Ezdan Holding Group has announced the launch of the “first stage” of ‘The Curve Hotel’, located in the heart of Doha’s West Bay.
Ezdan said this would strengthen the group’s investments in the hospitality sector, and contribute to support the State’s development vision of this vital sector.
Ezdan Holding Group chairman Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah al-Thani attended the opening ceremony and cut the ribbon to formally launch the first stage of the hotel operations.
The ceremony was attended by Qatari businessman and Ezdan’s strategic partner in the hotel ownership, Ibrahim al-Mohannadi along with senior Ezdan Holding Group executives.
Sheikh Dr Khalid toured the Curve Hotel and had a look at the various facilities and services it offers.
Ezdan said: “The hotel is considered a unique addition to the hospitality sector that is regarded among the most important drivers of the national economy. From this point, the group has always been keen to use a significant amount of its potential to give an important boost to this sector.”
The Curve Hotel is owned by White Square Real Estate Company, in which the Ezdan Holding Group holds a 32.5% stake.
Ezdan said “the hotel is set to be among the most important” in its hotel chain. The soft launch marked the opening of six floors of the hotel with a capacity of 150 apartments of varying spaces.
However, on completion the hotel would consist of some 24 floors, totalling 600 apartments, occupying 6,788sqm and overlooking the West Bay area.
Ezdan said it expects to complete the hotel’s “full opening” shortly. It has been working untiringly to finalise all aspects of the hotel to make it ready for launch before the end of the year.
This plan comes within the framework of boosting the Group operations and meets the market needs for hospitality services.
Al-Mohannadi expressed his confidence in Ezdan Holding Group, its long and outstanding experience in the hospitality sector, and its key role in the completion of this sizeable project.
He pointed to the “tremendous efforts and hard work to pull off such an admirable result”, which al-Mohannadi said “confirms the success of their strategic partnership.”
He expects The Curve Hotel to “achieve impressive success in a short period of time due to its excellent management that enjoys extensive experience, and its high quality services and facilities.”
He added: “We have witnessed, during our tour today, the high level of work quality achieved in the hotel’s facilities and services, which we expect will have a positive impact on the Qatari market. The Curve Hotel will certainly be a considerable step towards supporting Qatar’s economy on one hand and generate positive income for the Group on the other hand.”
Ezdan said: “During the first stage, the floors that will be operational are (nine, 10, 11, 13, 14, and 15). Moreover, we have made sure to deploy a calibrated hospitality staff and services crew of the highest degree of competence and experience in this field. In addition to that, the hotel features a fitness centre, a massage room, a fully equipped swimming pool and a restaurant, as well as a large conference hall dedicated to serve businessmen”.
During Q1, Ezdan announced its intention to launch two projects in Qatar’s hospitality and tourism sector- The Curve Hotel and the five-star hotel Ezdan Palace, which is to be built on an area of 46,000sqm.
The group also owns a chain of hotels mostly recognised as Dafna Towers in West Bay.