Tbilisi Marriott Hotel
Tbilisi, Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia. Located in a central area overlooking Old Tbilisi.
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The Metechi Palace is built in the Soviet era as a joint venture of Russian investors and Austria’s ABV Leasing-und Hotelinvest.
The hotel opens barely a month after Georgia’s independence, run by ABV’s Marco Polo Hotels chain.
During the Georgian Civil War the hotel stands nearly empty, switching off its lights each night to avoid sniper fire.
The Marco Polo hotels join Sheraton; the property becomes the Sheraton Metechi Palace Hotel.
The Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority buys the hotel for US$68 million through RAKIA Georgia.
The hotel closes for a refurbishment costing more than US$40 million.
It reopens as the Sheraton Grand Tbilisi Metechi Palace.
The hotel houses players of the FIBA U20 European Championship Division B.
Sources: Wikipedia (EN), “Sheraton Grand Tbilisi Metechi Palace” (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Official website (Marriott). Text rewritten and translated by Grand Hotels of the World.
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