Hamad International Airport Opens Second Transit Hotel

(07 September 2022, 11:35 +07)  The Oryx Garden Hotel, the second hotel at Hamad International Airport (HIA), has opened.

Situated in North Plaza, the Oryx Garden Hotel is one of many new experiences that are part of HIA’s airport expansion project, which is all set to be launched in time for the widely anticipated FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

The airport expansion project significantly expands HIA’s facilities, which will include more than 90 brands in one vast shopping area, a world-class art collection and a 10,000 sqm indoor tropical garden with a 268-sqm water feature.

HIA’s Chief Operating Officer, Engr. Badr Mohammed Al Meer, said, “This is just one of the many new offerings our airport will be unveiling as part of our exciting expansion plans. The Oryx Garden Hotel adds yet another sustainable, world-class facility to the world’s best airport, offering a relaxing environment for guests to unwind and discover the extraordinary destination that is HIA.”

Hamad International Airport has opened a second transit hotel

Comprising of 100 rooms ranging from king to twin, as well as suites, the Oryx Garden Hotel offers guests complementary new generation WIFI throughout the premises and can be booked around the clock for a maximum of 24 hours.

All rooms are located within the terminal, moments away from boarding gates.

Guests at The Oryx Garden Hotel will be able to enjoy Oryx Airport Hotel’s Vitality Wellbeing and Fitness Centre located at the Airport’s South Plaza, near the iconic Lamp Bear art installation. The centre features a 25-metre swimming pool, gym, spa and a squash court for passengers to use while transferring. To reach The Oryx Airport Hotel, guests can use the passenger train connecting the airport’s North and South Plazas.

Both airport hotels at HIA have implemented various green initiatives in its continuous effort to achieve 100 percent eco-friendly operations. The hotels will not be using plastic water bottles and instead use eco-friendly water containers.

Other green initiatives include the adoption of recycled paper for all hotel printing collaterals and operations, and the substitution of plastic bags with biodegradable bags.

For hotel room amenities, plastic cotton buds have been replaced with bamboo buds packaged in cardboard boxes, plastic coffee cups switched with recyclable paper cups, and plastic lids replaced with polylactic acid (PLA) lids derived from plants.

Plastic bottles for shampoos and body lotions have also been replaced with EcoPure PET bio-degradable bottles.

Plastic dental and shaving kits have been replaced with starch toothbrushes and shaving utilities, while plastic slippers, combs, and shower caps were available in eco-friendly forms.

HIA’s expansion is set to increase capacity to over 58 million passengers and will continue post-FIFA World Cup with a second expansion project set to take capacity to over 60 million passengers.

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