#COMPLETED: Atlantis, 22F+19F Hotel, 1539 rooms (Palm Jumeirah)

Trances · July 5th, 2004, 10:39 AM

NAME: Atlantis Hotel
LOCATION The Palm, Jumeira ( First Palm Island of coast of Dubai )
ROOMS: 2000
Cost: $1.1 billion. (USA $)
START: 2005
END: 2007

-2,000 rooms, developed in two towers: The Royal Towers will consist of 1,200 rooms that will target luxury travelers and a second tower of 800 rooms aimed towards the middle market.

Will have two monorail stations in the hotel to connect it to the main stalk of the palm

The resort will have some unusual and distinctive archeological marine exhibits. The design will be based on the myth of Atlantis and will maintain the iconic design elements of the Royal Towers in Atlantis, Paradise Island, incorporating traditional Arabic design themes.

• An extensive water-theme park, which at approximately 40 acres will be the largest in the region, will feature unique water attractions, one of the world's largest marine habitats, a snorkel trail, a swim with the dolphins encounter program, an array of water slides and The Dig, an Atlantis-themed "archeological" experience. The water-theme park will have capacity for over 6,000 daily visitors.

• The expansion will also include significant facilities directed towards Dubai's strong business travel and budding convention market, including a two-story conference center wing with a total of over 86,000 square feet of function space and a main ballroom of approximately 21,000 square feet, the largest such room in Dubai outside of the Dubai Convention Center.

• The expansion includes an Entertainment Village that will feature 20,000 square feet of retail space within an 80,000 square feet area hosting restaurants and food and beverage establishments.

• Hotel and water park visitors will be transported through a monorail system, to be developed by Nakheel, which is expected to begin at the 'trunk' of The Palm, Jumeirah and will end at Atlantis, The Palm.

Trances · July 5th, 2004, 10:50 AM

News about the hotel
http://www.ameinfo.com/news/Detailed/41635.html

Trances · July 5th, 2004, 10:55 AM

Will find images and post i know I have seen them

Dubai_Boy · July 5th, 2004, 11:03 AM

"Will have two monorail stations in the hotel to connect it to the main stalk of the palm"

WOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH mashalah this is too GOOD to be true

Trances · July 5th, 2004, 11:04 AM

well they were going to have underground train !

Alt-Tab · July 5th, 2004, 11:27 AM

Trances · July 5th, 2004, 11:36 AM

wow looks like some thing beyond Las Vegas

Alt-Tab · July 5th, 2004, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dubai_Boy

"Will have two monorail stations in the hotel to connect it to the main stalk of the palm"

I believe it will have a road tunnel and monorail link, here is latest map drawing from exploredubai it clearly shows where the road and tunnel connections will be. The Atalntis will be in between both of these on the crescent.

Trances · July 5th, 2004, 04:43 PM

Monorail crossing allows Atlantis to almost double in size
The Atlantis resort on the Palm is to almost double in size and value from US $650 million to $1.1 billion following a decision to put in a monorail bridge connecting the trunk and crescent of the Palm Jumeirah. Previously, the developer Nakheel had told Construction Week (Issue 6) that no bridge would mar the area between the fronds and the crescent. Access would be through a submarine tunnel.

A large factor in the decision to expand the resort was the development of the infrastructure system on the Palm. “The infrastructure on the Palm is also being improved with the addition of a monorail that will have its final stop at the entrance to Atlantis,” said Butch Kerzner, chief executive officer, Kerzner. Istithmar, the Palm’s developer, and Kerzner are jointly developing Atlantis. None of the new development money is to be spent on the monorail link, which is seen as essential to bring tourists from areas outside the crescent.

The revised development plan for Atlantis is expected to use most of the 120 acre site that lies on the central crescent section of The Palm Jumeirah. The marine and entertainment attractions will be increased and a second 800-room hotel tower will be added, bringing the total number of rooms to 2000.

With a number of attractions, the resort aims to attract tourists visiting for the day from other hotels in the surrounding area. With road access onto the crescent limited to residents and hotel guests, access for visitors will be provided by the Palm’s monorail system, which will terminate on the crescent at the Atlantis resort.

