Inauguration is scheduled for early 2019, even though the company had initially said it would welcome the first guests in early 2018.
The Rezidor group, one of the most important actors on the international hotel market, owns brands like Radisson Blu and Park Inn by Radisson, both of which operate one hotel in Bucharest.
“Developers in Brasov are ready to receive the construction permits and will start work right away,” says Darren Blanchard, adding the hotel will be completed at the beginning of 2019.
Rezidor announced plans to open a Radisson Blu in Brasov at the end of last year, but did not say when it was going to begin construction work. The permit securing phase took too long so inauguration was delayed from the spring of 2018 to early 2019. The hotel will operate at 23, Eroilor Blvd, across the street from the City Hall and will be rated at five stars.
The hotel will operate in a repurposed building, which used to accommodate Telekom, so it will have 110 rooms, which means it will be a bit small, due to the limitations of the old building, Darren Blanchard said.
The hotel will also include two restaurants, two bars, a conference room, a gym and spa center and require a more than EUR10 million investment, the executive said.
Rezidor is also in talks to expand to other cities in Romania, mainly Cluj-Napoca and Timisoara, whose economy is developing and can accommodate at least a small hotel. To be attractive, a hotel needs at least 150 rooms, Daniel Blanchard added.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)