Its opening was announced by IHG in spring and now it's here: the InterContinental brand has just made its debut in Barcelona by completing the transformation of a former Crowne Plaza into a luxury hotel. Located on Montjuïc hillThe hotel offers 273 elegantly decorated and sophisticated rooms, including 17 junior suites and a 180 m² presidential suite, all with views over the Catalan city. If the gastronomic pretension The hotel has three restaurants and bars, including its main restaurant, the Quirat, run by Victor Torres, the youngest chef in Spain to have been awarded a Michelin star. It also has a relaxing dimension with its 1,200 m² spa and its 173 Rooftop Terrace with swimming pool in season.
But InterContinental Barcelona is also set to make its mark on the MICE scene Catalonia with a vast 3,000 m² meeting and event space, including a ballroom with a capacity of 1,000 delegates theatre-style and 600 people seated for a gala dinner, in addition to around 20 meeting rooms. The venue also boasts state-of-the-art technology, with audiovisual equipment ready for hybrid meetings and, on request, full connectivity with 5G speeds of up to 1Gbps. It also has a separate entrance and direct access to the car park.
This opening is part of the development of IHG's flagship brand, which has just celebrated its 75th anniversary and is still going strong. It already has 205 hotels, 70 more will be added over the coming yearsThese include Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates, Kaohsiung in Taiwan and, closer to home, Rome.
The IHG Group has made no secret of its ambitions to expand in Italy and recently announced several openingsfor its lifestyle brands voco and Hotel Indigo, among others. A new project has just been unveiled and is of direct interest to business travellers, as a Holiday Inn Express has been announced. Rome Fiumicino airportThe brand has recently appeared near the Nice hub, and is expected to appear next to the airports of Seville and Madrid Barajas.
The result of a franchise agreement signed with Borealis Hotel Group, the Holiday Inn Express Rome - Airport will open its doors in 2023 and will feature the brand's new Next Generation design. It will have 224 rooms and convenient access to the airport. In addition to its convenient location for business travellers, it will also be integrated into a shopping and business centre, Parco LeonardoA dedicated metro stop links the hotel to the centre of Rome in 20 minutes.
