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PRESS KITAPARTHOTELS ADAGIO®

2013

APARTHOTELS ADAGIO I PRESS KIT I 2

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL BY MARTINE BALOUKA-VALLETTE I 3

THE MARKET LEADER IN THE NEW URBAN TOURISM SEGMENT I 4

No.1 IN EUROPE I 5

NEW CITY BREAK DESTINATIONS FOR 2013 I 6

THE APARTHOTELS ADAGIO® CONCEPT I 7

OUR RECOMMENDATIONS I 10


KEY QUOTATIONS“Staying in a convivial and comfortable space that offers hotel services plus all of the facilities peopleneed in order to be self-sufficient (an equipped kitchen, Internet connection), and being in the heart of Europe’s finest cities: this is exactly what today’s new breed of urban tourists is looking for.”

“Cities have become fully-fledged tourist destinations, which attract attention via their increasingly richoffer (museums, gastronomy, shopping, festivals, sports events, etc.). Keeping up with this trend called for innovative accommodation formats, located right at the heart of city life.”

“The strength of our concept lies in combining the autonomy of a city-centre apartment with a choice ofquality hotel services, so that families or groups of friends can create a stay tailored to their exact needs,on a controlled budget.”

EDITORIALMARTINE BALOUKA-VALLETTE,CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, APARTHOTELS ADAGIO®

“THE APARTHOTEL: AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION FOR URBAN TOURISM”In a difficult economic environment, consumers are still reluctant to give up travelling: instead theyare adapting, notably by opting for shorter stays, in cities, on a limited budget. Although they nowstrive to spend their money wisely, they still value the quality of their stay, and want to enjoy them-selves. What is more, cities – be they European capitals or regional metropolises – have now becometourist destinations in their own right. They have come to appreciate their own value and are goingto great lengths to “sell” their cultural, gastronomic and events-related offering.The aparthotel format is an ideal response to these trends. What could be more reassuring andmore pleasing than a format that combines autonomy and hotel services, and is situated in theheart of the finest city break destinations? Today, across France and Europe, Aparthotels Adagio®

represent a travel concept for “city breakers” that is smart, economical and immersed in the heart of the city. The brandis expanding rapidly, and by 2016 it will offer a choice of some 150 establishments worldwide. This is an offer that willsatisfy even the most demanding tourists, including at international level, with destinations such as Paris, Vienna, Moscowand São Paulo!


THE MARKET LEADER IN THE NEW URBAN TOURISM SEGMENT

A EUROPEAN MARKET LEADER BACKED BY TWO SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERSAparthotels Adagio®, the market leader for aparthotels in Europe, is the result of a joint venture launched in 2007 bytwo companies that are market leaders in their respective business lines: the Pierre & Vacances Center Parcs group, N° 1in Europe for holiday residences and Accor, world’s leading hotel operator. Today, the brand can rely on the support andexpertise of these two shareholders as it pursues its ongoing development.

A CONCEPT THAT MEETS CURRENT EXPECTATIONSCities are now fully-fledged tourism products, which attract couples, families and groups of friends who come to enjoy acity break, to stroll around, to explore the heritage or the gastronomic offer, or to attend events (concerts, exhibitions, etc.).From the viewpoint of a growing number of these urban tourists, the aparthotel represents an appropriate solution, eitherfor economic or practical reasons, especially when travelling as a family with children.The Aparthotels Adagio® brand thus offers them everything they need to keep them happy. Aparthotels Adagio® arealways located in city centres, and enable everyone to feel at ease, to feel safe and to be completely self-sufficient, thanksto carefully thought-out hotel services and facilities.

CLEARLY-STATED INTERNATIONAL AMBITIONSThe brand’s business model is robust and has demonstrated its ability to withstand crises. The brand aims to double thenumber of its aparthotels by 2016, by opening further establishments in France and internationally, to provide its leisureand business clienteles with a network of 150 aparthotels. To achieve this goal, it will rely on several management models– leasing, franchising, master franchises and management agreements. Franchising looks set to undergo particularlystrong growth, such that it will represent 30% of the stock within 3 years.


No.1 IN EUROPE

With around one hundred establishments in France and other European countries, Aparthotels Adagio® own Europe’sleading aparthotel network. Its concept is a perfect match for the requirements of a modern leisure clientele. During a recession, this represents an economical solution and an ideal accommodation for couples, friends or families wishing toenjoy a break:• Price per apartment (and not per person). • Several types of apartment, ranging from studios to 2-bedroom apartments.• Baby kit.• Half-price breakfast buffet for children (aged under 16).Its success is based on a number of fundamentals: autonomy (all apartments are equipped with a kitchen and an Internetconnection), a convenient location and tiered pricing for stays of 4 or more nights.

