The remarkable hotel building emphasizes this “deluxe” hotel’s extraordinary style and atmosphere that has only intensified since the start of its refreshment beginning 2007. Then, all of the 228 guestrooms were renovated from top to toe, including new furniture, lighting, carpet and new paintwork throughout.

Recently, Park Plaza Astrid Antwerp opened 19 additional luxury apartment suites on its 3rd floor, specially for long stays. In addition, the hotel has bought the Atlanta Hotel, a few meters from its doorstep on the Astrid Square. Renovation has started to transform this building into an additional attractive business hotel. Opening is due for the end of 2008. At that point the Park Plaza Astrid Antwerp will represent the biggest offer in guestrooms and conference space in Antwerp!

Recently, Park Plaza Astrid Antwerp answered the market’s request for hotel rooms with more privacy and individuality and created 19 deluxe apartment suites (www.anewdimension.be). The luxury apartments, from 55 to 75 m², have a separate bedroom, luxury bathroom with bath and trendy shower, seating area, desk, dining space with kitchenette, micro wave, Nespresso machine, fridge, dishwasher, etc.

Guests can enjoy the privacy of home with all the comfort, service and benefits of a 4-star hotel. This means that the apartment is cleaned daily and that guests can call room service, make use of the fitness club, the swimming pool, etc. A central lounge area on the apartment floor offers the possibility to invite relations or friends to have a cozy meeting or drink at any moment of the day. It is also possible to rent a fully equipped private office on the same floor, to offer apartment guests the joy of working while the homely spirit and comfort of their apartment is being respected.

Speaking of comfort, the Park Plaza Astrid Antwerp offers all its guests extensive relaxation facilities. The 5-star Health & Leisure Centre corresponds with a genuine fitness center, offering the latest for an intensive work out. The indoor swimming pool with Jacuzzi, sauna, steam room and solarium invite guests to relax thoroughly.

Facilities also include several types of massages, including hot stone massages. For a culinary treat, guests are welcomed in The Square, the hotel restaurant/brasserie/ terrace where the chef and his team offer an international, trendy menu, based on the traditional French cuisine. This means light dishes, delicately presented, with an excellent taste and not flooded with heavy sauces. All of this can be enjoyed in the contemporary interior of The Square – overlooking the Astrid Square through huge windows - inviting for a nice cocktail, a timed business lunch or a romantic diner.

Last but not least, the Park Plaza Astrid Antwerp is known in Antwerp as the largest meeting & conference hotel with 18 flexible and multi-functional conference rooms (welcoming up to 1.000 delegates), featuring air-conditioning, wireless LAN and modern audio-visual equipment, e.g. videoconferencing. Comfortable seating areas on the conference floors are inviting for informal contacts during events.

Additionally, the hotel offers Aquatopia, a unique wonderwaterworld, showcasing over 10.000 exotic fish and reptiles in their natural environment. Here you can organize an exceptional training break, an exotic start of a conference or an exclusive reception within 2 meters distance of sharks!

And the future is promising with the transformation of the former Atlanta Hotel a few meters from Park Plaza Astrid Antwerp’s doorstep. A personal approach and homely atmosphere will be even more sensible in this new hotel.

Park Plaza Hotels Europe is a full-service hotel company providing management, franchise, sales, marketing, reservations, training, procurement, technical, licensing and design services, operating from regional offices in London, Amsterdam and Berlin. At the beginning of 2007, the company had 30 hotels and nearly 6,000 guestroom open and under development in 7 countries throughout EMEA, with the vision to double its portfolio by 2009.