HYATT Hotels & Resorts and Abu Dhabi National Hotels (ADNH) opened their first hotel in the capital, the Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas on November 1, 2011. Located on the prestigious, natural island of Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi, Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas is an exclusive sanctuary of contemporary luxury located on a nine kms stretch of environmentally protected white sand beach. The resort is adjacent to the Saadiyat Beach Golf Club and minutes from the city’s prime business district and the Corniche.
Peter Fulton, managing director, Hyatt International, South West Asia says: “The Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas is Hyatt’s first hotel to open in Abu Dhabi. It will embody our global Park Hyatt philosophy of offering our guests personalised, understated luxury and discreet, attentive service in a stylish and elegant ambience. We will also be the first five-star luxury hotel to open on Saadiyat Island, and are proud of the part we are playing in the exciting Saadiyat story.”
In addition to the 306 luxuriously appointed rooms (including 39 suites and four private luxury villas), the hotel also presents a first class array of dining options serving a wide selection of cuisines from around the world: The Park Bar & Grill, The Café, Beach House and The Library. Resort activities include four generously sized swimming pools, a range of water activities, the beautiful Atarmia Spa with nine spacious treatment rooms, outdoor private terraces, fitness facilities, a tennis court and Camp Hyatt children’s club. Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi also offers visitors and guests an impressive range of meeting venues to cater for any occasion, from exclusive board meetings to large conferences and social gatherings.
Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi’s 306 spacious rooms, suites and private villas offer guests an intimate and luxurious place to retreat. Each 50 sq-m guestroom has a spacious bathroom with an oversized stand-alone bath tub and dedicated rain-shower area, as well as a spacious balcony with views towards the Arabian Sea, Saadiyat Beach Golf Club or hotel swimming pools.
The resort’s luxurious Beach View and Garden View Suites offer guests a private sanctuary with a residential ambience and flexible bedroom configurations which can house large and small families. Surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens, the villas also feature a large terrace with a private plunge pool, outdoor massage beds, a rain shower and sun beds, overlooking Saadiyat Beach or the Golf Club.
The hotel’s secluded Executive and Royal Villa feature two and three bedrooms plus a maid room respectively and a dining area for up to eight guests along with a fully equipped kitchen and butler’s entrance. Guests staying in the hotel’s premium suite and villa categories are offered a range of additional amenities and services, such as butler service, complimentary breakfast and free airport transfers.
Guests at the hotel have access to the hotel’s luxurious day spa Atarmia, which offers beauty and health treatments, a fitness centre, whirlpool, steam room and sauna. Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas also offers a tennis court and four outdoor swimming pools, including a children’s pool. The Saadiyat Beach Golf Club is located just minutes from the hotel and offers a championship 18-hole golf course designed by golfing legend Gary Player.
There is also an impressive range of meeting venues including 11 flexible function rooms. The hotel’s banquet facilities include the Alyazya Ballroom that can accommodate 550 persons, The Residence, UAE’s first residential-style event facility for exclusive business or social gatherings, consisting of five individually styled event rooms surrounding an inner courtyard and The Garden, an exclusive outdoor venue for cocktail receptions or gala dinners.
Opening rates at the new Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi standard room rates start at Dh1,200 ($327) plus taxes.
Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas will be followed shortly by Hyatt Capital Gate – the city’s premium business address located in the iconic Capital Gate building adjacent to the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec).