Following a career including senior management positions at hotels in a variety of Middle East countries, Adel Baban has taken over the reins as resident manager at the 144-unit Dar Al Sondos Hotel Apartments by Le Meridien.

Most recently employed as general manager of Dubai Concorde Hotel & Residence, overseeing its soft opening, Baban gained his hotel management diploma at a Paris hotel school following a university education in Baghdad.
l Experience on two continents and fluency in three languages are just some of the assets Alice Benois brings with her to the Al Sondos apartment hotels in Dubai, where she has been appointed executive housekeeper by management group, Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts.
A native of France, Benois will oversee operations at the 106-suite Al Sondos Suites by Le Meridien, located opposite Deira City Centre, as well as its sister property, the 144-unit Dar Al Sondos Hotel Apartments by Le Meridien in Bur Dubai.