sidebar: A Palm Grows in Dubai

Millennium Towers Hotel Dubai
Project : The hotel is five star and features 149 furnished suites and 203 hotel rooms.
Completion: Opened this summer

Raffles Dubai / MKM Commercial Holdings L.L.C
Project: The hotel will have 248 rooms and suites, a grand ballroom, and a spa.
Completion: Opened in October

Crowne Plaza Hotel Dubai Festival City
Project: It is a five-star hotel and will have 316 rooms for business travelers, and all rooms have the distinction of waterfront balconies.
Expected Completion: This Month

InterContinental Hotel Dubai Festival City
Project: This five-star hotel will feature 498 rooms and suites and 12, 468 sf of meeting space with eight well-appointed breakout rooms .
Expected Completion: This month

The Executive Hotel / Dubai Properties
Project: It's a five-star hotel that will feature 303 rooms and suites.
Expected Completion: 2007/8

The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach
Project: The hotel will have 293 guest rooms and suites featuring the Westin Heavenly Bed.
Expected Completion: December 2007

Pearl Dubai Development
Project: Three hotels will have over 1,500 rooms, a theater and a 1,800-seat opera house.
Expected Completion: Early 2008

Hilton Jumeirah Beach Residence / Hilton
Project: The 44-story tower reflects a fusion of Arabesque and Mediterranean design elements, with 371 guest rooms.
Expected Completion: January 2008

Media Rotana Hotel / Rotana
Project: It will have 467 rooms and suites, a state-of-the-art Bodylines fitness center, and multi-functional meeting rooms.
Expected Completion: During 2008

Crowne Plaza Hotel
Project: The hotel will feature 342 rooms and suites.
Expected Completion: June 2008

Movenpick Hotel Jumeirah Beach
Project: It will have 294 rooms in the hotel tower, including 13 suites and 45 executive club rooms.
Expected Completion: June 2008

Conrad Dubai / Abu Dhabi HQ Real Estate
Project: The hotel will include 220 luxury guest and executive floor rooms, plus 130 suites.
Expected Completion: June 2008

The Ritz-Carlton DIFC Hotel / Union Properties
Project: A five-star hotel with 330 rooms.
Expected Completion: October 2008

Conference & Convention Hotel Dubailand / Mizin Real Estate
Project: The hotel will have 1,050 rooms and suites and a 17,000 sf ballroom. It is specifically targeting the MICE and corporate market segment.
Expected Completion: December 2008

Fairmont Palm Hotel & Resort / IFA Hotels & Resorts
Project: This will be a five-star hotel with 400 rooms, a Willow Stream spa, a pool complex, beach clubs, and indoor and outdoor meeting and function space.
Expected Completion: 2008/9

The Palm Trump International Hotel and Tower / Nakheel
Project: This 40-story building will include high-end boutiques, fine dining signature restaurants, swimming pools, and a spa and health club to complement 368 hotel rooms and 388 residential apartments.
Expected Completion: 2009

AFZA Convention Complex
Project: The complex will comprise a 322-room hotel and a convention center featuring 22 meeting and conference rooms equipped with the latest technology, exhibitions halls, and a 700-seat modular auditorium.
Expected Completion: 2009

Atlantis the Palm Jumeirah / Kerzner International
Project: 1,539 hotel rooms in two towers, connected by the "Bridge Suites." The West Tower will consist of 663 rooms and The East Tower will consist of 876 rooms. The complex will also include a water park on 1.5 miles of beachfront and one of the world's largest marine habitats with a snorkel trail and a dolphin encounter program.
Expected Completion: December 2008.

Kempinski Hotel Emerald Palace Dubai / Emerald Palace
Project: This five-star resort hotel with 250 rooms will feature a state-of-the-art spa and an international shopping arcade.
Expected Completion: 2009

Dubai Golf City / Thani Investments (BENAA)
Project: The project will comprise five themed signature courses, a golf academy, and a five-star resort hotel & spa.
Expected Completion: 2009

Originally published November 01, 2007

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