Dubai Properties (DP), a leading developer in the UAE, has unveiled plans to launch a new luxury waterfront hotel in its Culture Village, a mixed-use master development situated along the Dubai creek.

The hotel, due to open in early 2018, will be one of the first luxury hotels in the Culture Village, and will be operated by Anantara Hotel Resorts and Spa, said the company in a statement.
            
The announcement comes close on the heels of the launch of its Dubai Wharf development earlier this week.

Mohammed Al Habbai, the chief officer of Urban Planning and Infrastructure at Dubai Properties Group, and James Kaplan, the senior vice president of development at Minor Hotel Group, a luxury hotel operator and owner of Anantara brand, signed the agreement in the presence of Dillip Rajakarier, the CEO of Minor Hotel Group.

The hotel complements DP’s broad portfolio of retail, commercial, residential and mixed-use developments, and will be one of the group's many hospitality projects that cater to the increased number of visitors expected ahead of Expo 2020.

The hotel will be located in the heart of Culture Village directly facing the Dubai creek and close to DP’s new mixed-use project Dubai Wharf, as well as its luxury residential development Manazel Al Khor.

Al Habbai said: "This is part of a growing portfolio of hotels for DP which we will develop in key areas of Dubai, and we are proud to be partnering with Minor Hotel Group to bring the iconic Anantara brand to Culture Village."

"Anantara is a brand which is synonymous with luxury, and we expect the hotel with its culture spirit to become a key attraction for Culture Village," he added.

Rajakarier said: "With a well-established and well-known portfolio of hotels and resorts in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, further growing our footprint in the UAE is of key strategic importance to Minor Hotel Group."

"We are therefore very pleased to partner with Dubai Properties, such influential and highly respected partners in the region, to develop an Anantara hotel in the impressive new Dubai Culture Village project, and we look forward to a strong alliance going forward.”

With a contemporary design, DP’s new Anantara hotel comprises 270 guest rooms offering waterfront views of the Dubai creek, a rooftop pool and restaurants, spa, and a range of food and beverages and retail outlets, along with a 3.8-m promenade and marina, said the company statement. 

The hotel will also boast beautiful waterfront views from its ballroom and conference facilities, making it the perfect place to host special events and weddings, it added.

Das has been appointed as lead architect for the project, with ground breaking likely to commence in the fourth quarter.-TradeArabia News Service