The InterContinental Hanoi Westlake Hotel will officially open its doors on March 6 as the UK-based hotel group’s first property in Vietnam

After a soft opening in mid-December, the 359-unit hotel shows off its splendour in a market where the demand for upscale accommodation has never been greater.
“In many ways, Hanoi is one of the most happening cities in Asia, for business and leisure travelers alike. As a hotel, we’ve got to respect the unique dynamics of this city, and its demand for the authentic and the progressive. That’s why we’re breaking the mould of what a big-city hotel is all about”, said Jon Nielsen, General Manager of the InterContinental.
Located just 10 minutes from the heart of Hanoi, the waterfront hotel evokes a resort-like ambiance with its torch-lit Venetian promenades and hard-to-find cool breeze in Vietnam’s bustling capital. Balconies jut out from each of the hotel’s 340 rooms and 19 suites, all with singular views of the 500-hectare lake, the cityscape or the property’s tropical gardens.
The InterContinental is expected to position itself as a major service provider in the country’s economy with a ballroom that can accommodate 400 guests and meeting rooms equipped with technical support that includes Internet coverage, video conferencing and projection capabilities.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. IHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, over 3,900 hotels and more than 585,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world.

(Source: CPV)