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Negotiations have started for the Fico Eataly World hotel

07 August, Il Sole 24 Ore

The fund Fondo Parchi Agroalimentari Italiani (Pai) incorporated by Prelios Sgr has entered an agreement with Starhotels regarding the opening of the new Fico Eataly World hotel in Bologna. As the memo reads, the contract includes the duties and the steps of the operation for the completion of the hotel. The lease contract that will be signed by Starhotels at works completed, which is expected by December 2019.

The new hotel will broaden the offer of Fico Eataly World. The four-star hotel will be created from the structural and functional requalification of the old Bologna flower market. It has been designed by the firm of architects Ghini and associates with an eye on environmental sustainability.

The project management for the development is assigned to Prelios Integra. The facility will have approximately an 11 thousand Sq m surface and 200 rooms, service areas, meeting and conference rooms, a breakfast room and a cafeteria, a reception, offices, three swimming pools, a fitness centre and a spa. Andrea Cornetto, Prelios Sgr general director, commented: “With this agreement, Fico will be able to attract more Italian and international tourists”. Elisabetta Fabri, Starhotels president and Ceo, said: “The hotel will be a point of reference for Fico. We’ll leverage the presence of a congress centre with a capacity of up to one thousand people”.

Source: Il Sole 24 Ore

Translator: Cristina Ambrosi