Almaty Kempinski Baiterek Hotel

Okan Holding announced the beginning of construction of Kempinski 5***** Hotel in Almaty at the corner of Timeryazeva st. and Sejfulina st. Opening 2008.

Here is information from Kempinski website:

DESCRIPTION The Kempinski Hotel Bayterek will be part of a luxury complex in the exclusive Bostandik district in Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city with 2.8 Mio inhabitants. Kempinski is set to manage the modern 230-room hotel and serviced apartments, owned by Okan Holding.

LOCATION The largest state in Central Asia and the world's ninth largest in terms of land surface, Kazakhstan's steppes and desert yield an abundance of mineral reserves and enormous fossil fuel resources. Economic reform and government led privatization have created a positive growth momentum for the country, which has increased foreign investment and exports since 2000.

FACILITIES The Kempinski Hotel Bayterek Almaty will feature a conference center with ballroom, business centre, several restaurants as well as a Spa and fitness centre. A separate office tower over 19 floors with 25,200 square meters office space is planned. The complex will also house Almaty's largest shopping mall, covering 45,000 square meters with space for some 140 upscale boutiques. Almaty International Airport sees an important number of travellers arriving with international carriers such as Lufthansa, British airways, KLM, Turkish Airlines, Aeroflot, Air Astana and China Southern Airlines.