CMS has advised Motel One, a German network of hotels operating across Europe, on its entry into the Polish market and the acquisition of the first Motel One hotel in Warsaw.
The Motel One hotel in Warsaw opened on July 2, 2019 close to the city center. The 12,700 square meters hotel offers 333 rooms.
Currently, Motel One operates 71 hotels with 20,160 rooms in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Austria, France, and Spain.
The CMS team was led by Partner Lidia Dziurzynska-Leipert, assisted by Counsel Michal Bork, Lawyer Izabela Kultys, and Associates Barbara Krupinska-Fuganti and Aleksander Grabecki.
CMS did not reply to our inquiries about the deal.
Editor's Note: After this article was published, Act Legal Poland (BSWW) announced that it had advised Strabag Real Estate on the "due diligence audit and acquisition of land on which the [Motel One] was supposed to emerge, as well as drafting and negotiations of the construction works agreement, subsequently followed by the building’s forward purchase.ale of a downtown Warsaw hotel." The firm's team was led by Managing Partner Marek Wojnar and Partner Marta Kosiedowska.
