Japan-based Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd has announced that it will spend some 72.4 million USD to build a big hotel in the northern port city of Hai Phong.
A rendering of Daiwa House’s planned hotel in Hai Phong, Vietnam. (Photo: asia.nikkei.com)
Hanoi (VNA) - Japan-basedDaiwa House Industry Co Ltd has announced that it will spend some 72.4 millionUSD to build a big hotel in the northern port city of Hai Phong.
The hotel is aimed at attractingJapanese business travellers, according to Nikkei.
Slated to open in 2020, the21-storey hotel will have 451 guest rooms. Of these, 182 will be managed asextended-stay rooms , with management of the remaining 269 rooms will beoutsourced to Okura Nikko Hotel Management.
Hai Phong is Vietnam’sthird-largest city after HCM City and Hanoi. The hotel will be some 10 minutesby car from the city centre in an area near large industrial parks, making foran easy commute. Luxury residences and a hospital are being built nearby.
Daiwa House’s subsidiary Fujitawill break ground on the building in June. The extended-stay rooms will includeservices such as housekeeping and will be managed by a group company. Expected to be part of the HotelNikko family, the hotel will include exercise facilities and an outdoor pool opento all guests.-VNA
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A rendering of Daiwa House’s planned hotel in Hai Phong, Vietnam. (Photo: asia.nikkei.com) 
