Swissôtel signs Odessa Hotel

Swissôtel has signed a management contract with the Ukrainian investors, Interpoint Development, for the Swissôtel Odessa, a new hotel scheduled to open in spring 2013.

Swissôtel Odessa will include 333 rooms, a lobby lounge-bar with a library, two restaurants and a brasserie with an extensive terrace overlooking the Black Sea, as well as separate private dining rooms for events.

A panoramic lounge “Skybar” on the top floor will offer visitors a relaxing atmosphere from which to enjoy the views. Other hotel facilities will include spacious conference and banquet rooms, a Pürovel Spa & Sport complex with extensive fitness facilities, various treatment rooms as well indoor and outdoor pools. The hotel will also have direct access to the beach.

“There has never been a project of this kind in Odessa before,” said Meinhard Huck, President of Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts. “The location of the hotel on the French Boulevard is really superb. The hotel is situated close to a park area, right on the coast of the Black Sea, and only 4 kilometers from the city centre. Interestingly enough at the end of the 19th century, a summer cottage situated nearby, that used to belong to a mayor of Odessa, was named “Switzerland”. We are looking forward to a fruitful partnership with Interpoint Development and HI-Raise Constructions, as well as the opening of a new Swissôtel in Eastern Europe.”

Odessa, amongst the top four largest cities in Ukraine with more than 1 million inhabitants, is considered to be one of the main destinations for business, culture and tourism in the country. Due to the presence of a well-connected international airport, together with a well-developed rail network, the largest sea port in Ukraine and its outstanding geographical location by the Black Sea coast, Odessa is a major transport and commercial hub.

State and national higher educational establishments are situated here: 8 academies and 8 universities. Moreover Odessa has a rich cultural heritage – magnificent buildings designed in various styles: art nouveau, baroque, eclecticism, Russian classicism. The National Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Saint Assumption (Sviato-Uspenskii) Cathedral, Primorskii Boulevard, Potemkin Steps, streets and boulevards set off by trees and sand beaches are all beloved places by tourists.