Vietnam: IHG has signed an InterContinental resort and residences in Halong Bay, in Vietnam’s Quang Ninh province.
The InterContinental Halong Bay Resort and InterContinental Residences Halong Bay are scheduled to open in 2023. The InterContinental Halong Bay Resort will feature 175 guest rooms while InterContinental Residences Halong Bay will be made up of 60 apartments, ranging from one to three bedrooms, and 41 villas.
Features include five restaurant and bar outlets, four pools, a gym, kids club and spa. There will also be six meeting rooms, with the largest able to accommodate up to 500 people.
As part of the upcoming Halong Marina, the area is set to be “a tourism, financial and commercial services hub designed to propel Quang Ninh province to new heights”.
To date, shophouses, serviced apartments and a retail mall, Marine Plaza, have been built, with further development in progress.
Riley Adam Owen, head of hospitality of developer BIM Group, said, “With the success of our partnership on four projects in Phu Quoc and Vientiane, we are excited to be working with IHG again on the new InterContinental Halong Bay Resort and InterContinental Residences Halong Bay. The Halong Bay area is set to evolve with a host of exciting new developments ahead, and we are confident that the InterContinental brand is the right choice for this location and the development will be a fantastic addition to our portfolio.”
IHG currently has 14 hotels in Vietnam across four brands, with plans to open 15 further properties in the next three to five years.
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