Marriott to open first 5-star hotel in Belarus

The new-build hotel will encompass a fresh and contemporary style, with many of its 217 suites and rooms boasting panoramic riverside views.

King Guest Room Dining options will include a 'homely Mediterranean restaurant’ with open kitchen, an outdoor hunting restaurant, summer terrace, café, and a rum bar offering a wide range of exclusive rums. The property will also feature 940m

of meeting space for both corporate and social events. Facilities will include eight conference rooms and a ballroom that can accommodate up to 400 guests. Guests staying at the Minsk Marriott Hotel will be able to make use of the Falcon Club, a multifunctional sports and entertainment complex consisting of a state-of-the-art sports arena, gym, wellness centre with spa, tennis and squash courts, and cinemas.

Minsk Marriott Hotel The Falcon Club, a joint project between Qatar and Belarus, was started in June 2012 and has now entered its final stage of construction, Marriott reports. “This Minsk Marriott Hotel Development is just the start of many investment opportunities in Belarus and we already have lots more new ideas.  We have invested around $200 million in the development including 217 guest rooms, a sport and entertainment complex, Falcon Club, with facilities such as an arena, tennis and squash academy, fitness club, spa centre, cinema, 4-storey parking with 284 car places and energy centre, which serves energy for the whole complex.  It will offer an exceptional full service hotel experience to guests,” said Dr Thani A. Al-Kuwari, Assistant Minister of State for Defence and Financial Affairs and the Director of Falcon Investment in Minsk.