Who owns Centro Hotels?
Centro Hotels is owned by Rotana (the United Arab Emirates).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Rotana — Our History, Rotana Hotel Management Corporation PJSC. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Rotana Hotel Management Corporation PJSC reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
- Origin
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
- Category
- Travel & transport › Hotels › Budget & midscale hotels
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Centro Hotels
Centro Hotels is the city-hotel brand of Rotana, described on its page as low-cost hotels in the Middle East and as a convenient, connected city stay in lively neighbourhoods. Its hotels include Centro Al Manhal and Centro Capital Centre in Abu Dhabi, Centro Barsha in Dubai, Centro Capital Doha, Centro Olaya in Riyadh, Centro Salama in Jeddah, Centro Sharjah and Centro WestSide in Istanbul.
Ownership timeline of Centro Hotels
Where Centro Hotels sits in Rotana
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Rotana brand portfolio (6) →
Other brands owned by Rotana
Rotana controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in budget & midscale hotels, and who owns them
The 37 brands in budget & midscale hotels on Brandtree belong to 12 owners. The largest is Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, with 8.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Elan Hotel | H World | 🇨🇳 China |
| Days Inn | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Comfort Inn | Choice Hotels | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 7 Days | Jin Jiang Hotels | 🇨🇳 China |
| Fiesta Inn | Grupo Posadas | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Courtyard by Marriott | Marriott | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ibis | Accor | 🇫🇷 France |
| First World Hotel | Genting | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
About the owner: Rotana
Rotana is a privately held company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, founded in 1992. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control.
Rotana is a hotel management company founded in 1992 by Nasser Al Nowais and Selim El Zyr, with its first hotel, Beach Rotana, in Abu Dhabi. Its own site describes more than 100 properties across the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and Türkiye and a portfolio of six brands. Its copyright line names it as Rotana Hotel Management Corporation PJSC; it is treated here as privately held because no stock listing appears in the documents read. Rotana manages hotels rather than owning all of them, so a Rotana hotel is not necessarily owned by Rotana.
🇦🇪 Centro Hotels and other Emirati brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 51 brands that began in the United Arab Emirates. 4 of them (8%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Centro Hotels is not one of them.
- AD Ports Group — AD Ports Group 🇦🇪
- ADNOC L&S — ADNOC L&S 🇦🇪
- Abu Dhabi Aviation — Abu Dhabi Aviation 🇦🇪
- Air Arabia — Air Arabia 🇦🇪
- Aramex — Aramex 🇦🇪
- Citymax Hotels — Landmark Group 🇦🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Centro Hotels?
The parent company of Centro Hotels is Rotana, a privately held company headquartered in the United Arab Emirates.
Is Centro Hotels Emirati?
Yes. Centro Hotels originated in the United Arab Emirates and its owner, Rotana, is also headquartered in the United Arab Emirates.
Is Centro Hotels still owned by Rotana?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Centro Hotels is still owned by Rotana. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Rotana — Our History — Rotana Hotel Management Corporation PJSC, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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