Wyndham Hotel Group (WHG), a part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (WWC), has expanded its portfolio in the Middle East with the opening of two new Ramada hotels, Ramada Sulaymaniyah Salim Street in Kurdistan, Iraq, and Ramada Plaza Beirut Raouche in Beirut, Lebanon.
Located 10km away from Sulaymaniyah International Airport, the 71-room Ramada Sulaymaniyah Salim Street hotel features 58 guest rooms and 13 suites, ranging from 44m² to 135m² and equipped with all modern conveniences.
The hotel also features a 728m² theatre-style ballroom with capacity for around 700 people, a spa with seven treatment rooms, a 144m² indoor swimming pool, a Turkish bath, saunas and a whirlpool.
Dining options include the Panorama A La Carte Restaurant, the Boulevard Café and Aquarium Lobby Bar.
Additional services include 24hr room service, free indoor parking with valet service and payable airport transfers.
In another development, WHG has opened the 144-room Ramada Plaza Beirut Raouche hotel in Beirut, Lebanon.
Situated within a 15-minute drive from Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport, the 18-storey hotel has a mix of 119 standard, deluxe and executive guest rooms and 25 suites.
For leisure, meetings and event space, the hotel offers a 391m² ballroom, a pool, fitness club, business centre, and six meeting rooms ranging from 12m² to 214m² with total capacity of 500 people.
Dining options at the Ramada Plaza Beirut Raouche hotel include Views restaurant offering international cuisine, El Fornayo restaurant serving Italian cuisine, Umsiyat restaurant offering all day dining and traditional Lebanese fare, and The Lobby Lounge.
WHG Europe, Middle East and Africa senior vice president and managing director Rui Barros said WHG continually evaluates opportunities to enter new markets and bring its renowned brands and best-in-class service to new destinations.
"We look forward to offering business and leisure travellers in the market a new hotel experience, not to mention all of the benefits of the world’s largest hotel loyalty programme, Wyndham Rewards," Barros added.
Currently, WHG operates over 30 hotels across the Middle East in locations including Dubai, Manama, Muscat, Jeddah, Kuwait City and others.