18 April 2017

Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company (QIMC)  yesterday annoucned that the Luxury serviced apartment specialist Cheval Residences will be opening luxury serviced apartments in Doha Qatar in 2020, following an agreement signed between Cheval Residences and QIMC.

In a regulatory filing to Qatari bourse, Mohammed S Almarzooqi group Managing Director for Cheval Property Management Ltd and Cheval Residences Ltd said: “We are delighted to confirm Cheval West Bay ApartHotel Doha will be a flagship development for us; our first property outside London and a milestone in our company vision to build a strategic portfolio to suit the demands of our distinguished  well-travelled guests. We are honoured to be working with QIMC and look forward to supporting the Qatari strategy of building business and leisure tourism to Qatar.”

CEO of QIMC, Abdul Rahman Al-Ansari said:  “We are delighted to welcome Cheval to Qatar and to bring the Cheval brand to the Gulf for the first time. We selected Cheval for our prestigious development because of the company’s absolute commitment to quality which we believe supports the Qatar Vision 2030 to attract increasing numbers of discerning leisure travellers and business travellers to our country. Cheval West Bay ApartHotel, Doha will be a superb new offering for both local and international guests.”

Cheval West Bay ApartHotel on the Doha exclusive Corniche waterfront is part of QIMC’s Headquarter mix use Development “Abraj Al Tahwiliya” and will include 350 keys including stylish open-plan studios and elegant one, two and three-bedroom options. 

George Westwell, Cheval Residences director said. “Cheval West Bay ApartHotel, Doha will be our first property outside London and our first ApartHotel reflecting the ambition we announced last year to develop an international property collection. 

The quality of our offering in London is firmly established and our desirable properties there now account for the top three positions within speciality lodging in the capital on TripAdvisor.  We will bring the same quality and service ethos to QIMC’s striking Destination on the Doha Corniche and we’ll be established in good time for the FIFA World Cup of 2022.”

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