#COMPLETED :"Ibis Salmiya"

[Skoulikimou]

Project : Ibis Hotel
Location: Salmiya,Kuwait
Height:Unknown
Use : Hotel & Mall
Client: Kuwait Dynamics LTD
Construction start: 2005
Construction end : Unknown


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28/05/06

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/IbisHotel.jpg

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[Mu9ai3ibun]

Say yay to Ibis- I never knew there was such a project in Kuwait! Kuwait needs to use the media a lot more than they're using it now!!!

[Dhari]

Well i do love u workers when ur working fast.......

This Project is just going right...


yaaaaaaa life is good.

[q8_shaggy_17]

i like the project

[Koweitien]

Update provided by ahmedjam.

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[Skoulikimou]

picture taken today
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[ahmedjam]

Guys is it too small to have a complex or not !!

[MCM]

thanks skoulikimou

[CrazY]

update 09/12/06

from the side !! its big ;p
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/ibis.jpg

one floor with glass
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[ahmedjam]

nice the glasses look great

and C I like the back side, it really shows the whole building ;)

[q8_shaggy_17]

ya, the building is really nice

[Creedonomix]

fantastic....got updates anyone?!?!?!

[CrazY]

its only been 4 days !!!!!!

[Creedonomix]

sorry i did not know that it is monthly i thought that once u have them post them!!!!!!!!

[CrazY]

will yeah if you have some updates post them,,, but usually nothing happens in a few days... we should wait about a month to see some difference ;)

[Creedonomix]

ya ya ya....i know that but maybe with these few days other glass windows are being put to the building

[CrazY]

update 21/01/07

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[CrazY]

17/03/07

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[Faisal]

good work Crazy :)

[ChaoticTranquility]

hiya.

i was checking out the Ibis Hotels website and found this little tidbit:

Ibis Koweit City : December 2007

this place should be completed soon, with the opening by the end of the year. they have a second new hotel under construction in Sharq (opening in 2008) behind the future site of the Al Hamra Tower.

just to clarify: Ibis Hotels are two- or three-star hotels that are select service. that is, the rooms are clean, small and simple, giving you everything you need but no more, so don't expect turndown service or a chocolate on your pillow at night. they're affordable and well-placed, and i'm glad Kuwait's finally entering the low- and mid-end hotel market.

kuwaiti_patriot

[CrazY]

LOOOOOL chocolate on the pillow !! i love that

[CrazY]

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[ahmedjam]

hmmmm..... nice they are making the entrance, COOL, thanks C, oooo look at the bus station :| in the front of the entrance !! << are they are going to keep IT ????

[CrazY]

loool akeeed they'll move it !!!! like an entrance of a hotel is a bus stop :P

[Koweitien]

This is the best looking Ibis hotel I have ever seen :)

[Skoulikimou]

19-08-07
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[Faisal]

Gawwak Allah skouli :)

[ChaoticTranquility]

thanks for the update, Skouli.

off topic - does anyone have any clue what the project behind the Ibis is? from its information board, it's due to be a hotel and the steel in its construction is already above grade, yet there are no renderings or names. ideas?

kuwaiti_patriot

[Faisal]

thanks for the update, Skouli.

off topic - does anyone have any clue what the project behind the Ibis is? from its information board, it's due to be a hotel and the steel in its construction is already above grade, yet there are no renderings or names. ideas?

kuwaiti_patriot

I heard it's cars parking

[ChaoticTranquility]

what.

a parking lot on PRIME seafront real estate? i sincerely hope that's not true. i mean, the board says "Central International Company for Hotels" and has a few other company names on it, so it's got to be something else. if the parking lot is what's gonna come up on that lot, it'll be solid proof that Kuwait's city planners are absolute nimrods. common sense: why not put the Ibis on the seafront and the parking lot in back? gah. forget it, arguing about this is only going to bother me and a lot of others.

thanks, Faisal.

kuwaiti_patriot

[loody]

it's not a parking lot
it's intercontinetal hotel as holiday inn downtown its owned by central plaza
not bukhamseen group

[CrazY]

31/10/07

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[Faisal]

Omniya name of the hotel or commercial complex or what ??

[ChaoticTranquility]

the project entails a shopping mall, called the Omniya Centre, and the three-star Ibis Salmiya on top of it.

i drove by the tower today, and they removed the yellow plastic wrapping on the sign in the front. they've got a little bit ahead of them, but the Ibis is looking really good. i also called the hotel's preopening office here, and they said that they're looking at a January-February 2008 opening.

kuwaiti_patriot

(by the way - it seems the new building under construction on the other side of the Ibis is going to block its sea view as it goes up; what a shame. leave it to Kuwait's smashing urban planning.)

[Qatar Son 333]

3 star hotel ? thats horrible ! hope i am wrong btw the hotel and mall looks great cheers

[Koweitien]

3 star hotel ? thats horrible ! hope i am wrong btw the hotel and mall looks great cheers

This is the whole concept behind an Ibis hotel, it is to give an affordable option. Any major city should have one. In France, Ibis hotels are two star hotels.

In Kuwait it is known that hotels are relatively quite expensive so this will be a welcomed change for a lot of visitors. I personally would not stay in an Ibis hotel but I completely support it.

