Hausart-designed Batumi Tower with integrated Ferris wheel will be home to Le Meridien hotel
Starwood’s Le Meridien hotel brand will open in Batumi, the brand’s first property in the Republic of Georgia, in 2018.
The 110-room newly constructed hotel will be located in the Batumi Tower, a mixed-use development designed by the Hausart Project that features a unique integrated Ferris wheel on the 27th floor. The eight air-conditioned cabins of the Ferris wheel each can hold 40 people.
The tower – reported to be the tallest in the city – also features an 85m (279ft) mast with a sail at the top, and will include a casino and unbranded residences.
Owned by Red-Co Ltd, the Le Meridien Batumi will include an Explore Spa, as well as a swimming pool and fitness centre. Interiors will be designed by Tbilisi-based design firm Rooms.
Located in southwest Georgia on the Black Sea, Batumi is a popular resort destination and the country’s summer holiday capital.
“Le Méridien promises to ‘unlock’ each destination it enters for its guests and this hotel will inspire creative and curious-minded travellers to discover the culture, the arts and cuisine of Batumi,” said Michael Wale, president Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Europe, Africa and Middle East.