ROMANIA Ibis to open at Bucharest airport

The Ibis hotel will be situated at Strada Washington 1, next to the site of the future terminal and a new shuttle train station, which is already under construction. It will form part of a mixed-use complex together with a 1,000 sqm spa and events centre connected to the hotel by a bridge. The hotel is to be built in line with Accor’s ‘Soda’ concept, designed for both business and leisure stays.

Est Hospitality Consulting will act as the consultant of the project until its official opening, while Cumulus Architecture is responsible for its design. Alexandra Residence Design is owned by local property developer Ion Marian.

Accor is concentrating on building up a network of 45–50 hotels in Romania in the next few years. We are actively look for opportunities on the market to assist and provide owners or potential investors with the full benefits of our support, tools, distribution network and know-how. Therefore we look forward to our partnership with Alexandra Residence Design, as an important step in our mutual growth on the Romanian market and an opportunity to contribute all our assets of our strong brand portfolio. Furthermore, despite the current situation we believe that the market will bounce back stronger than ever as the hospitality industry has proven to be resilient and will show the same dynamism once again. 2020 is the best year for such opportunities and the partnership with Alexandra Residence Design is living proof of this.
Frank Reul, Accor’s head of development for Eastern Europe

Accor plans to open seven new hotels in Romania this year alone, and for the next few years has a secured pipeline in the country for another ten openings with more than 1,344 rooms.