Bavaria Hotels International announces strategic global alliance with International Design Studio (IDS)

Christian Lepretre, Principle of IDS has an impressive track record in interior design for the hospitality industry, having completed such diverse projects as Intercontinental Hotel Mombassa, Kenya; Tortuga Club & Hotel, Cayman Islands; Buonaparte Hotel, Brazil; numerous Hilton International hotels; Westin Hotels USA; and Meridian hotels USA & Canada.

A native of France, Christian Lepretre established his first design company in Nairobi, Kenya in 1980, with major projects for Hilton International, Intercontinental, Mount Kenya Safari Club, banks and office buildings as well as large residential projects. In 1985 he moved to the USA and continued his successful association with international chains as well as private enterprises.

IDS was created in 1995 to provide services and expertise in all phases of the interior architecture design process. "Essentially geared toward commercial design" says Mr Lepretre, "our global experience includes hotels and resorts, restaurant design and time share condominiums. We are delighted to be working with such a professional hospitality company as Bavaria Hotels International, where everyone is totally committed to delivering outstanding quality in product and service."

According to Thomas Gertz, "in forming a strategic global alliance with IDS and Christian Lepretre, we are realizing our dream of creating a modern, functional hotel with a distinctive style which appeals to the multicultural environment in which we live and work. In our first project in the UAE, Bavaria Executive Suites Dubai, Christian Lepretre has successfully combined the needs of the busy international executive, with those of families and longer-term residential guests, not only in the luxurious suites, but throughout the entire hotel."

Guests will be able to select 1-, 2- or 3-bedroom suites from four distinctive interior designs: Californian, Classical, Mediterranean and Modern.