Romania's Intelligence Service to take over 3-star hotel from Administration of State Patrimony

The Romanian Intelligence Service SRI, which in late-2013 received from the government the Olanesti Palace, used by former dictator Nicolae Ceausescu during the communist regime, will also take under administration the Maria Hotel in Baile Olanesti, according to a document obtained by local Mediafax. The hotel was built by the Administration of the State’s Patrimony RA-APPS in 2008. The 3-star hotel, owned by RA-APPS, will be transferred at SRI’s request. The hotel and the adjacent buildings will be transferred with payment, but at the inventory value, and the money will be paid from the funds allocated to SRI from the state budget, within four years, reports Mediafax. The staff currently working at the hotel will be kept by SRI based on an evaluation, or will continue to work for RA-APPS. According to the hotel’s website, Maria Hotel is located in Baile Olanesti, inside the “Olanesti Palace” Complex (Ceausescu’s Villa), away from the crowded city, in a quiet and green area. It has 17 double rooms and four suits equipped with TV, air conditioning, minibar and Internet. Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com (source: hotelmariaolanesti.ro)