St. Regis, Al Habtoor City to open in Q4 2015

Starwood Hotels & Resorts is gearing up to open the first of its three properties at Al Habtoor City, and has hired Andreas Oberoi as complex manager who will oversee all three properties.

Dubai will welcome its 234-room St. Regis Hotel that will open before the end of 2015.

The other two properties include UAE’s first 356-room W hotel and the largest Westin in the Middle East with 1004 rooms.

The three hotels, collectively presenting nearly 1600 rooms, 21 restaurants and lounges, two spas and three ballrooms, are supported by 25 meeting rooms.

Oberoi has been vested with the task of ensuring all plans go smoothly. Since joining in September 2014, he has been focused on compiling an expert team from the ground up.

Oberoi said: “We are creating a destination that will become top-of-mind for both regional and global travellers thanks to the right mix of leisure and business offerings, a strong team and a prime location in the heart of Sheikh Zayed Road that presents easy accessibility to old and new Dubai. We look forward to taking leisure and tourism in Dubai to new heights.”

Oberoi brings 30 years of experience in luxury hospitality across 10 global markets including New York, Bangkok, Beijing and Munich. A Munich native, Oberoi was previously general manager of Trump SoHo New York. Prior to this, he led openings of The St. Regis Bangkok and The St. Regis Mardavall Mallorca, amongst others.