The 319 room Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah is situated on the East Crescent of the man-made island.
The Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah opened its doors for the first time yesterday to offer Hotelier Middle East a sneak peek inside the UAE‘s latest luxury hotel, which reports state might open as soon as Christmas Eve.
Al Habtoor Group vice-chairman and CEO Mohammed Al Habtoor showed guests around the group’s fourth Dubai property, which features 319 guest rooms, two swimming pools and six bars and restaurants, including a specialty European restaurant with a soon-to-be-announced "top-rated European chef.
Al Habtoor said the hotel had an excellent management team in Hilton Worldwide's Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, which also runs the Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah, and was in an excellent location; while with an average hotel occupancy of 85 percent in Dubai, the city could easily absorb the extra capacity.
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"There is still quite a bit of room (for new hotel developments)," he said. "As far as I know there is another 20,000 rooms coming from now until the next three, four years. Out of that 2,000 is our hotels.
"The demand is there. You can see also Emirates Airline, they have purchased new aircraft for new destinations and that means more people coming to Dubai."
The Al Habtoor group also has three more hotels under construction in the city, with St Regis, W and Westin hotels all being constructed at the Al Habtoor City development near Dubai's Business Bay.
Al Habtoor group chairman Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor also said: “This was a wonderful opportunity to show off what the hotel has to offer. It is truly a gem. The Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah is a great addition for the UAE. The property is uniquely placed with amazing views of the Arabian Gulf and Dubai skyline – including the Burj Khalifa.”
“Dubai is the must-visit destination. We have built a country with two of the world’s best airlines, we now have three international airports and are hosting more and more international events. Winning the Expo 2020 has sealed our fate. Dubai is well and truly open for business, and we look forward to welcoming our first guests at this wonderful hotel,” he added.
The Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah is situated on the East Crescent of the Palm Jumeirah and will feature several high-end food and beverage outlets including an Asian speciality restaurant, ‘Lao’, serving South Asian cuisine; ‘Mezzerie,’ an international buffet restaurant with regional accents where Arabic food will feature, and ‘Serefina’, a Venetian-inspired bar with live entertainment and a ‘Bacaro’ dining experience.
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