Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Gulf News
Dubai: The first Westin branded hotel in the UAE is set to open later this year at Mina Seyahi, company officials said.
The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina will comprise 294 rooms, including 216 deluxe rooms, 52 Westin executive rooms and 24 suites. The hotel will also include a spa and fitness facility, three themed restaurants, three bars, with access to Le Meridien Mina Seyahi's eight restaurants and bars.
Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and chairman of Emirates airline and Group, signed the agreement on behalf of the Government of Dubai with Starwood Hotels and Resorts.
Features
Set on the Jumeirah coastline, the Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina will bring together the natural beauty of the region with the Westin brand's signature products and services, designed to offer guests a new sensory experience to feel at their personal best.
The hotel's conference and banqueting facilities will offer a selection of venues. The facilities will include a ballroom, Italian designed conference centre with 10 venues, outdoor beachside amphitheatre and a variety of lawn and barbecue areas for up to 5,000 guests.
"We are proud to grow our existing partnership with Dubai International Marine Club to introduce the Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina," Roeland Vos, President Starwood Hotels in Europe, Africa and Middle East, said in a statement. "Westin is a very innovative brand, and we have great expectations for this hotel and believe it will offer a new level of experience to the guests in this region," added Vos.
"The new Westin is another proof of our commitment and our strategy to expand our brand portfolio in this fast-growing region and the Middle East," said Guido de Wilde, vice-president and regional director of Starwood hotels in the Middle East. "With the signing of the new Westin, Dubai will soon host five of our premium and mid-scale brands," added de Wilde.
Products
The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina will offer the full array of Westin products, services and amenities. Guests will experience the Westin Heavenly Bed and unwind with the help of Westin's new sensory welcome consisting of a white tea scent, music, lighting and botanicals.
"Mina Seyahi is already positioned as one of the leading sports and recreation destinations in Dubai and the new Westin will be able to welcome its guests and offer them the options of two premium brands, the Westin and Le Meridien, in one resort," said Michael Scully, general manager of the Le Meridien Mina Seyahi hotel.
"We will be able to offer unrivalled facilities of over 1,200-metre private shoreline and a luxury 238 berth marina, five swimming pools, a watersports centre, Sailing Academy, Health Club with aerobics studio, gymnasium, sauna, deep sea fishing, Golf and Polo," said Scully.
Westin Hotels and Resorts, with more than 135 hotels and resorts in more than 31 countries and territories, is owned by Starwood.
Starwood Hotels and Resorts is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with approximately 850 properties in more than 95 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties.
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