Opening IntercityHotel Saarbrücken - From left to right: Sigrid Köntopp (Senior Director Operations), Suat Cavdar (General Manager IntercityHotel Saarbrücken), Mehmet Altin (ALTIN Immobiliengruppe), Aylin Kern (ALTIN Immobiliengruppe) / Image source: Steigenberger Hotels AG — Photo by H World International

A new opening is about to take place at the very heart of Europe. The four-star IntercityHotel Saarbrücken will become the next hotel to operate under the brand when it opens for business on 1 July 2020. It is located opposite the Congress Hall, right in the city centre as usual, and offers 170 comfortable guest rooms designed by the Italian architect Matteo Thun as well as a restaurant, a BistroLounge and five conferencing and events rooms. The main station is only 300 metres away. Sights such as Saarbrücken Castle and various museums are easily accessible on foot. The project has been developed in conjunction with the ALTIN-Immobiliengruppe.

The hotel as a gallery

Photographic art will be on display in the public areas of the hotel from the opening day. Mats Rune Karlsson and Sari Schildt have put together an exhibition entitled "Schnittpunkt" with the idea of creating a bridge between their various photographic observations to meld both viewpoints into a new cityscape. This presentation is being staged as part of the "Kunsträume" project, a cooperation agreement between IntercityHotel and the Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences which gives young artists the opportunity to showcase their works in selected

IntercityHotels. Each photographic project is based on the implementation of an individual topic and thus enables the city to be perceived from an entirely new angle.

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