RIU takes its urban line to the city of San Francisco


RIU Hotels & Resorts has just added a new hotel to the Riu Plaza brand in the United States through the acquisition of an establishment in the city of San Francisco. Riu Plaza Fisherman’s Warf is located at 2500 Mason Street, in the heart of the most famous tourist neighbourhood of the city, a short stroll from the famous Pier 39, North beach, China Town and where the ferries depart towards the celebrated Alcatraz Island.

San Francisco, Luis Riu's new project

“This project is great news for RIU and for the consolidation of our line of Riu Plaza urban hotels. San Francisco is a great city with a very competitive hotel market and this acquisition places us in one of the best neighbourhoods with a quality product that fits perfectly with our business strategy. Our objective is to attract mainly European and Latin American holiday makers, who until now have found it hard to visit the city due to the lack of availability. Furthermore, it will help us secure our marketing in Asia, as it is a very popular destination there”, explains Luis Riu, CEO of RIU Hotels & Resorts.

After completing the final formalities of the operation, the hotel, which operates under the Sheraton brand and is owned by the ACRON Group -a company specialising in real estate investments based in Zurich, Switzerland-, will become part of the RIU chain on 12 November. Thanks to a recent complete refurbishment, the hotel will only need the incorporation of the Riu Plaza brand image given that the areas and services already comply with the chain’s quality standards.

The new Riu Plaza Fisherman’s Wharf has 531 rooms, a bar and restaurant, 11 meeting rooms and an executive room with exclusive services for its business guests, which in the RIU Hotel will become the Crown Level Lounge. The hotel will receive mainly guests visiting the city for pleasure, but also business guests and those attending large conventions. The location is excellent for all of them because, in addition to being very close to the tourist attractions, guests can reach the financial district on foot within minutes and it is a short tram ride from Union Square, renowned for its stores and art galleries.

This hotel is the eighth of the Riu Plaza urban line and the third in the United States. RIU is currently present in the following cities: Panama, Guadalajara (Mexico), Miami, New York, Berlin, Dublin and Madrid. Furthermore, there is an ambitious expansion plan with projects in Toronto and London, as well as New York, where a second property is being constructed.


About RIU: The international RIU chain was founded in Mallorca by the Riu family in 1953 as a small holiday firm and is still owned by the family's third generation. The company specialises in holiday resorts and over 70% of its establishments offer its acclaimed All Inclusive by RIU service. With the inauguration of its first city hotel in 2010, RIU is expanding its range of products with its own line of city hotels called Riu Plaza. RIU Hotels & Resorts now has 92 hotels in 19 countries which welcome over 4 million guests a year and provide jobs for a total of 28,894 employees. RIU is currently the world's 34th ranked chain, one of the Caribbean's most popular, the third largest in Spain in terms of revenue and the fourth largest in number of rooms.

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Palma de Mallorca, 4 November 2019


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