Rotana opens its second five-star hotel in Doha, Qatar

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Rotana has announced the soft opening of City Centre Rotana Doha – Qatar, the city’s newest five-star hotel. Developed by Al Rayyan Tourism Investment Company (ARTIC), the City Centre Rotana Doha is located in the West Bay area.
This 52-storey tower features 287 luxurious modern rooms and suites and 94 serviced apartments.

City Centre Rotana offers exquisite dining venues to suit all tastes, from stylish to informal, fusion to international and state-of-the art facilities for conference and seminar requirements with the latest high-tech facilities including the grand ballroom, fully equipped meeting rooms as well as a business centre. The hotel also includes a Bodylines Leisure and Fitness Club, massage rooms, as well as sauna and Jacuzzi rooms which are all linked to an outdoor swimming pool and a landscaped patio space.

City Centre Rotana is characterised by its connection to the City Center Doha shopping complex — the leading family shopping mall in Doha. Further, the hotel is only 30 minutes away from the airport, 15 minutes away from the traditional Souq Waqif, the banks’ street and the Museum of Islamic Art.

City Centre Rotana also provides a ballroom and meeting rooms, which matches the diverse demands and varies in size between 40 square metres and 842 square metres, depending on the space needed by organisers for events, conferences or exhibitions. In addition to the business centre, there are 11 meeting rooms that are available 24/7 and are equipped with advanced audio and video systems.

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mattd / 19.01.2016

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