Rezidor SAS, announces the new Radisson SAS Media Harbour Hotel Dusseldorf, slated to open in September 2005 in the city’s bustling Medienhafen district. The new hotel is the second Radisson SAS hotel in Dusseldorf, joining the Radisson SAS Hotel in the city center.

The Radisson SAS Media Harbour Hotel Dusseldorf offers 135 rooms and suites, two executive boardrooms and a wellness area. Internationally renowned interior designer Matteo Thun, known for his work on the new United Nations building in Geneva and several properties in Europe and Asia, designed the interior of the hotel.

The hotel’s restaurant and bar offer fresh and simple Italian food in a stylish and busy piazza overlooking an outdoor terrace and landscaped garden. Additional dining is available in a private dining room and a smaller courtyard, while wine tastings are available in the hotel’s signature wine cellar.

The hotel boasts a modern design and is part of the “new breed” of Radisson SAS hotels, joining the Radisson SAS Hotel London Stansted Airport with its infamous wine tower and the Radisson SAS Hotel Berlin with it’s 82-foot high lobby aquarium.

Dusseldorf is located in western Germany, along the Rhine River. It is accessible by Dusseldorf International Airport and by train. Home to 18 museums and the German Opera House, Dusseldorf offers guests a cultural experience. It is a city known for its modern architecture as well as great shopping on the Konigsallee, one of the world’s most elegant shopping boulevards.