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Hilton signs agreement for hotel near Liberia airport
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Liberia will be getting a Hilton hotel near the Daniel Oduber international airport.
The hotel will be a Hilton Garden Inn, described as the mid-price brand of the famous international, publicly traded Hilton Hotels Corp.
The Hilton Garden Inn franchise, the first in Central America, was signed with Hoteles Aeropuerto H.A.L., S.R.L., of which Enjoy Group and DWL are partners, Hiton said in a release. The hotel is scheduled to open next year.
Enjoy Group is also a partner in the Hilton Papagayo Resort and the Doubletree by Hilton Puntarenas Resort, deals signed as management agreements with Hilton Hotels Corp. in December of 2006. The two hotels are conversions from hotel properties that previously had been independently owned and operated by Enjoy Group.
Hilton Garden Inn Liberia Airport will be in the Solarium Technology Park, a mixed-use development with commercial, residential, office
spaces and industrial park also developed by DWL, said Hilton.
The hotel will feature 160 guest rooms including 10 suites and will offer a complimentary Wi-Fi, 24-hour business center, a full service restaurant, evening room service, a lobby which will feature a living room area and a shop offering a selection of ready-made meals and snacks, said the firm.
Rooms will feature a high definition television and a clock that allows guests to play their MP3 or portable CD player, the firm said. There also will be meeting spaces, a workout facility and a swimming pool, according to the company's plans.
Hilton Hotels Corp. owns, manages, or franchises four hotels in Central America, including Hilton full-service hotels in San Pedro Sula, Honduras; Managua, Nicaragua; San Salvador, El Salvador; and a Hampton Inn & Suites hotel near Juan Santamaría airport in Alajuela. Two additional properties are scheduled to join the portfolio in December: a Hilton full-service hotel in Guanacaste and a Doubletree full-service hotel in Puntarenas, said the firm.