FORTHCOMING APARTHOTEL OPENINGS (2013/2014):• FRANCE: PARIS ÎLE-DE-FRANCE (PARIS-REUILLY, CLICHY) AND NANCY

• ITALY: ROME

• GERMANY: MUNICH

• BRAZIL: BELO HORIZONTE, CURITIBA, PORTO ALEGRE, SÃO PAULO

• RUSSIA: MOSCOW

• UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: ABU DHABI, DUBAI AND FUJAIRAH.


APARTHOTELS ADAGIO®

NEW CITY BREAK DESTINATIONS FOR 2013

JANUARY 2013/ADAGIO KÖLN CITY, AN OUTSTANDING DESTINATION IN GERMANYCologne has a rich historical and cultural heritage. Located in the heart of the city, just 10 minutes from its famous cathedral,the new Adagio Köln City offers 115 apartments whose original and creative decor takes its inspiration from the graphiccodes of eau de Cologne. Cologne Carnival, the city’s iconic festival, also makes its presence felt via some of the fixturesand fittings.

MARCH 2013/ADAGIO LIVERPOOL CITY CENTRE, IN THE CITY OF THE BEATLESLiverpool, the historic birthplace of the Beatles, has been undergoing a full-scale renaissance in terms of urban design andculture, especially since winning the title of European Capital of Culture in 2008. To site 126 apartments in the heart ofthis great British city, close to Saint George’s Hall, Aparthotels Adagio® chose a building with an impressive history: theLewis’s Department Store. This building, constructed in 1856, was for many years the city’s largest department store. Itwas converted while preserving its many listed fixtures, such as the sumptuous mosaic in the store’s former restaurant.


THE APARTHOTELS ADAGIO® CONCEPT

DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF THE OFFERONE BRAND, TWO RANGES>

To meet all types of expectations more effectively, the brand has created two different ranges: Adagio and Adagio access.The two aparthotel ranges share a number of brand values that unite and define them. Whatever city, apartment or experiencethey opt for, travellers can be confident of finding 3 distinctive hallmarks: autonomy, respect for life-styles and conviviality.

With a midscale and upscale offer, Adagio is aimed at a clientele that expects comfort and services.Its aparthotels are located in the heart of major cities. Connected, convivial and immersed in their hostcity, they are characterised by their warm atmosphere and the quality of their hospitality. These spaciousand contemporary apartments (ranging from studios sleeping 2, through to 2-bedroom apartmentssleeping 6) offer modular equipment and hotel services, and tiered pricing from the 4th night onwards.

Adagio access is an economy segment offer, aimed at a clientele looking for affordable prices combinedwith a functional and comfortable environment. The aparthotels in this range offer apartments rangingfrom studios sleeping 2, through to 1-bedroom apartments sleeping 4, so that guests can live as theychoose, taking advantage of a smart accommodation offer, which always comes with tiered pricing fromthe 4th night onwards.

THE COMFORT OF AN APARTMENT PLUS A CHOICE OF HOTEL SERVICESWith a unique concept of comfortable apartments equipped with a kitchen and hotel services, the brand offers all theflexibility of a hotel stay, together with complete autonomy and independence, in city-centre locations, close to shops,restaurants and monuments.


APARTMENTS & SERVICESA SPACE TO SUIT EVERYONE>

The various types of apartments have been designed to meet the needs of each target clientele: individual travellers,friends, couples and families. The highly modular fittings invite everyone to appropriate their apartment for themselvesand create their own space, in line with their habits and desires. An equipped kitchen in each apartment allows gueststo keep to their normal eating habits, to save money or to simply enjoy a gourmet break and relax after a busy day’ssight-seeing! Lastly, all apartments are equipped with an Internet connection.

STUDIOS SLEEPING 1 OR 2Between 20 and 25m²

IDEAL FOR: Individual travellers or couples

wishing to explore a city or a European

capital.

EQUIPMENT: One double or 2 single beds

(1 wardrobe bed in some aparthotels),

equipped kitchen, bathroom with bath

or shower, toilet, heated towel rail,

cupboards, television with an extensive

choice of national and international

channels, desk with telephone line,

Internet.

BEDROOM APARTMENT SLEEPING UP TO 4Between 30 and 45m²

IDEAL FOR: A family with children

who wish to visit a city or a region.

