Accor has signed an agreement to take over the
management and rebrand a 568-room hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Grand Mercure Bangkok Atrium, which operated
most recently as the Avani Atrium Bangkok – part of Minor Hotels,
has been welcoming guests for over 26 years.
The hotel is easily accessible via road and rail,
including Bangkok’s elevated expressways and MRT subway network. Makkasan Station, the downtown terminal of the Airport Rail Link
to Suvarnabhumi International Airport, is just a short distance
away.
The 568 rooms and suites boast panoramic city
views and range in size from 30 to 129 square metres.
Facilities include a variety of F&B outlets, an
outdoor swimming pool and sundeck, fitness centre, spa, a ballroom
and selection of meeting rooms that can host up to 350 people for
corporate and social events.
“Our hotel has been one of Bangkok’s most popular places to
stay ever since it first opened in 1996. Now, by harnessing the
global strength and premium, local style of the Grand Mercure
brand, we are embarking on an exciting new era of hospitality. I
am confident that this new partnership with Accor will delight our
returning clientele and help us attract many new guests in
future,” said Khushroo Wadia, Executive Director of Maxwin
Builders, the owning company of the hotel.
The Grand Mercure network consists of more than 55
hotels in 12 countries worldwide, as well as a
pipeline of 30 new hotels and 7,200 rooms due to open in the
coming years.
“Just as no two countries are completely alike, no
two Grand Mercure hotels are completely alike,” said Garth
Simmons, Chief Executive Officer for Accor, Southeast Asia, Japan
& South Korea. “Each property is tailored to offer a uniquely
local spirit, where the community can feel at home and visitors
can discover the unexpected. I am proud to welcome Grand Mercure
Bangkok Atrium to our network, becoming our fourth Grand Mercure
in Thailand. This signing demonstrates the confidence that owners
continue to place in Accor’s renowned brands, local knowhow and
experts spanning every function of the hotel business.”
