5 new hotels in UAE
 

http://news.marriott.com/2016/04/its...e-uaes-fi.html

Excerpts:

"It’s Business Unusual for Marriott International as The Travel Company Reveals Details of The UAE’s First Renaissance Hotel

Hotel amongst five new properties set to open in the UAE in 2016 and nine scheduled to open by 2018

Renaissance Hotel debut to be preceded by Abu Dhabi’s first Marriott Hotel and followed by UAE’s second Autograph Collection Hotel

Marriott International has revealed details of the United Arab Emirate’s first Renaissance Hotel. Set to open at the end of 2016, the Renaissance Downtown Hotel, Dubai will be a 298-room luxury hotel. Details of the brand’s UAE debut come as the travel company plans to open an additional four hotels in the country throughout 2016.

Amongst the 2016 openings is Abu Dhabi’s first Marriott Hotel, the 315-room five-star Marriott Hotel Downtown Abu Dhabi as well as the 64-suite Marriott Executive Apartments Downtown Abu Dhabi.

Further strengthening Marriott International’s luxury lifestyle offering, scheduled 2016 openings also include the 86-room La Ville Hotel CITY WALK Dubai, Autograph Collection, the 68-suite La Ville Apartments CITY WALK, Dubai and 500-room Lapita Hotel, Autograph Collection, all set to open by the fourth quarter of this year.

Lapita Hotel, Autograph Collection, will be a Polynesian-themed resort and located in the center of Dubai Parks and Resorts. The other property is a boutique style property at City Walk Dubai, La Ville Hotel and Apartments CITYWALK, Autograph Collection. These properties will join the luxurious Habtoor Grand Beach Resort & Spa – the region’s first Autograph Collection hotel which was added to Marriott International’s portfolio in 2014.

Along with these luxury lifestyle openings, 2016 is also slated to see the opening of a Marriott Executive Apartments property in Abu Dhabi, reinforcing what is a growing extended stay segment across the UAE.

The 5 property openings planned for this year will be amongst nine Marriott International properties, representing over 2000 rooms, scheduled to open in the UAE by 2018. Among the much-anticipated Marriott International openings will be the region’s first EDITION and Bulgari Hotels – both set to open in 2017."

Abu Dhabi

Marriott Executive Apartments property in Abu Dhabi: Opening September '16. Earning-only partner hotel

Marriott Hotel Downtown, Abu Dhabi. Opening September '16. Cat 5. Exec lounge open daily (per website)

Tax changes in Abu Dhabi from June 1st, 2016
Please Note – Abu Dhabi Municipal room fee of 15 AED per room per night will be charged upon check-out. A tourism fee will be charged at 6%, as well as Municipality Tax of 4%, and Service at 10%.

Dubai

La Ville Hotel & Suites CITY WALK Dubai, Autograph Collection. Opening August '16. No category listed yet.

Lapita, Dubai Parks and Resorts, Autograph Collection. Opening October '16. No category listed yet.

Renaissance Downtown Hotel, Dubai. Opening December '16. No category listed yet.

There was a Renaissance in Dubai until around 5 years ago :-)

http://www.fnetravel.com/english/uae...dubai-uae.html

It's now a Crowne Plaza (I think!).

Hey I didn't write the press release :p :D

Cheers.

I'm sure if you were writing the Marriott press releases they'd make more sense to us. ;)

Thank you :)

Cheers.

Great news!

I wonder if this puts any pressure to close or remodel the JW Marriott Deira, which in my opinion is pretty old and not up to JW standards, particularly in a city like Dubai where if it's more than 3 years old, it's ancient!

La Ville is now listed to open in November '16. Cat 7.

Lapita is now listed to open in October '16. Cat 7.

Renaissance has been pushed to March '17. Still no category yet.