InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world’s largest hotel companies, has announced the opening of Holiday Inn® Ankara Çukurambar; the first Holiday Inn® hotel in Turkey to implement the brand’s trend setting Open Lobby. IHG unveiled its inaugural Open Lobby – at Holiday Inn® London – Brentford Lock in November 2012 and this innovative public space now features in a total of nine Holiday Inn hotels across Europe.
Operating under a franchise agreement with Aska Otomotiv ve Petrol Urunleri Tic A.S. the 140 – room Holiday Inn Ankara Çukurambar officially opened its doors on 4 November. Facilities include a 660m2 banquet room and multiple meeting rooms, a relaxing spa, gym, bar and restaurant. The hotel is perfectly positioned close to ministerial offices and government headquarters in Çukurambar; the business district of the Turkish capital Ankara.
This opening is the latest step forward for IHG in Turkey where, so far in 2014, IHG has signed two hotels and opened a further three*.
The Holiday Inn Open Lobby takes a unique approach to the in-hotel experience for guests, which has transformed the traditional hotel lobby format by combining the front desk, lobby, restaurant, bar, lounge area and business centre into one open, cohesive space, while refreshing the design to give it a more contemporary feel. The Open Lobby has been established by understanding how people use space at home in order to give guests the most flexibility, whether they’re looking to eat, relax, work, or have fun in one integrated space.
The Holiday Inn Open Lobby reflects the findings of the 2013 IHG Trends Report1, which revealed the emergence of a new breed of business travellers who are not constrained by traditional office working routines and don’t necessarily work the typical 9-5 hours. Dubbed the ‘laptop and latte’ workers, they prefer creative coffee-house-style environments where they can be inspired by meeting other travellers while they work on their own laptops and smart phones. The 24/7 To Go Café (proudly serving Lavazza coffee in Turkey) forms part of the Open Lobby, and has been designed to give guests the flexibility to eat in, eat out or enjoy take-away items in their rooms.