The service will start at the Palm Sales Centre, where 10 000 car parking spaces will be provided, and have three stops on the trunk before crossing over to the crescent by bridge. The stops on the trunk will be at the start of the trunk, the tower, and the retail centre. Original plans for the monorail involved a dual usage tunnel for road and monorail over to the crescent. “The monorail will go over the water and be a stunning way to travel to the resort,” said Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, chairman of Istithmar and of Nakheel.

The increased project scope of Atlantis, The Palm is substantial. The planned number of rooms will be increased from 1000 to 2000 developed in two towers. The Royal Towers will consist of 1200 rooms and will target luxury travellers and a second tower of 800 rooms will be aimed at the middle market.

The resort will have some unusual and distinctive archaeological marine exhibits. The design is based on the myth of Atlantis and will maintain the iconic deign elements of the Royal Towers in Atlantis, Paradise Island (The Atlantis in the Bahamas), with traditional Arabic design themes.

An extensive water-theme park, which at approximately 40 acres will be the largest in the region, will feature unique water attractions, one of the world’s largest marine habitats, a snorkel trail, a swim with the dolphins encounter programme, an array of water slides and The Dig, an Atlantis-themed “archaeological” experience. The water-theme park will have capacity for over 6000 daily visitors.

The expansion will also include significant facilities directed towards Dubai’s strong business travel and budding convention market, including a two-storey conference centre wing with a total of over 8600 m2 of function space and a main ballroom of approximately 2100 m2, the largest such room in Dubai outside the Dubai International Convention Centre. An Entertainment Village will also be developed that will feature 2000 m2 of retail space within an 800 m2 area hosting restaurants and food and beverage establishments.

http://www.itp.net/business/news/det...y=construction

Krazy · September 2nd, 2004, 05:43 PM

Dubai-Lover · September 8th, 2004, 06:54 PM

has now it's own homepage!!!

www.atlantisthepalm.com

Trances · September 9th, 2004, 09:37 AM

just saying that i like that observation tower better than the tower

Dubai-Lover · September 9th, 2004, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trances

just saying that i like that observation tower better than the tower

you mean you like the observation tower on the old renderings more than the pinnacle?

Trances · September 9th, 2004, 01:36 PM

yep heaping back to wards that the pinncale can go eles where

September 13th, 2004, 07:52 PM

Dubai deals joy Sep 13 2004
Ian Mcneal, Evening Gazette

A multi-million pound project to build the world's largest hotel in Dubai has led to a major contract win for three Teesside firms.

Thornaby-based K Home International has secured an initial £6m deal with luxury hotel developer Kerzner International to carry out project management on the £600m Atlantis on the Palm Hotel, in Dubai.

The contract secures work for the company's 60 current workers in Dubai and is likely to increase the firm's workforce in the region by a further 60.

Stockton company Dewjoc Architects has been appointed to carry out technical design work on the project as part of the deal, while Sedgefield firm Damor Engineering will also be involved in the development.

Trevor Arnold, K Home managing director, said: "We are delighted to have won this contract and it is an absolutely magnificent achievement for the company. We were competing against some of the biggest names in the industry and this shows there is nothing that we can't achieve.

"This deal will take the company into a completely new dimension. It will initially earn us around $11m (£6m) but that could double over the duration of the contract as we are just at the embryonic stage at the moment."

The 2,300 bedroom Atlantis on the Palm will be the world's largest hotel covering 60 acres and will be the world's second seven-star hotel when it opens in 2007.

It will include a ten-acre water park featuring six kilometres of rides, an archeological experience and a giant aquarium with dolphin and killer whale enclosures.

K Home already has an base in Dubai and was instrumental in the visit of Middle East property developer Emaar to Teesside last week.

Mr Arnold, who will be project manager on the development, added: "We held a presentation for Emaar during their visit and they didn't realise that most of the work that had been carried out at this "economic miracle" had been done by workers from the Tees Valley."

Dewjoc Architects said the contract could see the firm increase its 70-strong workforce by ten.

