Nov 04 2008
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide inc. opens Le Meridien Towers Makkah, Saudi Arabia
October 2008, Dubai UAE – Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. and Al Muttahed Co. are pleased to announce the opening of three towers of the ‘all suites’ eight tower Le Méridien hotel in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The additional five towers are expected to open by the end of 2009. A total of four towers will be an ‘all suites’ hotel and the remaining four towers will be sold as vacation ownership by the owning company Al Muttahed.
The ‘all suites’ hotel will feature three different types of luxurious suites such as Executive Suites, Diplomatic Suites and the Royal Suites. The 95-square-meter Royal Suites possess the largest floor space of all suites, having two separate bedrooms, a spacious seating area, three bathrooms and a kitchen. Each tower will consist of an average of 165 suites making it a grand total of 1,320 elegantly positioned suites. All suites are designed by the renowned Richmond International in London with an exquisite combination of classic and modern design complimented by an extra touch of Islamic patterns.