A perfect harmony between Mozart and Beethoven. The Radisson Blu brand has, in quick succession, taken over the management of the main business hotels in the legendary composers' hometowns. In Salzburg, it's the former Wyndham Grand Salzburg, with its 1,785 m² of event space and a ballroom capable of hosting 1,000 people, and in Bonn, it's the Marriott, which boasts slightly less extensive MICE facilities with four meeting rooms for a total capacity of 150 people.
However, this flagship hotel in the former German capital also benefits from direct access to its neighbour, the World Conference Center Bonn (WCCB), one of the main conference venues in Germany. And for good reason, as the venue can draw on, on the one hand, the former Bundestag plenary chamber and, on the other, its main building completed in 2015, which incorporates 14 conference rooms. With its total capacity of 7,000 participants, the WCCB can thus host UN conferences – since the capital moved to Berlin, Bonn hosts a campus grouping 26 international organisations – as well as congresses or major corporate events.
Since 2016 and its inauguration, the Marriott has offered its 336 rooms and suites for the accommodation of participants and passing travellers. Its owner, Infinite Group, has transferred its operation to the Radisson group under a franchise agreement. « This hotel has long been part of Bonn's identity, and what we are building today is the next chapter in that story. », said Mathias Wessel, General Manager of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Bonn.
Located on the Platz der Vereinten Nationen, just a stone's throw from both the Rhine and the UN campus, the hotel is also a 15-minute tram ride from the city centre and its station, which offers direct TGV connections to Cologne, Frankfurt and beyond. This easy accessibility is complemented by high-end amenities, including four meeting rooms, two of
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" We are adding an exceptional property to the Radisson Blu network in one of Germany's most important centres for conferences and institutions. », commented Joep Peeters, Chief Operating Officer Franchise EMEA, Radisson Hotel Group, estimating that this hotel « strengthen Radisson Blu's position as the largest upper-upscale brand in Europe ".
But the group will also strengthen its luxury offering in Germany with a Radisson Collection expected next year in Frankfurt, within the FOUR Frankfurt complex. After IHG's lifestyle brand KimptonRadisson is set to participate in one of Germany's and Europe's leading mixed-use urban projects, which reinvents the former Deutsche Bank headquarters into a city within a vertical city, comprising four towers housing offices, residences, retail, dining, and hospitality, on the edge of the city's banking district and its luxury shopping thoroughfares.
Scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2027, Germany's second Radisson Collection after the one in Berlin will be located in the 173-metre-high T2 tower, offering 189 rooms spread across floors 11 to 19, in addition to a ground-floor lobby with a lounge and bar, and a bar-restaurant with seating for approximately 135 guests on the first floor. As one of Europe's most significant and ambitious mixed-use developments, FOUR Frankfurt offers an exceptional opportunity to create a distinctive luxury lifestyle experience in the heart of Frankfurt. », a souligné Elie Younes, directeur général en charge du développement du Radisson Hotel Group.
