05 Nov 2018
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has sealed an agreement with Smart Properties to manage a property in Pakistan’s first smart city.
Set to open in 2023, Mövenpick Hotel & Residences Capital Smart City, Islamabad – the group’s second property planned for the city – will feature 250 hotel rooms and 150 serviced apartments, four dining venues, meeting facilities, a fitness centre and two swimming pools.
Islamabad Capital Smart City is a mixed-used mega development featuring residential, retail, commercial, entertainment and hospitality components. It is located a five minutes’ drive from Islamabad’s new international airport.
Andrew Langdon, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts’ global chief development officer, said that this signing “sets Mövenpick on track to become the largest international hotel operator in Pakistan”.