Peter Walker, director, said: "We are still settling contracts at the moment, but a lot of work will be done on Teesside.

"It is hard to imagine a more exciting project and the fact it is being led from Teesside is great news for us and great news for Teesside."

Face81 · September 13th, 2004, 08:00 PM

This news is

Toronto.....and please dont post new threads for things that already are under discussion in the forum. It just adds chaos and confusion.

try to look for relevant threads before you post new threads.

and errrrrrrrrrr.....must u be so annoying? just wondering here.........

Face81

Dubai-Lover · September 13th, 2004, 09:40 PM

hmmmm, big hmmm

not so sure if this is ancien news!

the text says atlantis will be a 7-star hotel!!! i didn't know it!! is this true?? i also doubt it is the world's largest! and it's said to have 2300 rooms. i thought 2000??

will there be 3 7-star then, i mean emirates palace will be finished much earlier!!!

what is going on??? urgent request for help!!!!!!!!!!!

Trances · September 14th, 2004, 04:59 AM

well it was 2000 did it expand cause of the monrail
see tat was old news two
7 stars really
seems odd for a themed resort i dont know any thing about it as well

Dubai-Lover · September 14th, 2004, 07:15 AM

there also is no info on a 7-star on their homepage, very strange!

***AltinD*** · September 14th, 2004, 09:23 AM

There is already a Atlantis Resort & Casino in Bahamas, and is considered as one of the best hotels but generally it is not recongnised as a 7 star hotel. Although they have a different rating method in North America.

July 5th, 2004, 10:39 AM	#1
Trances , , and , Fade to Black. Join Date: May 2003 Location: Living in London Posts: 7,895 Likes (Received): 4	#COMPLETED: Atlantis, 22F+19F Hotel, 1539 rooms (Palm Jumeirah) NAME: Atlantis Hotel LOCATION The Palm, Jumeira ( First Palm Island of coast of Dubai ) ROOMS: 2000 Cost: $1.1 billion. (USA $) START: 2005 END: 2007 -2,000 rooms, developed in two towers: The Royal Towers will consist of 1,200 rooms that will target luxury travelers and a second tower of 800 rooms aimed towards the middle market. Will have two monorail stations in the hotel to connect it to the main stalk of the palm The resort will have some unusual and distinctive archeological marine exhibits. The design will be based on the myth of Atlantis and will maintain the iconic design elements of the Royal Towers in Atlantis, Paradise Island, incorporating traditional Arabic design themes. • An extensive water-theme park, which at approximately 40 acres will be the largest in the region, will feature unique water attractions, one of the world's largest marine habitats, a snorkel trail, a swim with the dolphins encounter program, an array of water slides and The Dig, an Atlantis-themed "archeological" experience. The water-theme park will have capacity for over 6,000 daily visitors. • The expansion will also include significant facilities directed towards Dubai's strong business travel and budding convention market, including a two-story conference center wing with a total of over 86,000 square feet of function space and a main ballroom of approximately 21,000 square feet, the largest such room in Dubai outside of the Dubai Convention Center. • The expansion includes an Entertainment Village that will feature 20,000 square feet of retail space within an 80,000 square feet area hosting restaurants and food and beverage establishments. • Hotel and water park visitors will be transported through a monorail system, to be developed by Nakheel, which is expected to begin at the 'trunk' of The Palm, Jumeirah and will end at Atlantis, The Palm. __________________ "Are we ready to go farther or have we already gone to far?" “He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.” Last edited by Trances; July 5th, 2004 at 11:04 AM.

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Trances , , and , Fade to Black. Join Date: May 2003 Location: Living in London Posts: 7,895 Likes (Received): 4	News about the hotel http://www.ameinfo.com/news/Detailed/41635.html __________________ "Are we ready to go farther or have we already gone to far?" “He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.”

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Trances , , and , Fade to Black. Join Date: May 2003 Location: Living in London Posts: 7,895 Likes (Received): 4	wow looks like some thing beyond Las Vegas __________________ "Are we ready to go farther or have we already gone to far?" “He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.”

