The agreement follows Jumeirah and MAB Development’s agreement to lease and operate the hotel element of the city’s major new PalaisQuartier leisure and retail development.

The hotel will open in summer 2010 and will include a signature Talise spa, a contemporary restaurant concept by leading Japanese designer Takashi Sugimoto of Super Potato and high-tech meeting and business facilities. Peter Silling & Associates are responsible for the overall interior design of the 219 room hotel, while the structural design has been completed by the German architects .

Located in the heart of Frankfurt, PalaisQuartier is conveniently placed at the 18th century Thurn-und-Taxis-Platz, within walking distance of the city’s financial district and stock exchange, pedestrian shopping areas and opera house.

“The Jumeirah Frankfurt Hotel is an important development in our company´s global expansion plan. It will serve Germany’s financial centre and one of Europe’s most important international business and travel hubs. Germany is a key market for Jumeirah and we see this first move to invest in the German market as an important and sound link that cements an already strong connection,” said Gerald Lawless, Chairman of the Jumeirah Group.

”I am immensely pleased by the revitalisation of the Frankfurt hotel sector,” enthused Petra Roth, Lord Mayor of the city of Frankfurt. “The Jumeirah Group’s decision to select Frankfurt, especially in the current economic climate, is a particular indication of their trust in our city and its future viability and sustainability”.

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