Penta's hotels feature Penta PlayerPad Rooms featuring gaming consoles and other arcades facilities.[3][4] The brand also pioneered the "check in at the bar" concept.[5] The hotels feature a combination of a lobby and a lounge designed to encourage guests to spend leisure time there.[6]
History
Original Penta Hotels chain
Holiday Inn London - Kensington Forum, opened July 2, 1973 as the London Penta Hotel
The company was established in 1971 as Penta Hotels. It was named Penta because it was a joint venture between five airlines,[7]Lufthansa, Swissair, Alitalia, BOAC and BEA.[8] The hotels were located in major gateway cities where the airlines flew, to offer accommodations to passengers and flight crew members from the partner airlines.[9] In 1984 Lufthansa bought a controlling interest in the chain from British Airways, which had been formed in 1974 by the merger of BOAC and BEA.[7] In 1993, German investor Dieter Bock, CEO of Lonrho, one of the chain's owners, arranged its sale to Hong Kong businessman Cheng Yu-tung.[10]Renaissance Hotels acquired the management rights of 12 Penta hotels in Europe,[11] and held the rights of nine hotels in 1994.[12]
Pentahotel Shanghai was opened in October 2008 by New World China Land's New World Hotel Management Limited.[16] In 2011, The Courtyard by Marriott Beijing was converted into pentahotel Beijing.[17]
The Reading, Berkshire hotel was Pentahotels' first UK location[18] and opened in 2009.[19] In 2013, Pentahotels opened its first location in Hong Kong,[20] and its second one in 2016.[21]
Chow Tai Fook group, via a subsidiary CTF Development, acquired 5 hotels in Belgium in April 2013. The hotels would be managed by Pentahotels after renovation.[22] 2015 as a Penta hotel opened in Brussels.[23] Chow Tai Fook is the ultimate parent company of Rosewood Hotel Group, which privatized the hotel group in 2015.
In December 2013 Rosewood Hotel Group acquired Pentahotels' European operation, which incorporated in Germany as Penta Hotels Germany GmbH and Penta Hotel Holdings Limited in the BVI for €13.5 million, from Chow Tai Fook.[24] However, Chow Tai Fook privatized the whole hotel group in 2015.
In 2016, Pentahotels launched the PentaPlayer Pad, a room type designed for gamers with a PlayStation 4, a pinball, and a gamer-themed design.[3][4] The brand also launched its first location in France in Roissy-en-France.[25] Pentahotels launched its repositioning in 2017 amidst stated plans for global expansion.[5] Pentahotels announced its first Thai hotel with an opening planned for 2020.[26] In May 2020, Rogier Braakman was named president of Pentahotels.[27] The Moscow location opened in February 2019.[28]
As of 2020, Pentahotels is operated by Penta Hotels Worldwide GmbH, a subsidiary of 360 Operator GmbH. The ultimate owner was Centrifuge Holding GmbH.[1][non-primary source needed]
^ ab"Structure Chart" (PDF). Pentahotels. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
^"About us". Pentahotels. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
^ ab"Pentahotels to launch 'gamer's paradise' concept". Hotel Owner. June 29, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
^ ab"'Gamer's paradise' hotel to launch in the UK". Big Hospitality UK. June 28, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
^ abDaniel Fountain (26 July 2017). "Pentahotels launches global brand refresh". Hoteldesigns.net. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^You, Tracy (August 20, 2012). "pentahotel: A business hotel that's actually hip". CNN. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
^ ab"Lufthansa buys major stake in Penta Hotels". Financial Times. 18 August 1984. Retrieved 28 April 2020 – via archive.org.
^"Chain Opens Munich Hotel". The Atlanta Constitution. 28 April 1974. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
^"Real Estate; New Phase Beginning For Statler". The New York Times. 17 August 1983. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^Engardio, Pete (14 January 1996). "Asian Hoteliers Find Room In The West". Bloomberg. Retrieved 24 April 2020. In 1993, Cheng got the...18 Penta hotels from struggling German investor Dieter Bock....Last June, it consolidated its hotel management businesses into the Renaissance Hotel Group and floated a 33% stake on the New York Stock Exchange for $172 million.
