Jun 15, 2012
Qatar-based Al Madaen Group is to manage the first Sonesta-branded hotel in the Gulf region. The group has signed a management agreement with US-based Sonesta International Hotels, Resorts & Nile Cruises for the Sonesta Hotel Doha, in Qatar, which is scheduled to open by the end of the year with an initial room stock of 166 rooms and suites. By the end of 2014, the room count is expected to rise to 260. It is reported that the total investment in the hotel is QAR400 million (approximately US$110 million).
