Ama-RIU Hotels & Resorts athinta isibhakabhaka eMadrid

Ama-RIU Hotels & Resorts ufikile ngaphakathi Madrid futhi lokhu ikwenze ngesitayela, ngokuvulwa kwe-Hotel Riu Plaza España yayo entsha e-Edificio España yenhloko-dolobha yedolobha. Ihhotela lokuqala le-RIU eMadrid kanye nelokuqala lomugqa wedolobha waseRiu Plaza eSpain. Yonke iphrojekthi yezokwakha nokuklama ivele ekuhlonipheni okujulile komlando wesakhiwo, esavulwa ekuqaleni ngo-1953.

U-Luis Riu, oyi-CEO ye-RIU Hotels, uchaza ukuthi “ukuvulwa kwe-Riu Plaza España kusilethela ukwaneliseka okukhulu. Iminyaka eminingi, sifuna ithuba lokuvula ihhotela lasemadolobheni eMadrid, ngakho-ke leli thuba lokuvula eyodwa enhliziyweni yedolobha, esakhiweni esinjalo esiyisakhiwo sodumo, lidlula kude konke esikulindele. Iphrojekthi ibinzima futhi ijabulisa. Iminyaka emibili, siye sasebenzisa ithalente eliphezulu, konke esinakho kanye nokuzikhandla okukhulu ekwakheni leli hhotela elisha elibuyisela i-Edificio España ekuphileni futhi esithemba futhi ukuthi lizosebenza njengesivikelo ekuvuselelweni kabusha kwendawo ezungezile.”

I-Riu Plaza España, eseGran Vía, iyihhotela lezinkanyezi ezine elinamagumbi angu-585. Inendawo yokuzivocavoca, indawo yokubhukuda eshisayo engaphandle esitezi 21, indawo yokudlela kanye nendawo yokwamukela izivakashi, kanye namabha amabili esibhakabhaka amahle lapho ukubukwa okuhle kwedolobha kuyikhona okukhanga kakhulu. Eyokuqala kubo, i-De Madrid al Cielo, igcwalisa indawo engu-26 futhi ihlotshiswe ngesitayela se-Movida Madrileña, izibani ze-neon ezindongeni. Ibha yesibhakabhaka yesibili isezingeni eliphezulu lesakhiwo, lapho inikeza khona ukubukwa okungu-360° kwedolobha kanye nomgwaqo wengilazi omuhle okuvumela ukuthi uhambe ngokoqobo esibhakabhakeni saseMadrid. Zombili lezi zindawo zihlose ukuba yizithenjwa zezivakashi, kodwa futhi nakubantu bendawo abafuna ukujabulela lokhu kubuka kwe-panoramic emangalisayo.

I-Riu Plaza España entsha inesikhala esingaphezu kuka-5,000 m2 sokusingatha zonke izinhlobo zemicimbi, kuwo wonke amagumbi ayo okuhlangana angu-17, ithala lemicimbi elisendaweni engu-21 kanye nezindawo zokudlela. Okuhlaba umxhwele kakhulu kulezi zindawo yiSala Madrid ekwazi ukuthwala abantu abangafika ku-1,500. Njengoba inophahla oluphindwe kabili nokukhanya kwemvelo, iyindawo evulekile neyingqayizivele enkabeni yedolobha.

I-RIU ilungise futhi yabonisa izici ezivikelwe zalesi sakhiwo esiyisakhiwo sodumo ngokunethezeka okukhulu nenhlonipho ngenani elingokomlando laso naleso ngasinye. Akukho okuye kwazenzekela, kusukela emnyango omangalisayo ophahlwe ngamakholomu emabula futhi ahlotshiswe ngezithombe zoqobo, ingxenye yamagugu omlando wedolobha, kuya ekubukeni okumangalisayo okuvela emakamelweni, ezindaweni zomphakathi kanye nemigwaqo yasebhakabhakeni. Ihhotela liqukethe idizayini, ubuhle kanye nekilasi kuwo wonke amagumbi, ngezingcezu zangempela nezamanje ezikhethekile.

Amakamelo ahlanganisa imabula emhlophe nengilazi nokhuni, kanye nokuthinta okubucayi kwegolide nokumnyama, futhi akha izikhala ezivumela ukukhanya kudlule emakamelweni okulala kuya ezindlini zokugezela, ezihlanganisa ifenisha elula enezakhiwo zensimbi kanye nezihlambi zokuhamba ngezinyawo. Ama-suites anobhavu wokugeza anikeza izikhala ezimbalwa ukusiza izivakashi zethu zenze izinkumbulo ezihlukile zokuvakasha kwazo, okuhlanganisa nama-jacuzzi angasese anokubukwa okuhle kwedolobha.

Zonke izindawo zehhotela kanye nomhlobiso ozikhethele wona kuwukucisha iso isimo sesakhiwo. Ngakho-ke, ukusuka kubha yokwamukela izivakashi ukuya kumathala aphezulu, zonke izindawo ezisetshenziswa izivakashi ziletha umongo wama-1950s kanye nawo-1960 kuze kube namuhla.

Ngalokhu kwethulwa, lolu chungechunge manje selunamahhotela ayisikhombisa kulayini wedolobha i-Riu Plaza emhlabeni jikelele, kanye namathathu asakhiwayo eLondon, eToronto kanye nelesibili eNew York. Ihhotela lokuqala ledolobha lavula iminyango yalo ePanama ngo-2010 futhi selokhu lajoyinwa ihhotela iRiu Plaza Guadalajara eMexico, iRiu Plaza Miami Beach kanye neRiu Plaza New York Times Square e-USA, iRiu Plaza Berlin eJalimane kanye neRiu Plaza IGresham. Dublin e-Ireland, ngaphezu kwe-Riu Plaza España esanda kuvulwa.