Holiday Villa adds Paris hotel to its chain

Holiday Villa, a home-grown hotel chain, has added a new hotel in Paris, France, to its international portfolio, following its acquisition of Marciano Hotel Paris for RM33 million.

The hotel, opened on October 28 2009, is centrally located at Rue de Trevise in Paris, which is minutes away from places of interests and exhibition centres.

Holiday Villa International managing director and chief executive officer Datin Mavis Masri Azman said the group plans to upgrade the hotel to Holiday Villa standard and re-brand its name to Holiday Villa Lafayette, Paris.

The three-star hotel features 38 guest rooms comprising single, double and suite.

The opening of Holiday Villa Lafayette, Paris, marks the second Holiday Villa hotel in Europe after Holiday Villa Hotel & Suites London in 1997.

"They will both complement each other well and play a pro-active role in promotion of Malaysia, well known for its gracious hospitality among the Euro-pean community," she said.

The Holiday Villa group operates in seven other countries including Malaysia, the UK, Indonesia, Sudan, Qatar, Cambodia, Vietnam and China.