CROWNE PLAZA, part of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), is set to open its first hotel in the Russian Federation in early 2007. The property, originally built for the 1980 Olympics, is undergoing extensive renovation to bring it up to Crowne Plaza standards. With 572 guestrooms the Crowne Plaza Moscow is situated in the heart of the city and is part of the World Trade Centre building. It will have extensive amenities on its doorstep including substantial meeting facilities, parking, as well as a shopping mall with restaurants and bars. The amenities within the hotel will complement these and will feature five restaurants and three bars, including a cocktail bar. There will also be a fitness centre complete with pool, sauna, steam and treatment rooms. IHG”s Holiday Inn brand is already established in Moscow with three hotels in the city providing 767guestrooms. Crowne Plaza has also won the contract to manage the new hotel within the Singapore Airport complex at Changi T3, which is expected to open coinciding with the terminal in 2008.
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