Berlin. In a 50:50 joint venture with Pierre & Vacances Center Parcs Group, the European market leader in leisure and holiday home tourism in France, Accor will push forward with its long-stay hotel concept: the apartment hotel. The brand Adagio City Aparthotel was created in October 2007 especially for this purpose. After France, Italy and Switzerland, Germany is now the next expansion target. The first hotel just opened in Berlin, in a side-street off the famous West Berlin shopping street, Ku'damm. The most important criterion for Adagio is location.