Hilton Worldwide has reported the company will open one more hotel in Erbil, in Northern Iraq. This will be the second hotel by Hilton in Kurdistan region. The development of the hotel will be carried out by the Mihtab Group.
The new property will be the first Hilton Hotels & Resorts branded hotel in Erbil. The hotel is scheduled to open in 2016. Hilton already has a hotel under construction in Erbil – DoubleTree Suites by Hilton.
The new hotel will have 300 guestrooms and will feature a beneficial location in the upscale part of the city. Hilton Erbil Hotel & Spa will feature convenient access to main commercial and residential areas of the city as well as to its main road. Guests of the hotel will be delighted with breath-taking mountain landscape and modern luxury of the hotel.
The opening of the hotels in Kurdistan is a part of the global strategy of the hotelier that implies the launch of 40 additional hotels in the Middle East and Africa within next 4 years.
Hilton Erbil Hotel & Spa will have 300 comfortable guestrooms and 30 spacious suites. Later 10 additional chalets will be added. The territory of the hotel will include two swimming pools (an indoor and outdoor one), a huge health club, and upscale retail shops. Hilton is sure the new upscale hotel will become popular in Kurdistan as its economy is expanding greatly thanks to such sectors as oil, gas, tourism and agriculture.