Dubai Parks and Resorts hotel to open by end of 2016

Marriott International has announced its Lapita Hotel, nestled in the Dubai Parks and Resorts complex, will open by Q4 2016.

The hotel group is also set to open the first Renaissance hotel in the emirate later this year, taking its portfolio of new hotels to nine by 2018.

The Renaissance Downtown Hotel, Dubai will be a 298-room hotel aimed at business and leisure travellers.

Details of the brand’s UAE debut come as the travel company plans to open an additional four hotels in the country in 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.

Scheduled 2016 openings also include the 86-room La Ville Hotel City Walk Dubai, the Autograph Collection, the 68-suite La Ville Apartments City Walk, the 500-room Lapita Hotel Autograph Collection, all of which are set to open by the fourth quarter of this year.

Speaking ahead of this week’s Arabian Travel Market 2016 (ATM), Alex Kyriakidis, President and Managing Director, Middle East & Africa of Marriott International, said in a statement: “The Renaissance Downtown Hotel Dubai will be a truly unique offer within the UAE hospitality sector as it is a highly appealing lifestyle option for both business and leisure travellers.

“The debut, alongside the opening of our flagship Marriott Hotels brand and two other Autograph Collection properties make for a very attractive luxury lifestyle proposition in the UAE.”

Along with the new Renaissance Hotel, the UAE is also slated to bring two Autograph Collection hotels 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 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 openings, 2016 is also slated to see the opening of a Marriott Executive Apartments property in Abu Dhabi.

Diane Mayer, Vice President and Global Brand Manager - Residence Inn by Marriott and Marriott Executive Apartments, said: “Across the region and within the UAE specifically, we are seeing demand rising for luxurious and long-term extended stay accommodation and we are perfectly positioned with the scheduled opening of the new Marriott Executive Apartments property, Abu Dhabi’s first, in 2016.

“Today it’s not only the executive traveller who seeks out an extended stay property, but also families who are looking for a home-like environments where they can still experience the comfort and convenience that they would benefit from in a hotel.”

The five property openings planned for this year will be amongst nine Marriott International properties, representing over 2,000 rooms, scheduled to open in the UAE by 2018.

Among the Marriott International openings will be the region’s first Edition and Bulgari Hotels – both set to open in 2017.

At present, Marriott International operates nearly 150 properties across the Middle East and Africa region, representing nine brands in 19 countries.

By 2020 the hotel company will add a further 93 properties and approximately 19,000 rooms within the region for a total of 240 properties and 40,000 rooms.

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