doha in the West Bay area, is all set for an official opening on January 24.

The hotel has already had a "soft-opening’’ last month, with its first guest staying at the 26-storey futuristic property during the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006, an official of the hotel told Gulf Times. Movenpick already has a four-star property on the Corniche.

The new hotel’s 350 rooms, which include 40 suites, offer "contemporary design and first class comfort," according to a press release.

"Besides an LCD TV and 24-hour room service, most of the rooms have a fully equipped kitchenette, ideal for long-term stays. All the rooms are linked to an interactive telecommunication system (Internet Protocol network), which allows guests to retrieve information and directly access hotel services", including wake-up calls, concierge service, express check-out and video on demand, the release said.

The conference and banquet facilities at the five-star property include four meeting rooms, equipped with "state-of-the-art audio-visual technology."

The new hotel is home to four themed restaurants.

‘Animato’, the main restaurant, offers international buffets as well as a la carte dishes. ‘Wok mee’, on the ground floor, serves Asian specialities, mainly "creative noodle dishes."

‘Lime cafe’, adjacent to the Tower’s main lobby area, offers refreshing drinks and snacks apart from "trademark Movenpick products."

‘Bay View 26’ on the top floor, with breathtaking views of the city and the waters of the Arabian Gulf, offers Mediterranean and Lebanese specialities from the grill.

An indoor swimming pool, a health and wellness centre, four massage rooms, a beauty salon and a games room for children are some of the other features at the Movenpick Tower and Suites.

"The new tower is a key element of our strategy of growth in the Middle East," said Andreass Mattmuller, the Swiss hotel chain’s senior vice president in the Middle East.

General manager Cypert Schwartz said: "By combining the very latest technology and genuine Swiss hospitality, we are able to offer our customers a unique concept with every conceivable comfort for both short and long-term stays."

after a loong time....... after four seasons this is the one opening OFFICIALLY.........am i right??

^^ Its opened already--but only a soft opening. Usually, after a soft opening they will make a Grand one (official) to make it something grand.

My friend and I are gonna stay at the Moevenpick next month. It's damn expensive :ohno:
Even the breakfast is not included in the price, you have to pay 75 QR pr person PR DAY!!! What the hell is that about! We had a much cheaper rate for the Ritz Carlton but there were no room available at the dates we are gonna be in doha... sucks big time!
I REALLY hope it's worth the money! Anyone have stayed there yet?
Doesnt look 5* to me, but we will see...

^^ It's still brand new :D ... so good for you ....

The old Movenpick is 4* but this one is 5* ....

but what is the rate per night ??...

btw ... Welcome to Qatar :D

Thank you :)

We are gonna pay 1250 QR pr night incl breakfast.
Our rate for the Ritz were only 1111 QR I feel like I am gonna throw money out the window now :gaah:

Of course the location is WAY better than the Ritz Carlton, that's a plus :lol:

Thank you :)

We are gonna pay 1250 QR pr night incl breakfast.
Our rate for the Ritz were only 1111 QR I feel like I am gonna throw money out the window now :gaah:

Of course the location is WAY better than the Ritz Carlton, that's a plus :lol:
That's very expensive! Did you try online booking. It might be cheaper.

We tried to call them and asked if they could make a special rate for my friend's company, they told us that it was only possible from the 3rd of March. We are leaving the 6th :lol:
But generally the hotels in doha are OVERPRICED and the ppl not very helpful. I swear the ppl we talked to at the Marriott were so damn stupid lol we could get a 10 QR discount, who the hell cares about 10 riyal :bash:
The problem is that some big company reserved ½ of the hotel, and are probably not gonna use ½ of the rooms anyway :ohno: It's always hell to find a good hotel in Doha...

Doesnt look 5* to me, but we will see...

I'm sure it's not crap either..;) Tell us how it was when you are back. Enjoy!!

^^
Nah I think it's ok too really. I will take some pictures of the hotel from inside if I get the time, and post them here when I get back :)

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Wow... I love this lighting and its color!

lovelyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Thank you guys :P Another one of my pics:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amrja/386816767/in/photostream/

qtel tower looks amazing

We have been staying at Moevenpick since Saturday, and it's actually a lovely hotel. The rooms are big, with seperate kitchen. We stay at the 21st floor and got a panorama view over the sea. Will post some pictures when I get back home :)

^^ great...I guess the view is just awesome!

^^ yes it's really great!! :banana: