Marriott International has announced that it has signed agreements with Real Estate Group LLC, a subsidiary of Bloom Properties, to manage two properties in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Opening in 2014, the hotels are the:
• 315-room Abu Dhabi Marriott Hotel
• 64-unit Marriott Executive Apartments Abu Dhabi City Center
They will be part of Bloom Central, a mixed-use development including 16,200 square meters of office and residential space on Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum St. (Airport Road), one of Abu Dhabi’s main access roads to the city’s central business district. The site is a 20-minute drive from Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Designed to inspire and energize, the Abu Dhabi Marriott Hotel will feature contemporary and stylishly appointed interiors that blend the latest in residential design, bold color, dramatic lighting and real comfort. Guest rooms will have Marriott’s renowned plush bed and bath amenities, internet access, safe and flat screen television.
Its restaurants and lounges will focus on modern classics with quality ingredients, foundational cooking and updated presentations. For dining and entertainment, the hotel will have a casual restaurant serving three meals daily, a specialty restaurant, a lounge that will flow into a spacious, open lobby area and a roof-level pool-bar. Its recreational amenities will include a health and leisure club that will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week with a variety of cardio, strength training and stability equipment and an outdoor, roof-top swimming pool, spa and fitness center.
Travelers will appreciate the hotel’s executive level and lounge, lobby level business center, room service, laundry/valet service and retail shop.
For conferences and social events, the hotel will offer 1,596-square meters of space including a 600-meter ballroom that will be divisible into three sections, a 370-square meter junior ballroom which will also be divisible into three sections, three meeting rooms in varying configurations, two board rooms and a 40-square meter VIP room.
The 64-unit Marriott Executive Apartments Abu Dhabi City Center will offer the convenience of five-star, full service hotel facilities with the space, ambience and privacy of residential living and the assurance and security of a Marriott hospitality experience. The property will provide a range of tastefully furnished one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will include a full kitchen and laundry, flat screen television, internet access and in-unit safe. Guests will also have access to a private resident’s lounge for relaxing or private entertaining and a separate swimming pool and fitness center as well as a number of other amenities such as private storage, weekly maid service and shopping service.
The Abu Dhabi Marriott Hotel is part of a continued global expansion of Marriott International’s original, iconic business and leisure hotel brand, designed for frequent travelers who want to make the most of every opportunity presented by travel. Currently there are more than 500 Marriott branded hotels in 60 countries globally.