^"Annual Report 1993" (PDF). New World Development. 1993. p. 25. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^"Annual Report 1994" (PDF). New World Development. 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^"Hotel's rebranding more than skin deep". Eadt.co.uk. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^"Alastair Thomann en dit plus sur le concept pentahotel". Businesstravel.fr (in French). 16 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^"Design und Stil: die neuen Pentahotels". Livingathome.de (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^"2008 Annual Report" (PDF). New World China Land. 2008. p. 25. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^"Courtyard by Marriott rebranded as pentahotel Beijing". TTG Asia. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Peter Kimpton (20 September 2009). "Checking in". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^"Pentahotel Reading". The Caterer. 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
^"New World Development unit may manage four more Pentahotels". South China Morning Post. August 5, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
^"Boutique brand Pentahotels to open second site in Hong Kong with ambitious plans for rest of Asia". South China Morning Post. December 16, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
^"BRE Europe Hotel Holding Sells 5 Belgian Hotels to CTF Development". hotelnewsresource.com. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^"Bruxelles: Penta, le nouveau club-hôtel (PHOTOS)". Dhnet.be (in French). 16 September 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^"CONNECTED TRANSACTION ACQUISITION OF A HOTEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY" (PDF) (Press release). Hong Kong: New World Development; New World China Land. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2018 – via Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing.
^Stephan Faudeux (7 December 2017). "PentaHotel Paris, une expérience hôtelière réinventée". Sonovision.com (in French). Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^Nanat Suchiva (9 June 2017). "Pentahotels makes first Thai foray in city". Bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^"Rogier Braakman Appointed Managing Director At Penta Hotels Worldwide GmbH in Frankfurt am Main, Germany". www.hospitalitynet.org. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^Jenni Reid (28 February 2019). "Rosewood's Pentahotels opens in Moscow 'Book House'". Businesstraveller.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
External links
Official website
December 27, 2022
penta, hotels, hotel, brand, with, hotels, with, this, name, across, europe, asia, 2020, update, typesubsidiaryindustryhospitalityfoundedfrankfurt, germany, 1971, foundersjoint, venture, between, lufthansa, swissair, alitalia, boac, beaheadquartersfrankfurt, g. Penta Hotels is a hotel brand with 28 hotels with this name across Europe and Asia as of 2020 update 2 Penta HotelsTypesubsidiaryIndustryHospitalityFoundedFrankfurt Germany 1971 FoundersJoint venture between Lufthansa Swissair Alitalia BOAC and BEAHeadquartersFrankfurt GermanyAreas servedAsia EuropeParentCentrifuge Holding GmbH 1 Websitewww wbr pentahotels wbr com Contents 1 Business overview 2 History 2 1 Original Penta Hotels chain 2 2 Modern Pentahotels chain 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBusiness overview EditPenta s hotels feature Penta PlayerPad Rooms featuring gaming consoles and other arcades facilities 3 4 The brand also pioneered the check in at the bar concept 5 The hotels feature a combination of a lobby and a lounge designed to encourage guests to spend leisure time there 6 History EditOriginal Penta Hotels chain Edit Holiday Inn London Kensington Forum opened July 2 1973 as the London Penta Hotel The company was established in 1971 as Penta Hotels It was named Penta because it was a joint venture between five airlines 7 Lufthansa Swissair Alitalia BOAC and BEA 8 The hotels were located in major gateway cities where the airlines flew to offer accommodations to passengers and flight crew members from the partner airlines 9 In 1984 Lufthansa bought a controlling interest in the chain from British Airways which had been formed in 1974 by the merger of BOAC and BEA 7 In 1993 German investor Dieter Bock CEO of Lonrho one of the chain s owners arranged its sale to Hong Kong businessman Cheng Yu tung 10 Renaissance Hotels acquired the management rights of 12 Penta hotels in Europe 11 and held the rights of nine hotels in 1994 12 Modern Pentahotels chain Edit Rosewood Hotel Group at that time known as New World Hospitality a subsidiary of New World China Land until relaunched Pentahotels in 2007 with renovations to their properties in Europe 13 14 The Italian designer Matteo Thun created the hotel chain s interior design 15 Pentahotel Shanghai was opened in October 2008 by New World China Land s New World Hotel Management Limited 16 In 2011 The Courtyard by Marriott Beijing was