44 Edition 2020

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HILTON ANNOUNCES
SIGNING OF LARGEST
HOTEL IN ITS
BANGKOK ESTATE
Management agreement signed with AP Prime
Property Company Ltd. to convert former
Grand Ayudhaya Hotel into 608-room Hilton
Bangkok Ratchada
BANGKOK, Thailand – February 19, 2020 – Hilton, one of the
world’s fastest-growing hospitality companies, today announces
the signing of a management agreement for its largest hotel
in Bangkok yet. Together with real estate company, AP Prime
Property Company Ltd., Hilton will convert the former Grand
Ayudhaya Hotel into a 608-room hotel under the company’s
flagship brand, with a target to open it as Hilton Bangkok
Ratchada in 2022. The launch of the hotel will represent the
hospitality company’s third hotel to operate under the Hilton
Hotels & Resorts brand in Bangkok, joining sister hotels
Millennium Hilton Bangkok and Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok.
“Bangkok is a key regional business hub and has long been
an established destination for leisure travelers, as well as a
venue of choice for meetings and events. Combined with the
government’s direction for the Ratchadapisek area to be the next
business and financial district in Bangkok, the upcoming Hilton
Bangkok Ratchada will be in one of the most coveted addresses
for businesses in Bangkok when it opens,” said Guy Phillips,
senior vice president, development, Asia & Australasia, Hilton.
“We are always looking for the right opportunity to grow the
presence of our flagship brand, and we are delighted to be
working with AP Prime Property Company Ltd to plant the Hilton
flag in yet another prime location in Bangkok,” said Paul Hutton,
vice president, operations, South East Asia, Hilton. “The strength
of Hilton’s commercial engine will put the hotel in good stead
and we are confident the hotel will be top of mind for travelers
visiting for both leisure and business.”
No more than 27 kilometers from both the Suvarnabhumi Airport
and Don Mueang International Airport, the hotel will be located
on one of Bangkok’s major arteries, Ratchadapisek Road, which
sits in close proximity to commercial buildings and landmarks,
such as the Thailand Cultural Centre and Siam Niramit, both
of which are premier locations for many international arts and
cultural shows in Bangkok. The larger vicinity has also been
earmarked as one of Bangkok’s rising business and financial
districts.Following the refurbishment process, the hotel will
feature an executive lounge and two restaurants,including an
all-day dining restaurant and a Chinese specialty restaurant,
with other dining options available in the hotel’s café and
bar. It will also boast generous meetings and events spaces of
approximately 2,584 square meters, including an 816 square
metered-ballroom. Guests can spend their down-time in the
hotel’s fitness center or pool.
“Having been in the real estate business for a long time, we
have worked with a number of management companies and
are mindful of what we look for in a partner. Signing this
agreement with Hilton is testament of the confidence we have
in their management experience and track record, and we look
forward to working with Hilton to create an outstanding hotel
that will exceed the expectations of our guests,” said Dr. Apichai
Taechaubol, President, AP Prime Property Co., Ltd.
In Thailand, Hilton currently operates 11 properties across four
key brands – Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels
& Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts and DoubleTree by Hilton.
Over the next three to five years, the company is targeting to
open six hotels in its pipeline, including the first hotel under its
lifestyle brand, Canopy by Hilton, which is set to open in Bangkok
in 2022. Hilton Hotels & Resorts is part of Hilton Honors®, the
award-winning guest-loyalty program for Hilton’s 18 distinct
hotel brands.