EQUIPMENT: A separate bedroom with

one double bed or two single beds, lounge

with double sofa bed or pull-out sofa

bed, well-equipped kitchen, bathroom

with bath or shower and separate toilet,

cupboards, television with an extensive

choice of national and international

channels, desk with telephone line,

Internet.

BEDROOM APARTMENT SLEEPING UP TO 6/8Over 45 m²

IDEAL FOR: A family with several children

or a group of friends planning to explore

a city.

EQUIPMENT: Two separate bedrooms

with one double bed or two single beds,

lounge with double sofa bed or pull-out

sofa bed, well-equipped kitchen,

2 bathrooms with bath, shower and

separate toilet, cupboards, television

with an extensive choice of national

and international channels, desk with

telephone line, Internet.

FUNCTIONALITY & MODULARITY

A COMFORTABLE LIVING SPACE

COMFORT & SPACE FOR THE FAMILY

1 • ADAGIO PARIS OPÉRA (FRANCE)

2 • ADAGIO VIENNA CITY (AUSTRIA)


INCLUDED OR OPTIONAL HOTEL SERVICESINCLUDED SERVICES>

The following services are included in the price of apartments, and do not give rise to any extra costs.

• Reception open 24/7 to welcome guests and provide information(limited opening hours at some Adagio access aparthotels).

• Internet connection in public areas and all apartments.• Daily housekeeping service for bookings of 1 to 3 nights,

weekly housekeeping for stays of 8 or more nights.• Business corner at Adagio aparthotels.• Fitness, swimming pool in some aparthotels.• Luggage room.• Baby kit: cot for children aged under 24 months, high chair for children

aged over 6 months (please book directly with the aparthotel)..

OPTIONAL SERVICES>For even greater comfort levels, some services are available as optional extras. They are not included in the price of apartments.

• Buffet breakfast with a wide choice of seasonal and regional products.• Laundry available in most aparthotels: automatic washing machine and clothes dryer.• Dry cleaning service at Adagio aparthotels.• Additional housekeeping.• Private car park at some aparthotels.

NEW: EVEN BETTER REWARDS FOR LOYALTYCUSTOMERS OF ADAGIO AND ADAGIO ACCESS CAN NOW TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CLUB ACCORHOTELS LOYALTY PROGRAM

WHEN STAYING WITH US ON BUSINESS OR ENJOYING A LEISURE BREAK. THEY WILL BUILD UP POINTS THAT CAN THEN BE

REDEEMED IN ONE OF THE ACCOR GROUP’S 2,700 HOTELS WORLDWIDE.


OUR RECOMMENDATIONSIN FRANCE

DISNEYLAND® PARIS FOR FAMILIESBook one of the 290 apartments of the Adagio Marne-La-Vallée Val d’Europe aparthotel (ranging from studios to 2or 3-bedroom apartments, sleeping 3 to 9 guests) and set off to discover Europe’s most famous theme park, using thefree shuttle service linking the aparthotel to the park.From €59/night for a 1-bedroom apartment, sleeping up to 4 guests, for a stay of 4 nights or more.

NICE CÔTE D’AZURA land of geographical contrasts, the Côte d’Azur is a dream tourist destination: enjoy its famous beaches, be dazzled bythe bright lights along the coast at night or go inland to seek a more authentic rural landscape. Those wishing to explorethe region have a choice of three aparthotels in Nice: Adagio access Nice Acropolis, Adagio access Nice Magnan andAdagio Nice Promenade des Anglais.From €52/night for a studio sleeping 2, for a stay of 4 nights or more, at the Adagio access Nice Magnan.

1 • ADAGIO NICE PROMENADE DES ANGLAIS

2 • ADAGIO ACCESS NICE MAGNAN


OUR RECOMMENDATIONSIN EUROPE

BERLIN WITH FRIENDS OR CHILDRENIdeally located on the Kurfürstendamm, Berlin’s answer to the Champs-Élysées, the Adagio Berlin Kurfürstendamm isthe ideal starting point for a family break or a trip with friends to explore one of Europe’s most dynamic cultural capitals.From €67/night for a studio sleeping 2, for a stay of 4 nights or more.

A BREAK FOR TWO IN VIENNAWith its gothic and Secession architecture, its museum and cafés, the Austrian capital abounds in splendours, and is an idealdestination for a city break for two. The Adagio Vienna City is situated in the old Stubenviertel district, whose narrowalleys are lined with houses decorated with colourful facades, and visitors immediately become immersed in the atmosphereof the old imperial city.From €79/night for a studio sleeping 2, for a stay of 4 nights or more.

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