Butlers at your beck and call, luxury from suite to spa, and the atmosphere of a private residence

Dubai, UAE, 6th May 2008:  Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is this week turning an Arabian Travel Market spotlight on its first UAE property, and fourth in the Middle East, as it looks towards a number of other new projects across the region.

Set to open late next year on a prime location within Dubai International Financial Centre, Rosewood Dubai is being introduced to travel trade visitors for the first time over the next four days at the luxury brand's ATM stand at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

"We're all very excited about opening our first property in Dubai and are looking forward to expanding our portfolio of outstanding luxury hotels to a variety of other prime locations in the region," said Michael Gibb, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts' Vice President of Operations and Development, Middle East.

Rosewood already has three well established properties in Saudi Arabia and Gibb added: "We're consistently looking at new opportunities to reinforce the Rosewood presence and develop the brand within the Middle East, and the expansion possibilities include Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Egypt."

Rosewood Dubai will be a stunning new example of modern architecture on Sheikh Zayed Road, offering guests easy access to the city's central business district, international exhibition centre, Downtown Burj Dubai and Dubai Mall's myriad of designer shopping and entertainment facilities.

The hotel is characterised by luxurious furnishings, handcrafted interiors, and very high levels of personalised attention courtesy of Rosewood's award-winning butler service which extends to every single guest, in an atmosphere reminiscent of a private residence.

Rosewood Dubai features 154 luxurious guest rooms and 36 suites, two world-class restaurants, an exquisite ballroom, and 49 Rosewood Residences for extended stays. Located on the top floors and offering breathtaking views of the city, the Residences give guests a balance of privacy with the benefit of five-star services and amenities.

In fact, as all the rooms and suites are between floors 27- 44, each one provides guests with splendid panoramas of the city, ocean and desert.

Another major attraction for hotel guests, and Dubai residents who like to pamper themselves, is the launch of the company's first Middle East Spa, Sense, A Rosewood Spa, which will be an 18,000-square-foot sanctuary of health and relaxation.

Featuring a rooftop pool and fitness centre, the luxury spa also boasts 12 treatment rooms, including one exclusively for men, a Hammam and two private spa suites.

Matching its ideal location for business travellers, the hotel offers spacious, ultra high-tech meeting and banquet facilities enhanced by the personalised services of a meeting butler.

With the Grand Ballroom accommodating up to 400 persons, there are also four individual state-of-the-art meeting venues catering for 20 - 200 guests, as well as three executive boardrooms, making Rosewood Dubai the ideal location for both business and pleasure.

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About Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts manages properties worldwide including Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek and Rosewood Crescent Hotel in Dallas, The Al Faisaliah Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Rosewood Corniche in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, The Hotel Al Khozama in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, The Carlyle in New York, CordeValle in San Martin, California, Inn of the Anasazi in Santa Fe, Las Ventanas al Paraíso and Rosewood Mayakobá in Mexico, Hotel Seiyo Ginza in Tokyo, Japan, and a triumvirate of world-class Caribbean properties - Rosewood Little Dix Bay on Virgin Gorda, Caneel Bay on St. John and Jumby Bay on Antigua. For more information on Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, please call 888.ROSEWOOD or visit rosewoodhotels.com.

© Press Release 2008