
photo of Mendoza courtesy of flickr user michelle reynolds
As if you needed another reason to visit one the world’s most beautiful wine countries, a brand new InterContinental hotel is set to open in Mendoza in March 2010. Check out the press release describing the city’s newest addition:
23 October, 2009
IHG Signs Agreement for New InterContinental Hotel in Mendoza, Argentina
The 218-guestroom InterContinental Mendoza will be located in city renowned for its spectacular vineyards
MIAMI, FL - IHG (IHG) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)], the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms, today announced it has signed a franchise agreement with KLP Emprendimientos S.A. for development of the InterContinental Mendoza, in Mendoza, Argentina.
It will be IHG’s third InterContinental in Argentina, along with the venerable InterContinental Buenos Aires, and the under-construction InterContinental Nordelta Buenos Aires, Residence & Spa, in the Nordelta area of Buenos Aires.
Slated to open in March 2010, the 15-story InterContinental Mendoza will total 218 guestrooms, inclusive of 62 suites and will be conveniently located next to a Convention Center. The hotel boasts 10 meeting rooms totaling 22,500 square feet, inclusive of a 12,900 square foot ballroom.
Situated in a new emerging business district, adjacent also to the city’s largest upscale shopping center, Mendoza Plaza, the hotel will be located ten minutes from downtown Mendoza and twenty minutes from the city’s international airport. Amenities include a full-service spa, swimming pool, gym, restaurant and casino.
Mendoza is located towards the middle section of the country’s western boarder, on the eastern side of the Andes. The city is a regional capital, positioned on a major international thoroughfare linking Argentina with the important seaports of Chile. The region, rich in natural resources, is the heart and soul of Argentina’s wine country, where European settlers introduced the ancient craft of winemaking in the 19th century.
The wineries in Mendoza are famed to produce the world’s highest ranked Malbec wines.The city is also an adventure tourism center, offering world-class hiking, biking, fishing, rafting, horseback riding in the summer as well as world-class skiing and snowboarding in the winter. Mendoza attracts more than 700,000 tourists per year, making tourism one of the region’s fastest growing industries.
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