Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) has opened its first Vienna House hotel in Turkiye, a 114-room property in Istanbul, the company said on November 11.
The opening takes Wyndham’s portfolio in Turkiye to 12 brands. The US group is the largest international hotel company in the country by number of hotels, with about 140 properties, including more than 40 in Istanbul. It has about 40 more hotels in development there.
Istanbul attracted nearly 20 million international visitors last year, according to Wyndham. The Vienna House brand recently expanded beyond Europe with a property in Vietnam. In October, Wyndham announced plans to debut Vienna House Residences in Ras Al Khaimah.
The new hotel, Vienna House by Wyndham Istanbul Bahcelievler, operates under a franchise agreement with ARES Istanbul Turizm. The owner first partnered with Wyndham in 2019 on La Quinta by Wyndham Istanbul Gunesli, the first La Quinta hotel to open outside the Americas. It also owns and operates Days Inn by Wyndham Istanbul Bomonti.
The property sits on Istanbul’s European side, with access to Istanbul Airport and the Istanbul Expo Centre. Its rooms include two accessible rooms and 65-square-metre Vienna Suites with separate living areas.
Facilities include a meeting room for up to 30 guests and a fitness centre. The Vienna Restaurant seats up to 130 guests. The spa has a Turkish bath, a sauna, a steam room and seven treatment rooms.
Vienna House hotels participate in Wyndham Rewards, the group’s loyalty programme, which has about 129 million enrolled members.
