IntercityHotel Muscat’s 2022 Opening
IntercityHotel Muscat opened on 1 September 2022 as the brand’s third property in Oman. This archive report covers that opening announcement.
This new addition to the vast empire of Deutsche Hospitality is located within the property of the Ministry and Embassy District of Al Khuwair and is part of the Araya development complex.
This luxury has 273 guest rooms ranging from Standard Rooms to Deluxe Suites. The hotel included a special Business Floor, comprising business rooms, business suites with the provided benefit of early check-ins and late check-outs, and services like VIP in-room services, and complimentary welcome drinks.
Another featurette of this luxury property is its all-day dining restaurant Citrine comprising of lobby cafe, a pool and gym, a spa with six treatment rooms, four multi-function meeting rooms with a capacity of up to 135 guests and A’Raya Ballroom which can accommodate up to 1,200 guests.
These are the words of Siegfried Nierhaus, Vice President of Middle East, Deutsche Hospitality: “The Middle East is an important destination for both classical tourism and business travel. IntercityHotel fits nicely into the region, as the concept accommodates the needs of any and all travellers. We look forward to our continued successful trajectory in positioning the brand in Oman alongside the hospitality project in Salalah and Nizwa while successively expanding our portfolio in this region.”
General Manager Renjith Chandran adds: “We are delighted to open the IntercityHotel Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman. The project will cater to all markets from business and leisure to major MICE events. Also working with the National Hotel Management (NHI) and Ministry of Manpower, I look forward to welcoming Omani talents to the team.”
The 2022 announcement described the hotel as within reach of Muscat International Airport, Al Alam Palace and the Mutrah Corniche.
The 2022 announcement described Al Khuwair Beach as a ten-minute walk from the hotel.
About Deutsche Hospitality: is the umbrella brand of the German company, Steigenberger Hotels AG which was a member of the Huazhu Group, acquired in 2020. A few hotel brands that are under Deutsche hospitality are Steigenberger hotel and resort, House of Beats, Jaz in the city, Maxx by Deutsche hospitality, Intercity l, Zleep, and H Rewards. It has a total of 120 hotels, 10,742 employees, and 23,533 rooms as of 2019.
About Intercity: Intercity Hotel is a brand under the Deutsche brand, which blends comfort and flexibility in an award-winning design, combining high quality with diversity. This strategy has led the brand successful all across Europe. The luxury brand is now focusing on expanding its hotel empire in the middle east and the Chinese market. It started this by opening its third hotel in Oman Muscat.
