21 In 2004, building developer Pierre-Charles Berryer of I&C first laid plans to construct a substantial hotel complex in historic Liege. ACTE 1 has been awarded the extraordinary project due to be completed in 2008. The real work began nearly 2 years ago in 2004, when ACTE 1 began the long intricate process of entering the building data of the two historically protected existing hotels by hand, on site with Allplan. The two buildings,“Hotel des comtes de Méan and Hotel SélysLongchamps, situated on the hill Saint Martin, are to be renovated and rebuilt as the the new Royal Selys Crowne Plaza hotel. The hotel Sélys dates from the 16th century and is classiffied as a grade 1 listed building.The hotel comte de Méan dates from the 18th century. These two historically protected buildings would need to be joined with one new building. The typical time constraints were at hand and the return on investement or ROI called for no less than 120 rooms with leisure and spa facilities. The building site was demanding:the conditions were not optimal as the site contained a steep slope, and the two existing buildings were of varying heights and levels making it difficult to determine how and where to place foundations.In addition, the site lies in a very densely built area. The Royal Selys Crowne Plaza: Facts and figures • The complex consists of 5 wings surrounding 2 beautiful patios and one tower. • The hotel will have more than 120 rooms in total among them are: 11 full suites, 27 junior suites, 2 rooms for handicapped people or people with limited mobility, and 20 anti-allergic rooms. • Located just 5 minutes away from the city centre, by train it takes 50 minutes to reach Brussels and 20 minutes to reach Maastricht. • The new hotel will create more than 100 new jobs for the region, and increases the tourist appeal of the city of Liege while closing the existing gap in the hotel business. The new Royal Crowne Plaza Hotel will be the first and the only 5 star hotel in the area. 5* Hôtel in LIEGE
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