Croatia’s Valdarke to open 15 mln euro Marriott hotel in June

ZAGREB (Croatia), March 22 (SeeNews) - Croatian tourism and real estate company Valdarke said on Friday it will open a five-star hotel under the Autograph Collection by Marriott brand on the Adriatic island of Cres in the middle of June following an investment of more than 15 million euro ($16.2 million).

There are some 30 open job positions at the hotel Autograph Collection by Marriott, Valdarke and Marriott said in a joint press release.

Investor in the hotel is Valdarke, whose CEO Nikola Avram is founder of regional company Alpha Hotel Management, which has been licensed by Marriott International to develop the hotel brand in southeastern Europe.

The hotel will have 49 rooms and be the first one under the Marriott brand on a Croatian Adriatic island.

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