Now accepting reservations from December 31st, 2023, and the website has been updated with property photos.

I'm being critical, but the rooftop pool does not match the renderings and is instead built into the floor rather than elevated with an infinity edge [even though the website still calls it that], there's a massive empty space on the rooftop, the rooms genuinely do look like a very nice four-star rather than a five-star hotel [utilitarian bathrooms and those bed skirts... shudder], and I've been to airport lounges and cafeterias with more personality than what the F&B outlets look like. I'll pass final judgment for when I visit the hotel and stay in January, but from what I see so far, it looks to me like it would be a decent four-star hotel - no more.

khabah

Disclaimer: this isn't a slam on four-star hotels in any way - I just expect more oomph from a five-star, particularly when you look at hotels in the city with comparable rankings like the Four Seasons, Grand Hyatt, Waldorf Astoria and St. Regis.