As part of its expansion plans, Marriott International has launched Le Méridien City Center Doha, a 43-storey hotel that aims to provide a sumptuous lifestyle for all visitors in Qatar. The five-star hotel offers 353 rooms including 48 suites and 97 apartments that are suitable for all.
In an exclusive interview with The Peninsula, Cyril Mouawad, Manager of the hotel expressed his enthusiasm in welcoming guests from all parts of the world.
He said: “Doha is famous for having high-end service apartments. If you want to have a successful business, you need diversity. And diversity is offering the long-stay option of having full-service apartments and not only bedroom you can stay in.
The residential apartments inside the hotel provide exceptional views of Doha city and serve an eclectic mix of culinary options for the in-house guests to curate. Some of the fine dining options in the hotel are Cafe Rouge and La Gourmandise among others.
Speaking on the authenticity of eateries at the hotel, Mouawad said: “Since Méridien is originally a European brand, we wanted to offer guests something little bit with European flavors and touches.”
“On the weekend we will have brunches. Friday we will have brunches and Saturday – mini brunches. And on Thursday and Friday evenings we have specialty nights like Lebanese night, seafood night so we’ll do activation there,” he added.
As Le Méridien gets ready to welcome potential tourists and guests, the hotel sheds light on the imposing team and services it provides. Mouawad said, “What I am really proud of is the team we have built from approximately 40 nationalities. They have an eagerness to learn and are motivated and excited about their future. They know that they have joined the best company in the world, which offers them the opportunity to grow, develop skills, and be placed in better positions, better income, and better future.”
The hotel also offers trailblazing rooms for business meetings and other events with enhanced technology as he stated, “We have offices and meeting spaces for daily and yearly rent. We have a ballroom for events, the latest technology in equipment, and the latest technology for meetings like meeting screens. If you are on teams, it has built-in cameras that follow you throughout where you go, whoever speaks - the camera will turn for the speaker.”
As Qatar is set to host biggest sporting tournament and other international events in the following months and years, the newly launched hotel has introduced certain facilities for the guests. Mouawad mentioned, “For football fans, we have two areas where we are going to broadcast the matches that come with a big screen and you have options to dine in.”
Having mentioned that, Mouawad is positive about the growth of business in Qatar as he elucidates the country’s eventuality in the coming years. He said: “Qatar is on the track to become an international country and they are hosting many events which are supporting this vision but of course while respecting their traditions and culture. So I think starting next year is going to be a ramp up towards having more tourism in Doha while the businesses and tourism continue.”
“We just need to work together as hotel and tourism establishments to support the government in all their initiatives that they are taking to promote Qatar as a destination,” he added.
