Scandic Royal Stavanger
Scandic to take over hotel in Stavanger
On October 1, 2019, Scandic will take over the operations of Radisson Blu Royal in Stavanger, Norway. The hotel, which is ideally located in downtown Stavanger, will target business and leisure travelers as well as local residents. After the takeover, the hotel will change name to Scandic Royal Stavanger.
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The hotel has 215 rooms, meeting rooms and a restaurant that is well-known in the city. Scandic already has four hotels in Stavanger as well as one at the airport, and with the new hotel, Scandic sees excellent opportunities to optimize its offering in the city. The hotel market in Stavanger has performed well in recent years and the city has had the highest percentage increase in sold rooms in Norway.
Together with Sandnes, Stavanger constitutes Norway's third largest metropolitan area. The city is characterized by its oil supply and both national and global oil companies have offices there. Stavanger is also a large university city that boasts several institutes of higher education of which Stavanger University is the largest with approximately 10,000 students. Tourism to the region is also expected to rise in the coming years.
The property is owned by Royal Stavanger Hotel AS and both parties have entered into a long-term lease agreement.