“The company is preparing an ambitious and extremely complex investment plan for all its properties in Bucharest, Poiana Brasov and Eforie Nord for 2017,” said Christine Schillings, general manager of ANA Hotels.
The project to refurbish the rooms at Athenee Palace Hilton will start with 80 rooms in July 2017 and the company is also preparing a EUR10 million investment in a 70-room expansion of the hotel and of the conference center, Schillings added.
ANA Hotels posted 127 million lei (EUR28 million) revenue and RON13.4 million net profit last year, which makes it the biggest hotel company by revenue, according to Finance Ministry data.
It also plans to make investments in the five-star Crowne Plaza Hotel in Bucharest next summer. The project includes expanding and renovating the current spa and turning it into a two-story 700 square meter wellness center, as well as expanding the current event center with a new wing of the ballroom. The Crowne Plaza conference center will therefore expand to 1,400 square meters plus a 3,000-square meter garden.
The Bradul Hotel in Poiana Basov will undergo complete remodeling as of April, while the other hotel there, Sportul, was upgraded several years ago.
ANA Hotels will also continue investments in the Europa Hotel in the Black Sea resort of Eforie Nord, to expand its mud treatment facilities with an outdoor area that will include a salt water pool and mud wrap and mud bath services. The project will be completed before the start of the summer season, Schillings said.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)