Rocco Forte Hotels Completes On The Sale Of The St David’s Hotel & Spa, Cardiff
Rocco Forte Hotels has today completed on the sale of The St David’s Hotel & Spa in Cardiff to Principal Hotels for £32.5m.
The proceeds from the sale will be used to fund further expansion of the brand in Europe. Hotels already under development in Munich, Geneva and Prague, as well as a golf resort in Sicily, will open within the next year.
Rocco Forte Hotels was advised by Christie & Co.
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For further information, please contact:
Richard Power
Managing Director
Rocco Forte Collection
Direct line: 020 7766 3106
Mobile: 07802 223 914
Email: rpower@roccofortecollection.com
Natasha Berg
Media Relations Manager
Rocco Forte Collection
Direct line: 020 7766 3116
Mobile: 07917 686 824
Email: nberg@roccofortecollection.com
NOTES FOR EDITORS
The Rocco Forte Collection was established in 1996 to create a collection of luxury hotels in Europe. The hotels have individual styles, with each hotel reflecting its nationality and location. The collection is linked together under The Rocco Forte Collection brand, which guarantees attention to detail, quality and service delivery.
The company is celebrating its ten year anniversary this year. The Rocco Forte Collection took control of The Balmoral in Edinburgh on March 1 1997.
The Rocco Forte Hotels collection includes:
- Hotel de Russie, Rome
- Hotel Savoy, Florence
- The Balmoral, Edinburgh
- The Lowry Hotel, Manchester
- Hotel Astoria, St Petersburg
- Hotel Amigo, Brussels
- Brown’s Hotel, London
- Villa Kennedy, Frankfurt
- Hotel de Rome, Berlin
- Le Richemond, Geneva (closed for refurbishment, will open summer 2007)
- The Charles Hotel, Munich (will open summer 2007)
Future openings:
Prague - 2008
Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, Sicily – 2008
For further information and online reservations, please visit The Rocco Forte Collection website: www.roccofortecollection.com.
Angleterre Hotel, St Petersburg, is a deluxe four-star sister to Hotel Astoria. For information and reservations, please visit www.angleterrehotel.com.
PRINCIPAL HOTELS:
Principal Hotels is a group of 6 upper Four-star hotels in key destinations: London, Edinburgh, York, Manchester, Leeds and now Cardiff.
For further information, please visit the Prinicipal Hotels website: www.principal-hotels.com
