Movenpick signs new Dubai Media City hotel

Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts will open its first property in Dubai Media City in 2017.

The 251-key Mövenpick Hotel Dubai Media City will be located adjacent to the US $1.2 billion Innovation Hub announced by the Dubai government in 2014.

Facilities at the hotel will include four restaurants, lounges, a spa, gym, swimming pool, and meeting rooms for events and conferences.

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, Middle East and Asia chief operating officer Andreas Mattmuller commented: “Dubai Media City is already home to more than 2,000 businesses according to Tecom and attracts thousands more workers and visitors on a daily basis. The cutting-edge Innovation Hub will significantly expand the district’s population and Mövenpick Hotel Dubai Media City will be well-placed to cater to this community and beyond.”

The group also recently announced plans to open it’s a 246-key Mövenpick Hotel Apartments Downtown Dubai in the same year.

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts’ current Dubai portfolio spans six properties in locations including Ibn Battuta Mall near Jebel Ali, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Jumeirah Beach on The Walk, Bur Dubai, Deira and Mamzar near Sharjah.