Hotel Highlights

Owner
• IFA Hotels and Resorts

381 rooms and suites comprise:
• 288 guest rooms (110 with queen beds; 178 with king beds)
• 21 suites
• 59 Fairmont Gold Rooms
• 11 Fairmont Gold Suites
• 2 Presidential Suites

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Fairmont Heritage Place
Fairmont The Palm, Dubai features 10 apartments that are part of the Fairmont Heritage Place fractional ownership programme. Each of the 10 one- and two-bed apartments is sold, each having 13 ‘fractions’ or owners.

Fairmont Gold
Fairmont’s hotel within a hotel concept is available to 78 rooms. The Fairmont Gold Lounge on the ninth floor offers seating for 160 people in total, ‘with enough space to run on full double occupancy,” says Van Kan.
Privileges include:
• Private express check-in and check-out
• Access to the luxurious lounge which offers several F&B services throughout the day
• Dedicated Fairmont Gold Concierge team
• 24-hour on-call butler service
• Complimentary high-speed internet access

Willow Stream Spa
This 1,600m² spa features:
• 13 treatment rooms, including four unique suites
• Separate men’s and women’s hammans, featuring the famous hammam kesse (exfoliation) treatment in a private heated room
• Four experience showers
• Aroma steam and sauna facilities
• Inhalation room with low temperature steam for those suffering from high blood pressure and for pregnant women
• Ice fountains
• Dedicated male and female salons and nail spas

Recreation
The hotel offers a health club, pool complex, private beach, children’s activity centre and watersports.

Conference and Event Services
3500m² of function space — including a ballroom that accommodates up to 700 guests, and an outdoor space overlooking the Arabian Gulf.

Food and beverage
Seven outlets that will be critical in establishing Fairmont The Palm, Dubai’s place in the hearts and minds of the Palm community:
• International brasserie
• Brazilian steakhouse
• Signature Chinese restaurant
• Chinese wine and cocktail bar
• A cigar and malt lounge
• The lobby bar and coffee lounge
• Pool bar and grill

Executive Committee Shape
So far, GM Martin Van Kan has appointed the following seasoned hoteliers to help drive the pre-opening:
• Frederic Ballone — Director of operations
• John Cordeaux — Executive chef
• Nicole Lui — Director of sales & marketing
• Andrea Fennessy — Director of human resources
• Ian Taylor — Director of rooms