Krazy
January 8th, 2007, 01:53 AM
Rotana to manage five-star resort on Saadiyat Island
Dubai: Abu Dhabi-based hotel operator Rotana will manage a 450-room five-star resort in Saadiyat Island, a recent press statement said.
The five-star resort, which will be designed with a distinctly themed atmosphere, will be built on the secluded Saadiyat Beach - one of six districts of the Saadiyat Island.
An agreement for the sale of 809,000 square feet of beach front was signed today between Shaikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, chairman of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) and its asset-management arm Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) and Nasser Al Nowais, chairman of Rotana Hotels.
The resort will be owned by Nasser Al Nowais and family.
"The Saadiyat Beach proposition of secluded, highly landscaped resorts has resonated well with investors with the Rotana Resort being the latest in a series of land purchases concluded over the past six months," explained Shaikh Sultan.
"Rotana Hotels, being very much a Middle East brand, is demonstrating its belief in the transformation of Saadiyat into a premier destination which will greatly enhance Abu Dhabi's overall tourism development aims," he added.
The luxury Rotana Resort Saadiyat Beach will have a 400-450 room upscale hotel, a private stretch of beach, a variety of food and beverage outlets with meeting and conference facilities in addition to a Spa and a health & fitness club.
"We anticipate appointing an architect by early this year and to begin construction around the middle of the year with the aim of opening towards the end of 2009," said Nasser Al Nowais.
Dubai: Abu Dhabi-based hotel operator Rotana will manage a 450-room five-star resort in Saadiyat Island, a recent press statement said.
The five-star resort, which will be designed with a distinctly themed atmosphere, will be built on the secluded Saadiyat Beach - one of six districts of the Saadiyat Island.
An agreement for the sale of 809,000 square feet of beach front was signed today between Shaikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, chairman of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) and its asset-management arm Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) and Nasser Al Nowais, chairman of Rotana Hotels.
The resort will be owned by Nasser Al Nowais and family.
"The Saadiyat Beach proposition of secluded, highly landscaped resorts has resonated well with investors with the Rotana Resort being the latest in a series of land purchases concluded over the past six months," explained Shaikh Sultan.
"Rotana Hotels, being very much a Middle East brand, is demonstrating its belief in the transformation of Saadiyat into a premier destination which will greatly enhance Abu Dhabi's overall tourism development aims," he added.
The luxury Rotana Resort Saadiyat Beach will have a 400-450 room upscale hotel, a private stretch of beach, a variety of food and beverage outlets with meeting and conference facilities in addition to a Spa and a health & fitness club.
"We anticipate appointing an architect by early this year and to begin construction around the middle of the year with the aim of opening towards the end of 2009," said Nasser Al Nowais.