Accor Announces Plans for a New Sofitel in Washington, D.C.; Fifth Sofitel in Development in the U.S.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 1999-- Accor, the world's largest hotel and tourism company, announced plans today to build a luxury Sofitel hotel in Washington, D.C., the fifth new hotel the company has announced in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in the last two years. Accor's latest development project is a conversion, transforming a currently vacant office building at the corner of 15th and H Streets, into a 225-room Sofitel hotel that will open in 18 months. John F. Lehodey, president of Accor Business & Leisure Hotels, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , confirmed today that the company has closed a transaction to purchase the site, known as the Shoreham building, from Shoreham Building Associates in Washington, D.C. "We are very pleased to be building a Sofitel hotel in such a prestigious location," says Lehodey. "This site is just two blocks from the White House and one block from Lafayette Square Lafayette Square may refer to:
Construction is scheduled to begin before the end of the year. The beautiful limestone facade of the Shoreham Building will be preserved, as the building is located within a historic district. Preliminary plans call for 53 suites (from the total of 225 rooms), a traditional French Provencal restaurant, 12,000 square feet of meeting space and a fitness center. Accor North America currently manages seven Sofitel hotels in the United States, including the 144-room Hotel Sofitel Washington D.C. located at 1914 Connecticut Avenue, Northwest, close to Dupont Circle Dupont Circle is a traffic circle in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Connecticut Avenue, New Hampshire Avenue, P Street and 19th Street. . The other North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Sofitels are located in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis and San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay, 50 mi (80 km) long and from 3 to 13 mi (4.8–21 km) wide, W Calif.; entered through the Golden Gate, a strait between two peninsulas. . Two new Sofitels will open in the United States next year, in Philadelphia (February) and in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. (April). Another two hotels are in development in downtown Chicago and Dallas. In addition to its Sofitel hotels, Accor North America manages nine Novotel hotels in the U.S. and Canada. Paris-based Accor currently operates the world's largest hotel network, with 2,700 units serving all segments of the business and leisure hospitality markets, from budget to luxury. The Accor group encompasses five other major brands in addition to Sofitel and Novotel. These include Mercure, Ibis ibis (ī`bĭs), common name for wading birds with long, slender, decurved bills, found in the warmer regions of both hemispheres. The body is usually about 2 ft (61 cm) long. Most ibises nest in colonies. , Formule 1, Etap Hotel and Motel 6. Accor, the European leader and worldwide group in travel, tourism and business services, is active in 140 countries with 125,000 associates through its four complementary activities: hotels, travel agencies with Carlson Wagonlit Travel, car rentals with EuropCar and corporate services with Accor Corporate Services. |
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