OFFICIAL NEWS
PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV ATTENDS OPENING CEREMONY OF HOLIDAY INN BAKU AIRPORT
On June 14, President Ilham Aliyev attended a solemn ceremony to open Holiday Inn hotel at the Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport.
The President cut the ribbon to officially open the Holiday Inn Baku Airport, and toured the hotel.
According to the information provided to the President by Director General of the state company “Azerbaijan Airlines” Jahangir Asgarov and General Manager of the hotel Tuncay Bokin, construction of the Holiday Inn Baku Airport that had been ordered and financed by the Azerbaijani company “Silk Way”, has came to $25 million. The hotel pertains to InterContinental Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel network with 593,000 rooms in 3600 hotels across nearly 100 countries.
The President was also informed that the 6 storey building of the hotel is equipped with centralized systems of heating, air conditioning, fire alarm and communication. Located 10 minutes drive from Absheron beaches, 15 minutes from Ateshgyah temple, and 25 minutes from downtown Baku, the Holiday Inn Baku Airport offers high quality services at affordable prices.
There are 207 rooms at the hotel including 194 single- and double-rooms, 8 VIP suites, 1 president suite, as well as 4 special rooms for disabled people.
The hotel provides such services as swimming pool, sauna, health zone, 2 restaurants, a cafe, 2 bars, an internet room, ten 16- and 20-seat meeting rooms, 2 conference halls, a 100-seat dining room, and special resting rooms for disabled people.
There is a 7350 sq. m. four-storey car park at the hotel area capable to accommodate up to 200 vehicles. A 2500 kW transformer installed supplies the hotel with uninterrupted electricity.
The companies Silk Way and InterContinental Hotel Group are planning to build similar hotels in the cities of Lankaran, Ganja, Zagatala and Nakhchivan, as well as a Crowne Plaza hotel in Baku.
President Ilham Aliyev highly praised the work done, and addressed the ceremony attendees, among whom there were members of the Azerbaijani government, foreign ambassadors, as well as employees of the hotel and the airport.
He described opening of the Holiday Inn hotel as a very important event. “It does not simply mark a start of operating of a new hotel. It is a manifestation of confidence in the future of Azerbaijan. Foreign investors believe in Azerbaijan, they are confident that their investments will be effective and profitable,” the President said.