AS THE global hospitality industry continues to ponder the pace of business, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, in partnership with real estate developer, Seven Tides, prepares for the opening of more than 1,000 rooms over four properties in Dubai, UAE.
The 396-room Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel is a property of iconic stature both inside and out, which is cleverly inspired by the journeys of the 14th century Arabian explorer Ibn Battuta himself. The hotel is located in New Dubai and set to open its doors in October.
Next to open, is the 216-room Mövenpick Hotel Deira which has its sights set on offering an efficient welcome to visiting business executives, inquisitive shoppers, small meeting groups and lunch and dinnertime diners in Dubai’s traditional locale of Deira on the north-side of the creek from November.
At the end of the fourth quarter, the Asian-inspired Royal Amwaj Resort & Spa on Palm Jumeirah will be ready to open. The 293-room retreat-like resort has announced some ‘industry firsts’, including an upscale all-inclusive package available through preferred travel partners.
And the middle of 2011 will see the pack complete with the launch of the contemporary Oceana Hotel & Spa. Seven Tides’ second property located on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah will open 324 rooms hot on the heels of the Oceana Beach Club and restaurant-bar venue, West 14th, the New-York grill and bar. Both the club and the restaurant opened for business during the summer of 2010.