Category: Africa Indian Ocean - Nigeria - Industry economy
- Hotel projects
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2017-11-16
Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) (www.Marriott.com) and Landmark Africa Group (www.LandmarkAfrica.com) today announced the signing of Renaissance Lagos Hotel and Marriott Executive Apartments. Slated to open in 2020, the hotels will be located within the Landmark Village precinct, a premier mixed-use, business, leisure and lifestyle development along the Atlantic Ocean waterfront in Victoria Island, the central business district of Lagos.
“We are excited to partner with the Landmark Africa Group on this project. With the rapid pace of urbanization more and more guests are looking for the value, the convenience and the vitality that mixed-use provides. The Renaissance Lagos Hotel and Marriott Executive Apartments will be a significant addition to our strong Nigeria portfolio. There is a growing need for high caliber short and extended stay lodging in Nigeria and we believe the two hotels together will help bridge this gap,” said Alex Kyriakidis, President and Managing Director Middle East and Africa, Marriott International.
The 25 floor hotel will feature the 216 room full service Renaissance Lagos Hotel and 44 room Marriott Executive Apartment offering extended stay apartments with space, ambience and the privacy of residential living. The hotels will offer a wide range of amenities, including local and international restaurants, spa facilities, a fitness center, and an infinity pool with access to a 100-meter-long boardwalk overlooking a vibrant beach club offering exciting watersports.
“Marriott International is synonymous with quality and unique lifestyle experiences globally, which we, at the Landmark Africa Group continuously strive to align ourselves with. We look forward to bringing Marriott’s hospitality and passion for excellence to the Landmark Village setting a new benchmark for mixed-use developments in the region,” said Paul Onwuanibe, Chief Executive Officer Landmark.
Designed to be the first Lagos equivalent of the Rockefeller Centre in New York, Canary Wharf in London, Rosebank in Johannesburg and Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, the Landmark Village features office spaces, luxury apartments, high end retail as well as international restaurants. It is rapidly emerging as a leading mixed-use development on the West African Coastline.About Landmark Africa Group:Landmark ( www.LandmarkAfrica.com) began its operations in 1997, and is today recognized as a leading real estate services company in Africa, with a 150,000sqm development portfolio that comprises high rise commercial headquarters of several multi-national firms, retail developments, state of the art hospitality and conferencing facilities, and vast land banks along the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Landmark is a financially stable and well capitalized enterprise. The Group is established with offices in the United Kingdom and 5 countries across Africa including Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya and Ivory Coast. Their mission is to provide world-class business and leisure environments to improve the work-life balance of multi-national and domestic clients seeking an exclusive one stop shop setting in Africa. You can find out more about the Landmark Africa Group by visiting www.LandmarkAfrica.com or connect with them @LandmarkAfrica on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. About Marriott International:Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) ( www.Marriott.com) is based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and encompasses a portfolio of more than 6,200 properties in 30 leading hotel brands spanning 125 countries and territories. Marriott operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts all around the world. The company also operates award-winning loyalty programs: Marriott Rewards, which includes The Ritz-Carlton Rewards, and Starwood Preferred Guest. For more information, please visit our website at www.Marriott.com, and for the latest company news, visit www.MarriottNewsCenter.com. In addition, connect with us on Facebook ( http://APO.af/F8xwrF) and @MarriottIntl on Twitter ( http://APO.af/qxiLcH) and Instagram ( http://APO.af/7AjVMa).
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