Premier Inn is to manage a 373-room hotel being developed by Nakheel at Ibn Battuta Mall, set to open in 2016.
The master developer has signed a management agreement with UK-owned Premier Inn. The property will form part of Nakheel’s 28,000 square metre expansion of the Ibn Battuta complex.
Premier Inn at Ibn Battuta Mall will have a restaurant, Costa coffee shop, swimming pool and gym, and will be directly linked by a pedestrian bridge to the Dubai Metro station and to the mall.
Set on a 521,000 square metre site, Ibn Battuta Mall currently has 270 shops, 50 restaurants and a 21-screen cinema. Themed around the travels of 14th century Arabian explorer Ibn Battuta, the mall has six individually-designed zones named after and featuring architecture reflecting the most influential places he visited. The expansion will add another 150 shops to the existing complex.
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Nakheel is planning nine hotels across Dubai over the next five years. Last month, the developer confirmed that Accor will manage its 250-room Dragon Mart Hotel, currently under construction and due to open this year.
In February, Nakheel launched more than 500 luxury serviced apartments at The Palm Tower, its 50-storey, five star hotel and residential complex on Palm Jumeirah. Nakheel is also planning hotels at Deira Islands and International City.