Plot twist: currently in Doha and staying at the neighboring JW Marriott Marquis, and noticed construction and interior decoration going on at this hotel’s site. I noticed a bar on the ground floor being fitted with mid-century light fixtures, and after checking out the owning company’s site at this link this morning, the hotel will open as Le Méridien Doha. I also spoke to one of the managers at the JW earlier this morning, and she confirmed that the hotel will open as a Le Méridien later this year. She didn’t know when, but I’ll do some further investigating. Yay, more Le Méridien hotels!

There are also rumors that the owning company is working towards getting Rotana out of the fourth City Center Hotel and bringing another Marriott brand [possibly Delta, since the manager mentioned that Delta was still on the table - which also works as it’s Marriott’s conversion brand] to manage it.

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