Swissotel to build new hotel in Guayaquil Ecuador

Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts, a leading brand in the FRHI Hotels & Resorts (FRHI) portfolio, today announced that the brand has entered into a franchise agreement for branding the operation of Swissôtel Guayaquil, a new 300-room hotel currently under development in the largest and most populous city in Ecuador: Guayaquil.

Set on the western bank of the Guayas River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Guayaquil, Swissôtel Guayaquil will offer guests enjoyable river views and access to the nation’s main port. The hotel will be located at Malecón Simón Bol’var, between Roca, Panama and Luzarraga. The city is the capital of the Ecuadorian province of Guayas and the seat of the namesake canton.

Expected to open in 2017, Swissôtel Guayaquil will join one other Swissôtel property already successfully operating in Ecuador, Swissôtel Quito, further expanding Swissôtel’s presence in this burgeoning travel market. Establishing itself as an important part of the city, the current design for the complex features 180 high-end residences, a parking facility with 650 spaces and ground floor retail space for seven outlets. Read Article