Oslo, 12/12/2011
Scandic opens yet another hotel in Norway
Scandic and the Øgreid Eiendom have signed a contract to build a new hotel in the centre of Stavanger. The hotel will open in 2013.
The architectural unique hotel will get a prime location, close to the heart of Stavanger. The hotel will have 210 rooms, including rooms for disabled guests. At street level there will be a restaurant, lobby bar and meeting rooms. There will be meeting facilities for the total of 300 persons, where the largest meeting space can cater up to a group of 100 persons. The building will also have a underground garage, and of course everything you can expect from a Scandic hotel such as a lobby shop, a gym and a leading sustainability program.
“Scandic is growing rapidly in Norway – we have been adding a total of 7 new hotels since 2010. It’s an important market, making this an exciting development for Scandic in Norway,” says Scandic’s Country Vice President in Norway, Svein Arild Steen-Mevold.
“Stavanger is one of Norway’s most important cities, with a growing hotel market. Our second hotel here will have a very central location and expand our room capacity in Stavanger to 450 rooms. The new Scandic in Stavanger will be a modern and inspiring addition to our chain” explains Steen-Mevold.
For more information and interviews, please contact:
Kristine Schaug, Press Officer, Scandic Norway
Phone: +47 905 02 778
E-mail: kristine.schaug@scandichotels.com
Svein Arild Steen-Mevold, Country Vice President, Scandic Norway
Phone: +47 951 79 390
Scandic opens yet another hotel in Norway (pdf)