14 June 2007

Dubai: Emaar Properties has launched the Dubai Marina Mall Hotel, a 200-room waterfront hospitality project in Dubai Marina.

The luxury hotel will be part of the Dubai Marina Mall complex that includes Dubai Marina Mall Serviced Residences, Dubai Marina Mall and an eight-storey tower dedicated to restaurants. "(The hotel) will meet the strong demand for world-class hotel-rooms in the new growth corridor of Dubai," said Marc Dardenne, CEO, Emaar Hospitality Group.

"It offers guests easy access to Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City and Jebel Ali Free Zone."

Dardenne said the hotel will be managed by "a reputable five-star operator". Amenities will include health and fitness facilities, a spa, guest lounges, all-day dining, specialty restaurants and a car park for 450 vehicles.

The hotel will have internal walkways to Dubai Marina Mall, Emaar said in a statement. Both developments will be completed in 2008.

Emaar is developing six residential projects within Dubai Marina, which has a total projected population of 75,000.

Three of them - Al Majara, Al Sahab and The Dubai Marina Towers -have been handed over to residents, according to a company statement. The three remaining projects are Marina Promenade, Marina Quays and Park Island.

By Staff Reporter

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