On 1 July, Leonardo Hotels acquired two existing hotels from Essendi, one of Europe's leading hotel investors and operators. An extensive rebranding process will now take place to combine both into the new Leonardo Hannover Medical Park. This step will enable Leonardo Hotels to establish a third presence in Hanover and to expand its position on the regional hotel and conferencing market.
PRIMESTAR Group has opened its second hotel with an integrated offering in the hotel, long-stay, and workspace segments in Hannover at the beginning of IHIF.
With its new brand group June Six Hotel, June Stay and WorX, the hotel operating company Primestar Group introduced a new product concept with an integrated offer in the hotel, long-stay and workspace segment in German A-cities in May 2022.
Following a franchise agreement with Schweizerhof Hotel GmbH & Co. KG, DoubleTree by Hilton Hannover Schweizerhof opened in December 2021 with plans for a staged investment strategy over the spring and summer that will elevate the hotel's already enviable facilities. As Hilton's first hotel in Hannover, the capital of lower Saxony and one of the leading exhibition cities in the world, the hotel will help the city host more than 60 international and national exhibitions annually. The 200-room hotel is conveniently located less than one kilometer from Hannover's banking and court district and in close proximity to Hannover train station. Amenities include a bistro restaurant and bar, 880 square meters of meeting space, and wellness & SPA facilities.
The Zleep Hotel Hannover is set to become the third hotel in Germany to operate under the Scandinavian brand Zleep. The hotel is being developed in conjunction with Krasemann Immobilien, a property group which is responsible for the realisation of the project. The Zleep Hotel in Hanover will be a new build extending over five floors. Scheduled to open at the end of 2022, it will offer 124 Nordic-design rooms, a generously proportioned lounge delivering a true sense of "hygge" flair, an integrated reception space, a lobby and a breakfast and bar area. Zleep Hotels are presently also under development in Hamburg, Frankfurt/the Rhine-Main region, Madrid, Prague and Zurich. Further locations are at the planning stage.
Another new generation IntercityHotel has joined the Deutsche Hospitality portfolio. The four-star IntercityHotel Hannover Hauptbahnhof Ost opened its doors for business on 10 February to become the second hotel in the city to operate under the brand. It houses 220 guest rooms spread over 14 storeys as well as offering a restaurant, a Bistro Lounge and five conference rooms. Interior design once again bears the characteristic signature of the Italian architect Matteo Thun. The IntercityHotel Hannover Hauptbahnhof Ost is positioned in the upper midscale segment. Its central location on the eastern side of Hanover's main railway station provides excellent transport links. There is also a public car park within the immediate vicinity, from which the hotel can be accessed directly.
The IntercityHotel Hannover Hauptbahnhof Ost is currently taking shape at the heart of Hanover. It will be the second hotel to be operated by the brand at this particular location. Today, just under a year after the formal laying of the foundation stone, about 300 guests and construction workers joined Mayor Stefan Schostok at Andreas Hermes Square to stage a topping-out ceremony.
Vienna International Hotelmanagement AG (VI) is setting a milestone in its announced growth strategy with the acquisition, via its German subsidiary, of the 4-star Arcadia Hotel Coburg from the German hotel group Arcadia effective 1 June 2013.