ibis Styles Manama wins triple honours for UAE’s Action Hotels

April 09,2019 0 Rita Ghantous

A four-star hotel’s three-prong success at the 2019 MEED Project Awards is evidence of the appeal of mid-scale affordable properties, according to the Dubai-headquartered Action Hotel’s Chairman & Founder, Sheikh Mubarak A. M. Al Sabah.

Action Hotel’s ibis Styles Manama Diplomatic Area Bahrain has taken the Kingdom’s national honors for ‘Commercial Property Project of the Year;’ the ‘Small Project of The Year’ and the ‘Tourism & Leisure Project of the Year.’ The hotel, which opened in 2017, beat off fierce competition from a record number of entries.

Sheikh Mubarak said ibis Styles Manama Diplomatic Area Bahrain represents a unique offering in the Kingdom’s under-serviced branded economy segment, providing visitors with a modern, lifestyle hotel experience at an affordable price. “This is an approach which is central to Action Hotel’s overall ethos and one which is in demand in other areas within the GCC, as well as Australia,” he added.

“The hotel’s design dialogue was informed by the desire to deliver affordable alternatives for both leisure and business guests that is still a notch above the perceived economy segment, while being centrally located in the business district, with easy access to the Bahrain World Trade Centre and close to Bahrain International Airport. ibis Styles Manama Diplomatic Area Bahrain ticks all these boxes and more,” explained Sheikh Mubarak. The ibis Styles Manama Diplomatic Area has 95 rooms, including 24 suites, a gym, meeting room and a restaurant on the 24^th floor called Omniya, which offers superb views of Manama’s skyline.

About Action Hotels

Action Hotels is a Gold sponsor of Arabian Hotel Investment Conference taking place in Ras Al Khaimah this week. It also is a leading owner, developer and asset manager of branded three and four-star hotels in the Middle East and Australia. Established in 2005, Action Hotels currently operates thirteen hotels of 2,256 rooms with two further projects in development. Action Hotels is a subsidiary of Action Group Holding Company K.S.C.C (Kuwait).

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Rita Ghantous

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Rita Ghantous is a hospitality aficionado and a passionate writer with over 9 years’ experience in journalism and 5 years experience in the hospitality sector. Her passion for the performance arts and writing, started early. At 10 years old she was praised for her solo performance of the Beatles song “All My Love” accompanied by a guitarist, and was approached by a French talent scout during her school play. However, her love for writing was stronger. Fresh out of school, she became a freelance journalist for Noun Magazine and was awarded the Silver Award Cup for Outstanding Poetry, by The International Library of Poetry (Washington DC). She studied Business Management and earned a Masters degree from Saint Joseph University (USJ), her thesis was published in the Proche-Orient, Études en Management book. She then pursued a career in the hospitality industry but didn’t give up writing, that is why she launched the Four Points by Sheraton Le Verdun Newsletter. Her love for the industry and journalism led her to Hospitality Services - the organizers of the HORECA trade show in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan, as well as Salon Du Chocolat, Beirut Cooking Festival, Whisky Live and other regional shows. She is currently the Publications Executive of Hospitality News Middle East, Taste & Flavors and Lebanon Traveler. It is with ultimate devotion for her magazines that she demonstrates her hospitality savoir-faire.