IHG Brings Hotel Indigo Brand to Central America

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms, announced the introduction of the first Hotel Indigo property in Central America. The property is expected to open in the first quarter of 2009 in the metropolitan city of San Jose, the capital and largest city of Costa Rica.

Originally announced in February 2007 as the Holiday Inn Express San Jose Forum, the project was modified to become a Hotel Indigo, following the success of the brand in North America including Canada and Mexico.

Boutique hotels, known for their intimate, luxurious environments in addition to personalized accommodations and services, have gained increasing popularity. As the industry’s first branded boutique hotel, Hotel Indigo artfully combines the conveniences and consistencies of a brand hotel with the design cache and service personality of a boutique at an attractive price.

Hotel Indigo San Jose Forum Costa Rica will be located in Santa Ana, one of Costa Rica’s fastest developing areas, next to a major thoroughfare that connects to Escazu, the prominent residential and business district of the city.

Surrounded by a major commercial complex that features two shopping centers with retail stores, boutiques and restaurants, the Hotel Indigo will be ideally situated only 15 minutes away from the Juan Santamaria Airport and within walking distance to Forum Business Park I and II, the city’s latest and most upscale office tower complexes.