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AccorHotels announces the opening of ibis Chennai City Centre

AccorHotels, the world’s largest and leading hotel operator, today announced the opening of ibis Chennai City Centre. The opening marked AccorHotels’ third hotel in Chennai city followed by ibis Chennai SIPCOT and Novotel Chennai SIPCOT in 2014. The hotel features 155 rooms and is centrally located on the city’s arterial and historic, Mount Road. Situated in the heart of Chennai city, the property is a short drive to Chennai airport and within close proximity to several shopping and entertainment attractions.

Ibis Chennai City Centre offers modern, comfortable and well equipped ibis rooms and ‘Sweet Bed™' by ibis’ offering guests a quality sleep experience. Guests can expect the highest level of service offered l when staying at an ibis with a selection of food and beverage outlets to choose from with Spice IT, its signature multi-cuisine restaurant providing an all-day breakfast concept from 4:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and a lounge and bar area, The Hub, offering a wide selection of refreshing beverages and light snacks. These adaptations are reflective of the hotel’s commitment to service quality and modernity in meeting the needs of business and leisure travellers.

“The opening of the ibis Chennai City Centre is a strategic milestone for the ibis brand in India.. Offering consistency, quality and affordability, the brand combines the ultimate comfort of modern and well-equipped rooms with the highest level of service for business and leisure travellers. The opening of ibis Chennai City strengthens our brand presence in Chennai and adds to the growing ibis network of 12 hotels in the region.” said Jean-Michel Cassé, Senior Vice President, Operations, AccorHotels India.

J.B. Singh, President & CEO, InterGlobe Hotels, said, “Chennai has a growing demand for quality affordable rooms, and the ibis brand innovates constantly to illustrate its values of modernity, comfort and availability. The opening of ibis Chennai City Centre further consolidate the strategic partnership between AccorHotels and InterGlobe with the aim to enhance the ibis network growth in India”.

To celebrate its opening, the hotel is offering an introductory rate of INR 3449/- with breakfast and a meal. For reservations, please call +91 8939865453 or email H8020-RE@accor.com

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About ibis Chennai City Centre

ibis Chennai City Centre is located at Seethakathi Centre, 684-690 Anna Salai (Mount Road), Block No 6, Thousand Lights Chennai 600006, India, 20 km from the Chennai airport and 5 km from the Chennai Central Railway station. For more information, please visit www.accorhotels.com, email h8020-re@accor.comor contact +91-44-71225588 for general enquiries or reservations.

ABOUT IBIS

As one of the economy brands of AccorHotels, the world’s leading hotel operator active in 92 countries with more than 3,600 hotels, ibis now has more than 1,000 hotels and 124,000 rooms in 59 countries. The brand innovates constantly to illustrate its values of modernity, comfort and availability. For example, it has created the revolutionary bedding concept Sweet Bed™ by ibis; new common areas; the Ibis Kitchen modern food and beverage offer. It also cultivates a spirit of service that drives each of its employees. Ibis is the first hotel brand to have obtained ISO 9001 certification – 86% of the network certified – for its professionalism and reliability. In addition, 58% of the ibis network is ISO 14001-certified, concrete proof of the brand's environmental commitment. Created in 1974, today ibis is European leader in economy hotels and in 4th place in its category worldwide. For more information visit www.ibis.com.

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  • asia pacific
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  • hospitality asia
  • hotels
  • hotels and resorts
  • singapore
  • travel
  • india
  • chennai
  • ibis
  • economy brand
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AccorHotels is a Group united by a shared passion for hospitality and driven by a shared promise to make everyone Feel Welcome.

Over 180,000 women and men in 3,800 AccorHotels establishments look after thousands of guests every day in 92 countries.

AccorHotels is the world’s leading hotel operator and offers its customers, partners and employees:

- its dual expertise as a hotel operator and franchisor (HotelServices) and a hotel owner and investor (HotelInvest);

- a large portfolio of internationally renowned brands covering the full spectrum, with luxury (Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery by Sofitel, Grand Mercure, The Sebel), midscale (Novotel, Suite Novotel, Mercure, Mama Shelter, Adagio) economy (ibis, ibis Styles, ibis budget, adagio access and hotelF1) establishments;

- a powerful marketplace and loyalty program Le Club AccorHotels

- almost half a century of commitment to corporate citizenship and solidarity with the PLANET 21 program.

Accor SA shares are listed on the Euronext Paris exchange (ISIN code: FR0000120404) and traded in the USA on the OTC marketplace (Code: ACRFY)

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