Global serviced apartments brand Oakwood has signed a management agreement with Aara Hospitality for their debut in Bangladesh.
Oakwood Hotel & Apartments Dhaka is scheduled to open in Gulshan in April next year, according to a press release.
“For more than 50 years, Oakwood has remained resolute in our pursuit of service excellence and guest innovation, which is now more pertinent than ever before. In the new era of travel, our discerning clientele will prefer private sanctuaries that reflect their individual lifestyle and personal interests during their trips,” said Dean Schreiber, chief executive officer of Oakwood.
“We are delighted to partner with Aara Hospitality to introduce Oakwood’s distinctive style of hospitality to Bangladesh’s new generation of travellers, who will appreciate efficiency and value without comprising on their service expectations,” he added.
The Oakwood Hotel & Apartments Dhaka will include a collection of 89 hotel rooms and serviced apartments, from studios to two-bedroom units, and a range of F&B outlets, including a fashionable split-level rooftop bar, all-day restaurant, lobby lounge-café, and MICE facilities for business meetings and events.
Oakwood Hotel & Apartments Dhaka joins a rapidly growing portfolio of more than 80 operating Oakwood properties and robust pipeline of projects under development across Asia Pacific and the United States of America.
In China, Oakwood is rapidly expanding with four new properties in Hangzhou, Beijing, Foshan and Chongli, host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Oakwood recently signed a management agreement for Oakwood Premier Kuala Lumpur at the Malaysian capital’s iconic Merdeka 118, set to become the world’s second tallest building when it opens in 2024.
Newly opened Oakwood Hotel & Residence Bangkok was Oakwood’s seventh property in Thailand and fourth in the Thai capital. Oakwood Hotel Oike Kyoto additionally became the brand’s 12th property in Japan in 2021.
Oakwood Premier Melbourne will open in mid-December 2021, marking the premium brand’s debut in Australia, joining Oakwood Premier properties from Tokyo to Incheon and Seoul in South Korea, Guangzhou in southern China, Singapore, the Indonesian capital Jakarta, Cambodian capital Phnom Penh and India’s Bangalore.