Business Traveller Middle East — October-November 2017

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NEW

RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN
HOTEL DUBAI
Scheduled opening mid-October
A key launch from Marriott International, this 298-
room hotel showcases the new-look Renaissance
brand which now has more emphasis on lifestyle,
design (WA International) and discovery (look out
for ‘hotel navigators’). Evening programmes will
have a strong local tie-in with artist performances,
interactive painting, cooking classes and grape
tastings. Look out for ‘hotel navigators’ who will help
guests discover hidden gems in line with the brand’s
‘discovery’ ethos.

RADISSON BLU HOTEL, DUBAI WATERFRONT

Scheduled opening November

RADISSON BLU HOTEL, DUBAI CANAL VIEW

Scheduled opening Q1 2018

Radisson Blu is entering the district at the double

with the 432-room Dubai Waterfront hotel – due

to open mid-November – complemented by the

188-room Dubai Canal View property (and 16

suites), which is scheduled to open early next year.

MICE will be larger at the former, with 1,000sqm of

meeting and conferencing space (10 meeting rooms),

compared with 341sqm banquet hall at Dubai

Canal View. The Waterfront will offer free wifi and

night owls will head to the Gotha ‘super club’ – the

Cannes export is set to make a splash before the

year is out. Other F&B includes Makar Scottish bar, a

Cocktail Bar and the FireLake Grill House, Republik

restaurant from Beirut.

THE OPUS

Scheduled opening 2018

This eye-catching architectural showpiece (designed

by the late Dame Zaha Hadid) features two

glass towers linked by a four-storey podium and

asymmetric steel and glass bridge.

It remains a work in progress but a tour several

months ago illustrated the scale, and 12 venues are

earmarked. For all the grandeur, and 56,000sq ft of

office space, the hospitality component is small with

just 93 rooms (and 60 apartments).

DAMAC TOWERS BY PARAMOUNT HOTELS

& RESORTS

Scheduled opening 2018

This supersized project, featuring Hotel and

Residences (540 keys) and 1,000 serviced hotel

residences, is rapidly taking shape off Al Khail Road.

Other Damac-branded properties in the vicinity

include Cour Jardin, Bay’s Edge and De Ville Breeze.

KEMPINSKI RESIDENCES BUSINESS BAY

Scheduled opening Q4 2019

This 65-storey tower will comprise 800 serviced hotel

apartments and facilities will include a chef’s kitchen

for privately catered functions and cooking classes

and leisure deck with four pools and a sunset terrace.

Gemstone Real Estate Development, the property

arm of Saudi Arabia’s Al Rajhi Holding Group, has

selected Kempinski to manage and operate the

apartments.

JUMEIRAH BUSINESS BAY

Scheduled opening 2020

Dubai Holding-owned hotel group Jumeirah has

entered a partnership with property investment

company RP Global to manage the firm’s $1bn mixed-

use tower development in Business Bay. Jumeirah

Above: Radisson

Blu Hotel, Dubai

Waterfront

Below: Miss Tess,

Taj Dubai

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