Rotana, the UAE-based hotel group, which on Wednesday officially opened the world's tallest hotel in Dubai, said it has plans to upgrade it to a five-star property.
At 333 metres tall, the US $180m Rose Rayhaan on Sheikh Zayed Road is 72 storeys tall and has 482 rooms, suites and penthouses.
The new hotel will operate under the group's alcohol-free brand, the second in the group after the Al Marwa Rayhaan in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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Currently a four-star hotel, Rotana plans to upgrade it in the coming months.
“Our plans are to convert the hotel into a five-star hotel over the next five months. We need to build a new restaurant and make some modifications to the units in the rooms. It’s not a complicated process but will take about six to twelve months,” said Omer Z Kaddouri, senior vice president of Rotana.
“Since we opened we have achieved 25 percent occupancy, which for a hotel this size is very good,” he added.
The Rose Rayhaan by Rotana’s title as the world’s tallest hotel has been certified by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Jan 7, 2010 , Finland
who cares!!!..after all tall is not a USP..