July 5th, 2004, 04:43 PM	#9
Trances , , and , Fade to Black. Join Date: May 2003 Location: Living in London Posts: 7,895 Likes (Received): 4	Monorail crossing allows Atlantis to almost double in size The Atlantis resort on the Palm is to almost double in size and value from US $650 million to $1.1 billion following a decision to put in a monorail bridge connecting the trunk and crescent of the Palm Jumeirah. Previously, the developer Nakheel had told Construction Week (Issue 6) that no bridge would mar the area between the fronds and the crescent. Access would be through a submarine tunnel. A large factor in the decision to expand the resort was the development of the infrastructure system on the Palm. “The infrastructure on the Palm is also being improved with the addition of a monorail that will have its final stop at the entrance to Atlantis,” said Butch Kerzner, chief executive officer, Kerzner. Istithmar, the Palm’s developer, and Kerzner are jointly developing Atlantis. None of the new development money is to be spent on the monorail link, which is seen as essential to bring tourists from areas outside the crescent. The revised development plan for Atlantis is expected to use most of the 120 acre site that lies on the central crescent section of The Palm Jumeirah. The marine and entertainment attractions will be increased and a second 800-room hotel tower will be added, bringing the total number of rooms to 2000. With a number of attractions, the resort aims to attract tourists visiting for the day from other hotels in the surrounding area. With road access onto the crescent limited to residents and hotel guests, access for visitors will be provided by the Palm’s monorail system, which will terminate on the crescent at the Atlantis resort. The service will start at the Palm Sales Centre, where 10 000 car parking spaces will be provided, and have three stops on the trunk before crossing over to the crescent by bridge. The stops on the trunk will be at the start of the trunk, the tower, and the retail centre. Original plans for the monorail involved a dual usage tunnel for road and monorail over to the crescent. “The monorail will go over the water and be a stunning way to travel to the resort,” said Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, chairman of Istithmar and of Nakheel. The increased project scope of Atlantis, The Palm is substantial. The planned number of rooms will be increased from 1000 to 2000 developed in two towers. The Royal Towers will consist of 1200 rooms and will target luxury travellers and a second tower of 800 rooms will be aimed at the middle market. The resort will have some unusual and distinctive archaeological marine exhibits. The design is based on the myth of Atlantis and will maintain the iconic deign elements of the Royal Towers in Atlantis, Paradise Island (The Atlantis in the Bahamas), with traditional Arabic design themes. An extensive water-theme park, which at approximately 40 acres will be the largest in the region, will feature unique water attractions, one of the world’s largest marine habitats, a snorkel trail, a swim with the dolphins encounter programme, an array of water slides and The Dig, an Atlantis-themed “archaeological” experience. The water-theme park will have capacity for over 6000 daily visitors. The expansion will also include significant facilities directed towards Dubai’s strong business travel and budding convention market, including a two-storey conference centre wing with a total of over 8600 m2 of function space and a main ballroom of approximately 2100 m2, the largest such room in Dubai outside the Dubai International Convention Centre. An Entertainment Village will also be developed that will feature 2000 m2 of retail space within an 800 m2 area hosting restaurants and food and beverage establishments. http://www.itp.net/business/news/det...y=construction __________________ "Are we ready to go farther or have we already gone to far?" “He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.”

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Dubai-Lover Construction Paradise Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dubai (UAE) \| Oehringen (GER) \| Bad Honnef (GER) Posts: 12,678 Likes (Received): 0	has now it's own homepage!!! www.atlantisthepalm.com __________________ Updates - Dubai on Emporis

September 9th, 2004, 09:37 AM	#12
Trances , , and , Fade to Black. Join Date: May 2003 Location: Living in London Posts: 7,895 Likes (Received): 4	just saying that i like that observation tower better than the tower __________________ "Are we ready to go farther or have we already gone to far?" “He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.”

September 9th, 2004, 01:36 PM	#14
Trances , , and , Fade to Black. Join Date: May 2003 Location: Living in London Posts: 7,895 Likes (Received): 4	yep heaping back to wards that the pinncale can go eles where __________________ "Are we ready to go farther or have we already gone to far?" “He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.”

