Golden Tulip to manage RT7

[Popcorn]

PL have just announced that they have signed a management contract with the Golden Tulip Hospitality Group for the operation of plot RT-7 (previously known as Les Jardins du Maroc).

[Investy]

Thats some more good news.
Any plans for the golf villas VVT8 anyone aware of?

[Popcorn]

Not yet, but it should be announced shortly. PL can't release the info until the management company issue their own press release. PL's strength seems to be their links with hotel groups and hopefully they can introduce a good group to takeover from Barcelo.

[rorypops]

First impressions are very disappointing! My student brother stays in Golden Tulip in Amsterdam for 20 quid per night!

Not exactly what I would have expected for a 5 star resort!

Anyone else disappointed??

[Investy]

Rory, I had a similar reaction when Radisson was announced as my only knowledge of them was the Radisson at Stansted which I think of as a budget travel lodge affair. Apparantly Radisson have posh hotels also.

[Popcorn]

This is the official press release from Golden Tulip

Property Logic Signs Golden Tulip Hospitality Group to Operate the 234 unit
Tulip Residenced within the Le Jardin de Fleur Resort Development
in Saidia, Morocco
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Lausanne (CH), 15 October 2008 – Golden Tulip Hospitality Group signs management contract with Property Logic for upcoming Tulip Residence in Saïdia (Morocco).
Golden Tulip Hospitality Group is proud to announce the signing of the management contract for its second Tulip Residence worldwide. The construction of the resort in Saidia, Morocco is well underway and is expected to be accomplished in October 2009.

Tulip Residences Saïdia is comprised of 234 spacious residences ranging from 2 to 4 bedrooms options to accommodate up to 1000 guests. As the rooms are intended for extended stays, they are fully serviced and equipped with home-like comfort. In addition, the resort will feature a Moroccan-style Clubhouse, 3 outdoor lagoon pools set amongst landscaped gardens, a themed restaurant and a café-bar, tennis courts and an amphitheatre for family entertainment.

The resort will be located in the new leisure destination of Mediterrania-Saïdia on the northeast Mediterranean coast of Morocco, 30 minutes drive from Oujda International Airport. The 7,000,000 m2 area boasts 6 kilometres of unspoilt beaches, three 18 hole golf courses, a marina with over 1300 berths, 9 hotels, 3000 residential and touristic properties, conference facilities and a large range of sports, shopping, dining and entertainment options.

Hans Kennedie, President and CEO of Golden Tulip Hospitality Group comments: “Tulip Residences are an ideal alternative to hotel rooms as they offer the leisure traveller fully-serviced, tastefully furnished properties that combine luxury and elegance with all the home-like comforts and services you could wish for. Saïdia is a fantastic location with immense potential so we are proud to choose this location to launch our first Tulip Residences concept outside Europe.”

David Woodward, Director of Hotel & Commercial Operations at Property Logic and Developer of Le Jardin de Fleur Resorts in Saïdia adds: “We believe that Golden Tulip has a wealth of expertise in terms of service delivery, operations and reservations capacity. Their intuitive Tulip Residences brand is a perfect fit for Saïdia as it offers flexibility, exclusivity and luxury – the three cornerstones of the Le Jardin de Fleur brand.”

About Golden Tulip Hospitality Group
Golden Tulip Hospitality Group (Golden Tulip Hotels - Inns - Resorts), with its head office Lausanne, Switzerland, is a worldwide hospitality company with more than 780 hotels, 75.000 rooms in more than 50 countries. The Golden Tulip Hospitality Group franchises and manages hotels in Europe, the Middle East & Africa, the Asian Pacific Region and the Americas.

As a multi-brand hospitality firm, the Golden Tulip Hospitality Group offers services in categories with different standards. Tulip Inn provides limited-service first-class category rooms in functional hotels, Golden Tulip and Tulip Residences are the brands for the Superior First-Class service with international standards of comfort and a local flavour, finally, the recently introduced five-star concept Royal Tulip stands for luxury and elegance. In addition Golden Tulip offers its services through its commercial alliance with TOP International, a German based hotel consortium.

In the summer of 2008, Golden Tulip introduced the new F&B concept George & Co.. George & Co. will serve sweet and savoury classics featuring international fusion and healthy choices. Based on providing all-day eating options the restaurant offers a wide range of pre-prepared dishes from breakfast and light lunches to dinner and snacks. All products offered in George & Co. restaurants will be fully branded. George & Co. F&B concept will be implemented in Tulip Inns and Golden Tulip hotels.

About Tulip Residences

Following the continuous growth in demand in Europe for extended stay hotels, Golden Tulip Hospitality Group announced the launch of its new extended-stay brand concept in June 2008; “Tulip Residences” offers guests an experience of home-like comforts included in a functional hotel. The interior offerings of Tulip Residences are based on four-star functionality and coziness balanced with elements of luxury and elegance. Tastefully furnished studios and one-bedroom suites are equipped with high-definition televisions, free Wi-Fi connection, en suite bathrooms and a fully equipped kitchen facility.

About Property Logic:

Property Logic is a leading global real estate developer specialized in creating high luxury resort communities in emerging destinations. Headquartered in Spain, the company is currently responsible for the design and construction of prestigious large-scale resort communities aimed at the exclusive luxury market.

Through its flagship brand “Le Jardin de Fleur”, Property Logic has become the prominent leader in the tourist development of Mediterrania Saïdia, a 7 million square meter coastal development on the northeast coast of Morocco. Le Jardin de Fleur comprises of 11 resorts featuring villas, townhomes, residences and clubhouses.

In 2006 the company acquired the exotic Brazilian island “Ilha de Cajaíba”, approximately 11 million square metres, located in a beautiful bay in the state of Bahia. The development of this island will commence in 2009 and will provide a new generation eco-resort with luxury accommodation, signature golf courses and an emphasis on boating activities. For more information on Property Logic, visit Property Logic

[Investy]

Is there a LJDF forum that anyone uses apart from this or eyeonworld?

[rorypops]

Looking at their website, most of their hotels are 3 star. Full of tired furnishings and dodgy looking drapes in the bedrooms

I personally, have struggled to find a nice hotel on their website.

I just don't feel it gives RT7 the best possible chance of being marketed well - if it were me and I looked up the Golden Tulip website I would be put off by the standard of hotel it offers.

Not a happy bunny at all!

[TimRawlins]

Originally Posted by Investy

Is there a LJDF forum that anyone uses apart from this or eyeonworld?

Do you mean the owners group. There is a post somewhere here on the earlier pages which gives their contact email address. Or you can go over to the saidia[dot]forumup[dot]co[dot]uk site

[TimRawlins]

[QUOTE=Popcorn;79839]This is the official press release from Golden Tulip

The construction of the resort in Saidia, Morocco is well underway and is expected to be accomplished in October 2009.

So I see that there is going to be a delay as it was originally due to finish in June next year?

The reason that the other hotels in Morocco on their website look tired is because they recently bought them from another company in Morocco. They appear to have a luxury brand, Royal Tulip, so maybe it is being marketed as that? LJDF has always been marketed as 5-star luxury and I agree that this doesn't seem to fit very well with that. The whole development has been beset with problems and we really need a good replacement for the Barcelo to encourage the real 5-star companies to manage the other plots.