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Stefano Capaccetti

(Managing Director - Rixos Beach Resort, Qetaifan Island North Doha):

“ We are creating a new
destination in Doha ”

Qatar’s first beach entertainment hub, the Qetaifan Island North is now
more than halfway complete and is expected to receive visitors by the
third quarter of next year. Located off Lusail City, structures for the 1.3 mil-
lion sqm island project are now taking shape. Stefano Capaccetti, Managing
Director at Rixos Beach Resort, Qetaifan Island North Doha, is confident
that the much anticipated waterpark, beach club, luxury 5-star hotel, retail
plaza, and linear park will be ready to welcome visitors just before the
upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022. Al Bayan Magazine met Capaccetti, who
was among the prominent people who participated at the Qatar Travel Mart
show in its first edition, and conducted the following interview.
Below is the Q & A.

* Can you give us an idea about your hotel? Moreover, we have the beach club with Greek
- We are creating a new destination in Doha, it restaurant, lounge, small gym and spa. For the
is located in Lusail area. It is an island of 12 hotel itself, we have commitment from Fifa
kilometer square; the Rixos will be the first time 2022 with regards to the rooms and with
in Qatar after twenty years of experience in respect to the park, it is already 85 percent
Russia, Turkey, Egypt and UAE. The project is completed so it is progressing very fast.
planned to open in October 2022, it consists of
an hotel with 345 rooms plus ten villas includ- * What is the importance of being under the
ing 3 restaurants, 2 bars and standard facilities umbrella of Katara Hospitality?
such as Spa and pool. The hotel is connected - Katara Hospitality is implementing and sup-
to a waterpark which is under 70 thousand porting the whole project to bring guests and
square meters and within the waterpark we open the door for the staff and management of
have an island called Icon Island. The all those assets.
height of the island is 82 meters with 12
slides within it connected by a * What will be your strategy for 2022?
train. - Rixos is a partner with
Additionally, the many tour operators and
Rixos will manage it is a w e l l - recog-
the retail area nized b r a n d in
which is a long Souq CS c o u n t r i e s
called Souq Plaza so we believe in our
(11 thousand square project and we are
meters of leasing s p a c e ) . very optimistic about it.
We just need to start up
the inbound of the tourists.

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