AP goes on holiday from home building

A multi-function Holiday Inn Hotel in Józefów, 15 kilometers from Warsaw, is the latest investment by development company Aquila Park, which to date has specialized in luxury residential schemes. The investment's value is approximately EUR 20 (zl.78) million, which includes the cost of building the complex and developing the area.

With 150 rooms and 11 conference rooms over 12,700 sqm, the facility will actually be a grand hotel and conference center, with a golf course, swimming pools, and other sports facilities. The total investment area will reach 11 hectares.

The general contractor of the project is Polish construction company Mitex, whose representatives claim that this is the first project of this type and scale in Poland. The first guests will be welcome at the beginning of 2007.

"Construction of the hotel and conference complex in Józefów is a great challenge for the whole company. It is a new stage, in which the company, which has so far been active in the residential sector, is entering commercial construction," said the management board president of Aquila Park, Marcin Górzyński. "I am convinced that it is just the beginning of our activities in this area." Aquila Park was launched in 2000 by a group of private investors. It concentrates on investments in residential construction, hotels, and leisure centers. In its projects, the company applies advanced technologies, including renewable energy sources and modern construction materials.

In 2003 and 2004 Aquila Park won the title "Reliable company" (Solidna Firma), as a result of an economy and consumer program.