[Qatar Son 333]

sounds much better now but the mall is a good touch , salutes from Qatar

[Dhari]

28-11-07

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From the Arabian Gulf Street...

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From Salim Almubarak street.

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[thrasher81]

This is nice. I mean it's not a 5 star hotel, so for a 3 star one, this is good.

[Danny21]

looking gud...^^ gud update dhari

[xotica_world]

As far as I am concerned this 4 Star Hotel is built by the Accor Group from France! It is pretty good there but one question that I have to ask you guys is that wether this hotel has already its stuff, I mean its workers? hen will it begin? I need this information please! Thanks in advance!

[xotica_world]

Hearing from you buddies!

[ChaoticTranquility]

hi, xotica.

the Ibis is supposed to be a three-star hotel, as Ibis hotels are categorized as two- and three-star properties, with Novotels as four-star, Pullmans five, and Sofitel as five-star-deluxe. seems a bit strange though because this Ibis is probably the best one i've seen.

as for the Ibis Salmiya, interior works are nearing completion. they're turning on all the interior and exterior lights and signs, and they're presently furnishing the lobby. i think they're still looking for staff since i saw a few job openings on the Internet. you can always call their pre-opening office, or visit them if you can. they're at the Shuwaikh Free Trade Zone near the Ministry of Higher Education.

Ibis Salmiya is opening in early 2008, by the way. [probably by February or March.]

hope this helped.

kuwaiti_patriot

[xotica_world]

Hi Patriot,
Thanks a lot for this information. I was calling them many times but no answer at all. I think that the pre-opening bureau is no more active. However I will send them an e_mail in order to know further information about the work that I applied for!

[xotica_world]

Good Morning,
Thanks for the pictures, they are very dow! I would like to know if there is someone in the preopening office as I called them many times but with no answer! This is their phone number I guess: +965 461 34 42. Please let me know if there is someone there so as to call them back to know some information. Thanks in advance!

[Skoulikimou]

Accor Hospitality Middle East continues its strong development in the Middle East with the launch of Ibis Salmiya Kuwait, the first Accor business economy hotel in Kuwait scheduled to open on 20th March 2008.
http://www.ameinfo.com/148767.html

[CrazY]

yeah i guess its finished, its a major sponser for some convention in Kuwait

[Danny21]

Action Real Estate Company (AREC), a real estate developer, officially inaugurated Omniya Center, Kuwait''s exclusive boutique mall on Tuesday in a ceremony attended by Rawaf Bourisli General Manager of AREC and Ali Abo Hadidah Chairman at AREC.
The fourـlevel shopping center features local and international brands and is spread out across 2,000 square meters. Omniya Center is home to more than 40 outlets and prides itself as the perfect shopping destination for the entire family. It is located at the Ibis Hotel in Salmiya.
Feminine clientele will have a vast selection of retail concepts to choose from, including exclusive diamonds, exotic perfumes and cosmetics, branded optics, selective chocolates, fashionable haute couture and night dresses, formal and casual wear, modern lingerie and nightgowns, selective gifts and accessories and a beauty center with all the facilities including hairdressing, skin care treatment and products, aromatherapy, pedicure and manicure and much more.
Speaking at a press briefing held in the occasion of the launch, Bourisli said: "Omniya Center is an exclusive boutique suitable for the sophisticated shoppers who are looking for luxury, comfort and exclusivity. We are committed to launch new retail concepts in Kuwait in the near future and to establish new benchmark and standard for the retail sector that will confirm Omniya'' identity as a center of exclusivity, creativity and innovation."
He added, "Omniya Center will also offer for the discerning male clientele the highest fashionable branded wears, gifts and accessories, exclusive perfumes, luxurious watches, casual, formal and sportswear among others.
"For the little ones, Omniya Center has a selection of top international signature brands to choose the latest trend in children wear. In addition to offering a great shopping experience, the center features Ibis Hotel Salmiya and level two of basement parking with a valet parking services for the convenience of the shoppers."
Omniya Center is one of the flagship shopping, leisure and entertainment centers within AREC portfolio. The four level center has a variety of retailers such as: Bank of Kuwait & The Middle East, Little Angels, NND&G Jewelry, Lucia, Amal Jewelry Boutique, Yousef Boutique, Moustache, Cadeau Farah Jewelry, Amal Kuwait, Laderach Chocolate Boutique, Meten Optics, Big & Pretty, Red Angels, Joop, Kiabi Boutique, Kholoud Jewelry, Silk & Chic, Ibrahim AlـQurashi, Theater, Manav Mangwani Boutique, Old River, Pierre Cardin Boutique, Mustafa Behbehani Watches Center, AlـJawaher Sahera Center for Cosmetics & Perfumery, Scoops, Big Smoke, GNC, Azzad Gourmet, Barakat Crystallite, Lunch Box and VIP Beauty Center.
AREC is a subsidiary of Action Group Holdings Company (AGH). Providing real estate advisory, project management and letting services, as well as overseeing the execution of projects'' design, construction and operation.

- al Watan Daily (http://alwatan.com.kw/Default.aspx?MgDid=651573&pageId=476)