improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . august 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message sofitel type privately held subsidiary industry hotel founded 1964 1964 headquarters strasbourg france number of locations 120 addresses in over 40 countries area served global parent accorhotels website www.sofitel.com sofitel is a french hotel chain under accorhotels which opened its first property in strasbourg in 1964 . its first overseas opening in minneapolis united states was in 1974 . in 1995 sofitel had 100 hotels in 40 countries and employed 12 500 people . two years later sofitel joined the accor group founded in 1983 and in 2000 opened properties in philadelphia and new york . in 2005 sofitel continued its expansion with sofitel asia pacific . in 2008 sofitel became its own unit in the accor group with 120 hotels worldwide . sofitel munich bayerpost at sunset july 6th 2012 contents 1 awards 2 notable hotels 3 references 4 external links awards edit different sofitels around the world were voted the best hotel of its kind by the readers of business traveller magazine ; sofitel london heathrow for example was voted the best airport hotel and the best business hotel in the uk . 1 the same magazine voted the sofitel berlin gendarmenmarkt the world s best small city hotel in 2009 . the sofitel buenos aires sofitel cartagena santa clara sofitel legend metropole hanoi sofitel angkor phokeethra golf and spa resort can be found on the cond nast traveler gold list 2010 . sofitel london st. james was ranked the 8th in uk business hotels of the readers travel awards 2010 . 2 3 notable hotels edit sofitel buenos aires buenos aires argentina sofitel chicago water tower chicago united states sofitel frankfurt opera frankfurt germany sofitel legend metropole hanoi vietnam sofitel macau at ponte 16 macau sofitel malabo president palace malabo equatorial guinea sofitel montevideo casino carrasco & spa uruguay sofitel winter palace hotel luxor egypt sofitel manila manila philippines references edit business traveller awards 2009 . business traveller . 21 september 2009 . retrieved 28 september 2012 . readers travel awards 2010 accommodation uk business hotels . conde nast traveller . retrieved 28 september 2012 . voted top hotel chain in the united kingdom 2014 . conde nast traveller . retrieved 28 september 2012 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media 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