Hilton Worldwide has announced the signing of a management agreement with Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Almousa Trading Group for the first Doubletree by Hilton in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Al Khobar. The 304-room new build Doubletree by Hilton, Al Khobar will be located in the Kingdom’s Eastern Province and is set to open in fourth quarter of 2012. This latest deal reinforces additional Doubletree by Hilton hotel openings already scheduled for Dar Es Salaam and Zanzibar, Tanzania in fourth quarter of 2009 and Ras Al Khaimah, UAE in mid-2010.
According to a report in hotelnewsresource, Doubletree by Hilton, Al Khobar will feature 244 guest rooms and 60 suites, as well as four F&B outlets including all-day dining and specialty restaurants, a lobby lounge and a juice/snack bar. Banqueting and meetings facilities include a large ballroom, two board rooms, as well as a business centre. The health club will have separate gyms for ladies and gentlemen, whilst the swimming pool will cater to families only. |