converted into pentahotel Beijing 17 The Reading Berkshire hotel was Pentahotels first UK location 18 and opened in 2009 19 In 2013 Pentahotels opened its first location in Hong Kong 20 and its second one in 2016 21 Chow Tai Fook group via a subsidiary CTF Development acquired 5 hotels in Belgium in April 2013 The hotels would be managed by Pentahotels after renovation 22 2015 as a Penta hotel opened in Brussels 23 Chow Tai Fook is the ultimate parent company of Rosewood Hotel Group which privatized the hotel group in 2015 In December 2013 Rosewood Hotel Group acquired Pentahotels European operation which incorporated in Germany as Penta Hotels Germany GmbH and Penta Hotel Holdings Limited in the BVI for 13 5 million from Chow Tai Fook 24 However Chow Tai Fook privatized the whole hotel group in 2015 In 2016 Pentahotels launched the PentaPlayer Pad a room type designed for gamers with a PlayStation 4 a pinball and a gamer themed design 3 4 The brand also launched its first location in France in Roissy en France 25 Pentahotels launched its repositioning in 2017 amidst stated plans for global expansion 5 Pentahotels announced its first Thai hotel with an opening planned for 2020 26 In May 2020 Rogier Braakman was named president of Pentahotels 27 The Moscow location opened in February 2019 28 As of 2020 Pentahotels is operated by Penta Hotels Worldwide GmbH a subsidiary of 360 Operator GmbH The ultimate owner was Centrifuge Holding GmbH 1 non primary source needed See also EditList of chained brand hotelsReferences Edit a b Structure Chart PDF Pentahotels Retrieved 16 April 2020 About us Pentahotels Retrieved 16 April 2020 a b Pentahotels to launch gamer s paradise concept Hotel Owner June 29 2016 Retrieved September 6 2016 a b Gamer s paradise hotel to launch in the UK Big Hospitality UK June 28 2016 Retrieved September 22 2017 a b Daniel Fountain 26 July 2017 Pentahotels launches global brand refresh Hoteldesigns net Retrieved 8 February 2020 You Tracy August 20 2012 pentahotel A business hotel that s actually hip CNN Retrieved September 6 2016 a b Lufthansa buys major stake in Penta Hotels Financial Times 18 August 1984 Retrieved 28 April 2020 via archive org Chain Opens Munich Hotel The Atlanta Constitution 28 April 1974 Retrieved 11 November 2020 Real Estate New Phase Beginning For Statler The New York Times 17 August 1983 Retrieved 14 August 2021 Engardio Pete 14 January 1996 Asian Hoteliers Find Room In The West Bloomberg Retrieved 24 April 2020 In 1993 Cheng got the 18 Penta hotels from struggling German investor Dieter Bock Last June it consolidated its hotel management businesses into the Renaissance Hotel Group and floated a 33 stake on the New York Stock Exchange for 172 million Annual Report 1993 PDF New World Development 1993 p 25 Retrieved 28 April 2020 Annual Report 1994 PDF New World Development 1994 p 22 Retrieved 28 April 2020 Hotel s rebranding more than skin deep Eadt co uk 24 September 2016 Retrieved 8 February 2020 Alastair Thomann en dit plus sur le concept pentahotel Businesstravel fr in French 16 February 2017 Retrieved 8 February 2020 Design und Stil die neuen Pentahotels Livingathome de in German Retrieved 8 February 2020 2008 Annual Report PDF New World China Land 2008 p 25 Retrieved 28 April 2020 Courtyard by Marriott rebranded as pentahotel Beijing TTG Asia 7 January 2011 Retrieved 28 April 2020 Peter Kimpton 20 September 2009 Checking in Theguardian com Retrieved 8 February 2020 Pentahotel Reading The Caterer 2009 09 30 Retrieved 2020 11 03 New World Development unit may manage four more Pentahotels South China Morning Post August 5 2013 Retrieved September 6 2014 Boutique brand Pentahotels to open second site in Hong Kong with ambitious plans for rest of Asia South China Morning Post December 16 2016 Retrieved September 22 2017 BRE Europe Hotel Holding Sells 5 Belgian Hotels to CTF Development hotelnewsresource com 10 April 2013 Retrieved 24 April 2020 Bruxelles Penta le nouveau club hotel PHOTOS Dhnet be in French 16 September 2015 Retrieved 8 February 2020 CONNECTED TRANSACTION ACQUISITION OF A HOTEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY PDF Press release Hong Kong New World Development New World China Land 16 December 2013 Retrieved 11 November 2018 via Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Stephan Faudeux 7 December 2017 PentaHotel Paris une experience hoteliere reinventee Sonovision com in French Retrieved 8 February 2020 Nanat Suchiva 9 June 2017 Pentahotels makes first Thai foray in city Bangkokpost com Retrieved 8 February 2020 Rogier Braakman Appointed Managing Director At Penta Hotels Worldwide GmbH in Frankfurt am Main Germany www hospitalitynet org 15 May 2020 Retrieved 22 February 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Jenni Reid 28 February 2019 Rosewood s Pentahotels opens in Moscow Book House Businesstraveller com Retrieved 8 February 2020 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Penta Hotels amp oldid 1115817239, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
