Holiday Inn Rosebank Opens to Guests

The Holiday Inn Rosebank in Johannesburg opens for business on 7 May.

Located next to The Zone shopping centre in Oxford Road, in the heart of the Rosebank business district, the new 158-room room hotel is the latest hotel to open under the new Holiday Inn brand standards, joining the biggest relaunch in the hospitality industry.

There are currently 900 hotels in the Holiday Inn global development pipeline, of which Holiday Inn Rosebank will be the next to open its doors.

Managed by ISO Leisure, Holiday Inn Rosebank is conveniently situated for both business and leisure travellers, just 30 minutes from OR Tambo International Airport and close to Sandton business district. It's within easy reach of shopping centres and tourist attractions like the Apartheid Museum and Constitution Hill, offering visitors plenty of entertainment whilst in Johannesburg. Guests will also benefit from a business centre, fitness centre, outdoor pool, cocktail bar and restaurant.

ISO Leisure also manages Holiday Inn Express Woodmead in Johannesburg, and co-owns Holiday Inn Express St George's Mall in Cape Town and Holiday Inn Express Sunny Park in Pretoria with partners Zenprop. ISO Leisure has also signed a deal with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) to operate the Holiday Inn Express Umhlanga Rocks in Durban, due to open soon.

Holiday Inn is undergoing the biggest relaunch in the hospitality industry with a $1 billion investment across more than 3,200 hotels and 430,000 rooms worldwide. First announced in October 2007, the relaunch is designed to offer guests a consistently good experience at all Holiday Inn hotels around the world. The relaunch is on track for completion at the end of 2010. All Holiday Inn hotels in South Africa have already been relaunched well ahead of the December deadline.

Speaking at the opening ceremony today (Wednesday), Kirk Kinsell, IHG's president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, said: "The passion and commitment of our partners like ISO Leisure allows us to continue to build great hotels that guests love in South Africa. We have deep roots in Africa and a special affinity with South Africa. We're committed to our long-term investment plan in this country. We believe our developments here will contribute to domestic and international market growth and the Holiday Inn brand is the perfect fit for both these types of travellers."

Gavin Watson, chief executive of ISO Leisure, said: "As IHG's exclusive partner for developing the Holiday Inn Express brand in South Africa, we're thrilled that we're now opening the Holiday Inn Rosebank."

IHG already has seven hotels and 1,621 rooms in South Africa including two InterContinental hotels, one Crowne Plaza hotel, one Holiday Inn hotel and three Holiday Inn Express Hotels.

In March 2010, IHG announced it was two thirds of the way through the Holiday Inn relaunch as it relaunched its 2000th Holiday Inn hotel in Scotland.