September 13th, 2004, 07:52 PM	#15
Toronto75 Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	Worlds 2nd 7 Star and largest hotel in Dubai Dubai deals joy Sep 13 2004 Ian Mcneal, Evening Gazette A multi-million pound project to build the world's largest hotel in Dubai has led to a major contract win for three Teesside firms. Thornaby-based K Home International has secured an initial £6m deal with luxury hotel developer Kerzner International to carry out project management on the £600m Atlantis on the Palm Hotel, in Dubai. The contract secures work for the company's 60 current workers in Dubai and is likely to increase the firm's workforce in the region by a further 60. Stockton company Dewjoc Architects has been appointed to carry out technical design work on the project as part of the deal, while Sedgefield firm Damor Engineering will also be involved in the development. Trevor Arnold, K Home managing director, said: "We are delighted to have won this contract and it is an absolutely magnificent achievement for the company. We were competing against some of the biggest names in the industry and this shows there is nothing that we can't achieve. "This deal will take the company into a completely new dimension. It will initially earn us around $11m (£6m) but that could double over the duration of the contract as we are just at the embryonic stage at the moment." The 2,300 bedroom Atlantis on the Palm will be the world's largest hotel covering 60 acres and will be the world's second seven-star hotel when it opens in 2007. It will include a ten-acre water park featuring six kilometres of rides, an archeological experience and a giant aquarium with dolphin and killer whale enclosures. K Home already has an base in Dubai and was instrumental in the visit of Middle East property developer Emaar to Teesside last week. Mr Arnold, who will be project manager on the development, added: "We held a presentation for Emaar during their visit and they didn't realise that most of the work that had been carried out at this "economic miracle" had been done by workers from the Tees Valley." Dewjoc Architects said the contract could see the firm increase its 70-strong workforce by ten. Peter Walker, director, said: "We are still settling contracts at the moment, but a lot of work will be done on Teesside. "It is hard to imagine a more exciting project and the fact it is being led from Teesside is great news for us and great news for Teesside."

September 13th, 2004, 08:00 PM	#16
Face81 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London \| Dubai Posts: 5,333 Likes (Received): 35	This news is Toronto.....and please dont post new threads for things that already are under discussion in the forum. It just adds chaos and confusion. try to look for relevant threads before you post new threads. and errrrrrrrrrr.....must u be so annoying? just wondering here......... Face81

September 13th, 2004, 09:40 PM	#17
Dubai-Lover Construction Paradise Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dubai (UAE) \| Oehringen (GER) \| Bad Honnef (GER) Posts: 12,678 Likes (Received): 0	hmmmm, big hmmm not so sure if this is ancien news! the text says atlantis will be a 7-star hotel!!! i didn't know it!! is this true?? i also doubt it is the world's largest! and it's said to have 2300 rooms. i thought 2000?? will there be 3 7-star then, i mean emirates palace will be finished much earlier!!! what is going on??? urgent request for help!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Updates - Dubai on Emporis

September 14th, 2004, 04:59 AM	#18
Trances , , and , Fade to Black. Join Date: May 2003 Location: Living in London Posts: 7,895 Likes (Received): 4	well it was 2000 did it expand cause of the monrail see tat was old news two 7 stars really seems odd for a themed resort i dont know any thing about it as well __________________ "Are we ready to go farther or have we already gone to far?" “He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.”

September 14th, 2004, 07:15 AM	#19
Dubai-Lover Construction Paradise Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dubai (UAE) \| Oehringen (GER) \| Bad Honnef (GER) Posts: 12,678 Likes (Received): 0	there also is no info on a 7-star on their homepage, very strange! __________________ Updates - Dubai on Emporis

September 14th, 2004, 09:23 AM	#20
*AltinD* The Modecator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tiranë / DUBAI / Vienna Posts: 29,765 Likes (Received): 535	There is already a Atlantis Resort & Casino in Bahamas, and is considered as one of the best hotels but generally it is not recongnised as a 7 star hotel. Although they have a different rating method in North America.

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