andel’s Berlin ends 2009 with € 11.7 million in revenue – Conference hotel with strong foothold on Berlin’s hotel market – Design hotels andel’s in Berlin (Germany) and Łódź (Poland) on their way to becoming signature hotels for VI
The 4-star superior design hotel andel’s Berlin has a strong foothold on Berlin’s hotel market and can look back on a successful first year since its grand opening. The conference hotel exceeded expectations with revenue of € 11.7 million and a capacity utilisation of 57 per cent. The hotel can thus report satisfactory results in its first months despite the economically challenging times, as Rudolf Tucek, CEO Vienna International Hotelmanagement AG, stressed at a press conference in Berlin yesterday.
Despite the changed national and international environment, Berlin has recorded continuous growth in hotel beds in the past few years. The many new openings have resulted in an increased competitive pressure on Berlin’s hotly contested hotel market. “The capacity utilisation of 57 per cent in 2009 is all the more satisfactory as a result and it allows us to be optimistic about 2010,” argues Rudolf Tucek, CEO of Vienna International Hotelmanagement AG. Contributing to the hotel’s success was the balance of business travellers and tourists among the guests as well as the many events. Another factor which proved beneficial is the hotel’s location in direct proximity to the Velodrom concert and event facilities and the Europasportpark swimming and diving centre. The andel’s Hotel became the home away from home for many participants of the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.
andel’s Hotel Berlin
The 4-star superior design hotel, with a total of 557 rooms on ten floors and a 3,800 m² flexibly designable conference centre, is among the most attractive conference hotels in the German capital. Further facilities include a 570 m² ballroom, a sky bar on the 14th floor of the 60-metre hotel tower – offering panorama views over the rooftops of Berlin – plus a sophisticated à-la-carte restaurant. Guests also have a 550 m² wellness area at their disposal, operated since December 2009 as a Beni Durrer DaySpa.
andel’s Łódź follows up on Berlin with satisfactory results of its own
Business is also going well for the andel’s Hotel in Łódź, which opened in May 2009 in Poland’s third-largest city (pop. 800,000). With overall revenue of € 3.9 million and a capacity utilisation of 51.6 per cent, the hotel exceeded expectations by nearly 10 per cent.
andel’s Hotel Łódź
The 4-star design hotel, located in a former factory from the year 1878, comprises 278 rooms and suites and seven flexible conference rooms with a total space of 3,100 m², making andel’s one of the most modern city and business hotels in Poland. The 1,300 m² fully glass-enclosed ballroom on the roof of the hotel is unique in Poland for both its location and its size. Fantastic views over the city are available from the pool on the top floor of the hotel as well as from the 1,200 m² fitness and health club. The pool itself is a relic of past times, created out of a 19th century fire water storage tank. The andel’s Hotel is located directly in the Manufaktura shopping, arts and cultural centre and in direct proximity to the city centre.
About Vienna International Hotelmanagement AG
Vienna International Hotelmanagement AG was founded in 1989. On the basis of individual management contracts, Vienna International operates and is developing a total of 40 first-class hotels & resorts (38 hotels and 2 hotel projects). The portfolio, which includes three Leading Hotels of the World, comprises city, resort, spa and conference hotels in ten European countries: Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Croatia, Switzerland, France, Germany, Romania, Slovakia and Russia. In addition to holiday and leisure products internationally, e.g. in Loipersdorf, Salzburg, Carlsbad and Opatija, the focus of the destinations is on business centres such as Salzburg, Munich, Berlin, Paris, Prague, Cracow, Łódź, Bucharest, Moscow, Ekaterinburg and Vienna. In 2010, Vienna International expects to welcome over 2,517,000 guests and post total revenues of € 180 million. The hotel group employs about 2,850 people. Further information and image material related to this press release is available at www.vi-hotels.com (Press).
