Malta based Corinthia Hotels International has announced that two of its hotels, namely the five-star Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal in Budapest and the Corinthia Atlantic Hotel in The Gambia, have won the prestigious Hungary’s Leading Hotel and The Gambia’s leading hotel awards respectively at the international 14th Annual World Travel Awards 2007. The ceremony took place on 9 October at The Sage, in Newcastle, England.
Apart from the two winning hotels, three other Corinthia Hotels were also included among the finalists for the awards. These were the Corinthia Palace Hotel & Spa in Malta, the Corinthia Khamsa Hotel in Tunisia and the Corinthia Nevskij Palace Hotel in St Petersburg, Russia, which were all nominated for the Leading Business Hotel award in their respective countries. The Corinthia Nevskij Palace Hotel was further nominated in the Best Conference Hotel and Best Suite Hotel categories for Russia.
The Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal is a complete renovation of the 19th century Hotel Royal building, which first opened for Budapest’s Millennium Exhibition in 1896, and which has now been restored to its original splendour. The hotel’s façade, as well as the main ballroom, are original, while traditional architecture was blended with modern style to create a unique harmony in other parts of the building. The hotel has 414 luxurious rooms and the largest state-of-the-art conference and exhibition centre in any five-star hotel in Hungary.
The Corinthia Atlantic Hotel is set in extensive gardens on The Gambia’s spectacular 50km-long unspoiled coastline. Only a 10-minute walk from the centre of the country’s capital, Banjul, the hotel is one of the longest established and most renowned in The Gambia. It is ideally located only 20 minutes away from the international airport and provides wonderful opportunities for both a relaxing and a more adventurous holiday. The hotel’s 204 rooms offer superb comfort and panoramic views of the surrounding tropical gardens and the great River Gambia. An amazing array of facilities in the hotel combines to offer an exotic holiday experience of a lifetime.