Hilton Worldwide is expanding to Macedonia with a partnership between Ajdovan Ademoski to open a Double Tree by Hilton Skopje.
The hotel is expected to open in 2016. Breakingtravelnews.com reported that the location will be on the banks of the river Vardar and it will offer 172 bedrooms which includes 20 suites. Its location is in easy access to the city center and international airports and close to the city's main exhibition center.
"We are expanding across Europe with a strategy to grow our portfolio of successful brands in key locations with high quality hotel developments," said Patrick Fitzgibbon, senior vice president of development for Europe & Africa, Hilton Worldwide to Breakingtravelnews.com.
"DoubleTree by Hilton Skopje will be a superb addition to our portfolio, and I am delighted that we will be providing brand new accommodation in Macedonia, a country that is raising its profile as a visitor destination and has seen rapidly increasing numbers of international arrivals."
The hotel will have uscale dining, two bars and an outdoor terrace as well as a health club and spa that includes Turkish baths, treatment rooms and a gym and swimming pool.
Recently Hilton Worldwide hotels announced a new Hilton Hotels & Resorts branded hotel to be opened in Abu Dhabi.
"We are delighted to have signed such a prestigious deal for this unique, quality hotel in Abu Dhabi and in an emerging business community," Rudi Jagerbacher, the president of Hilton Worldwide Middle East & Africa, said in a press release.
The hotel is set to undergo a series of brand changes. It has a 700 person capacity ballroom with a 500 person capacity function room, as well as five other large meeting room and more public spaces for use.
"Hilton Hotels & Resorts is one of the longest serving international hotel brands in the UAE and our proud heritage has served us well in Abu Dhabi since 1973," Rob Palleschi, the global head of Hilton Hotels & Resorts, said in the release. "The latest signing is a worthy addition to our large Middle East portfolio and we look forward to welcoming the growing number of visitors to the UAE's capital city."
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