The hotel is to complement the group's existing Radisson Hotel Sandton, which is due to open later this year, reports Southafrica.info.
The Park Inn Sandton will feature 192 rooms and is expected to welcome its first guests in April 2010.
"South Africa is an upcoming destination for business and leisure travellers.
"The government has prioritised tourism as a key economic sector, and international arrivals increase continuously - we are expecting new heights in 2010 when the country hosts the FIFA World Cup," Rezidor Hotel Group Chief Executive Officer Kurt Ritter said.
Consisting of leading brands like Radisson SAS, Country Inn, Hotel Missoni, Park Inn and Regent, the Rezidor Hotel Group features almost 300 hotels in operation and under development in 47 countries.
The Park Inn Sandton will be situated directly across the road from the Gautrain station, and will have the benefit of being the closest hotel to the underground station that will link commuters on South Africa's first underground railway system directly to the OR Tambo International Airport, Rosebank and Pretoria.
The new hotel will also be in close proximity to the JSE, headquarters of many multinational corporations and the Sandton Convention Centre, and only a few hundred metres away from Sandton City and Nelson Mandela Square - two of the country's finest shopping Meccas.
According to Rezidor, Park Inn is their fastest growing brand, with more than 100 hotels in operation and under development in Europe, Africa and the Middle East since the brand was launched in early 2003.
The Park Inn brand is said to represent a young, dynamic and colourful mid-market brand, promising "the best sleep in town".
"With the existing Radisson and Park Inn hotels in Cape Town, as well as the recently signed Radisson hotels in Port Elizabeth and Sandton, this marks another milestone of the development and commitment of The Rezidor Hotel Group in South Africa," the group states.
Article published courtesy of BuaNews
