business hotels

Unless they take public transport, travellers to Orly will soon find a new hotel to welcome them when they arrive at the airport from the A106 and RN7. AccorHotels has joined forces with the ADP Group to build an ibis Styles at the entrance to the Orlytech business hub. Its façade...

Odalys is continuing to expand its range of urban residences. A few weeks after opening a property in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, the 32nd Odalys City residence in France, a new residence has been inaugurated this week on the Butte Montmartre. Located on rue Saint-Vincent, a stone's throw from Le Lapin Agile, it is "a...

Begun at the end of 2016 with the Stories pilot project, the transformation of Adagio aparthotel lobbies is now taking shape with the roll-out of Le Cercle, a new convivial space with a friendly spirit as its common thread. "We've been offering our customers a practical accommodation solution for ten years now. What we want to do today is...

Overlooking Marseille's town hall and Old Port, the InterContinental hotel elegantly occupies the walls of the former Hôtel-Dieu, some of which date back to the 18th century. Opened in 2013, it has since become one of the city's must-visit addresses, with its 194 rooms recording an occupancy rate of 70 % in 2017, and its clientele...

Wyndham Hotels has announced the acquisition of La Quinta, one of North America's leading mid-market hotel brands. The $1.95 billion transaction will be effective in the second quarter of 2018 and will add nearly 900 hotels and 87,000 rooms to the US group's offering. According to the...

The Hipark Design Suites residences will become part of Adagio Aparthotels from 1 February. Launched in 2010, this brand, developed by BNP Paribas Real Estate, the French bank's property subsidiary, offers a top-of-the-range range of accommodation including a number of à la carte services: concierge, business corner, fitness centre, catering and launderette. Located in...

Preparing for a business trip Are business trips and a healthy lifestyle incompatible? P. B. - No, because it's perfectly possible to maintain the same lifestyle during a business trip. It can even be increased, as travellers sometimes have more time than in their day-to-day lives to...

The whole world started running in the 1990s Can you describe the scale of the running boom? J.-F. D. - For example, the New York marathon had 150 participants in 1970. There were 5,000 in 75 and now there are 50,000. The whole world started running in the 1990s...

What could be more beautiful than New York, Tokyo or Shanghai seen from above? However, concentrated on their running pace or bent over the elliptical bikes set up in their hotel fitness club, do mobile executives really have time to appreciate the sublime panorama before their eyes? Running. All the time.

HOTELS The Hotel Saint George in Algiers This is Algiers' most prestigious address. Built on the site of a former Arabo-Ottoman palace, set in the heart of a botanical garden, this five-star hotel has long been the preferred address of the British bourgeoisie and has welcomed prestigious guests from the worlds of art and politics. With its conference rooms, swimming pools and tennis court, the hotel is...

Already boasting seven hotels in Brussels, NH Hotel will soon be adding two more early next year. Property investor Pandox has entrusted the Spanish group with the management of two of its properties, the BLOOM! and Berlaymont hotels. NH Hotel will officially take over the operation of these two hotels in February 2018, and will thus be able to count on...

The Rezidor group has announced the forthcoming opening of six new hotels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. First on the list, the Radisson Blu Beirut Verdun opened its doors in December and joins the Radisson Blu Martinez, already present in the Lebanese capital. Located in the Verdun district, the hotel has just opened...

With the inauguration, within a few days of each other, of hotels in Moscow and Madrid, the Hyatt group has just strengthened its offer in two of Europe's key business metropolises. To make its debut in Madrid - and indeed on the Spanish market - the American hotelier has chosen its lifestyle brand Hyatt Centric and has opted for a prime location for its...

HOTELS Dakar is a relatively expensive city for hotels in Africa. The cost of accommodation is generally higher than in East Africa or southern Africa, and significantly higher than in some Asian countries. However, the rooms in luxury hotels are well equipped, with air conditioning, 24-hour electricity, etc.

It is already four years since MGallery decided to devote a special offer to its female clientele, four years of reflection and effort to better meet the specific needs of female travellers, and above all to anticipate them. After patiently developing its "Inspired by Her" offer, MGallery is now moving up a gear. The collection of boutique hotels...

Business travellers in search of greater efficiency are increasingly attracted to this option, as they only have to cross a footbridge to find themselves almost in the boarding lounge. The Novotel Paris Cœur d'Orly, linked to the south terminal of the Paris airport by a futuristic footbridge, is one of the latest establishments to offer this highly practical solution, joining the...

Lobby open to the city, quality restaurants with local flavours, trendy bar, food trucks, tandems available to guests and, on the technology side, an interactive wall showing places to visit, running routes and cultural events, or even a smartphone as a room key: Golden Tulip has...

Three years after the creation of the hotel chain, Okko Hotels is continuing its expansion in the French market by adding a new destination to its catalogue. Strasbourg recently joined Nantes, Grenoble, Lyon, Cannes, Rueil-Malmaison and Paris, with the inauguration of an eighth address. [link-block prefix="Also worth reading:" post="130669"] The Hotel Okko Strasbourg has 120 rooms, including 8 premium rooms....

Shocking! A private club in London is now open for business. There are even rumours that this gentlemen's club, where business discussions are traditionally forbidden, may even welcome women! Is there something rotten in the kingdom of members' clubs? Let's just say that this crime of lèse-majesté is...

It's a small event for the W brand, which for the first time in seven years is opening a hotel in North America in a brand new building. The W Bellevue hotel has opened its doors in Washington State, close to the offices of Microsoft and Amazon. The 220 rooms and 25 suites are expected to...