JA Beach Hotel, the five-star property in Jebel Ali, UAE, has announced plans for an extensive makeover and refurbishment this year.

The JA Beach Hotel, once known as the Jebel Ali Beach Hotel, was one of the first hotels built in the city and opened in 1981.

The renovation plans for JA Beach Hotel include an enhanced facade with new, all-glass balconies for the rooms and suites which will further improve the panoramic sea views and effectively showcase the stunning 800-metre vista of private beach. The bedrooms will also be given a new look for 2019, with modern wood tile flooring, new beds and furniture in a fresh colour scheme of soft greys, neutrals and relaxing royal blue. All food and beverage outlets will be refurbished with new concepts to be announced in due course.

The CoolZone Kid’s Club will be relocated and doubled in size, offering a huge 450-sq-m area, divided into different zones for children aged 4-12 years. Adjacent to the new kids’ club facility, there will also be a new wet recreation area with an interactive Splash Pad, providing children hours of fun.

The four-month renovation process will take place from May to August and the hotel will re-open on September 1.

Located just 10 minutes away from Dubai Parks & Resorts, 20 minutes from Dubai’s buzzing JBR and 30 minutes from the iconic Dubai Mall, the five-star property accompanies the new JA Lake View Hotel (opening September 2019) and the all-suite JA Palm Tree Court to make up JA The Resort.

Set along 800-metres of private beach, JA The Resort claims an extensive array of leisure facilities promising to thrill all generations. In total, the resort has seven landscaped swimming pools with four swim up bars, a choice of 23 restaurants and bars, a nine-hole, par 35 championship standard golf course with floodlit driving range, putting and pitching greens and Leadbetter Golf Academy Dubai, four floodlit tennis courts and a tennis academy, squash courts, badminton courts, beach volleyball facilities, horse riding stables, nine-hole mini-golf course, a Watercooled Watersports Centre with water-skiing, windsurfing, jet-skiing, banana boats, catamarans, laser sailboats and a private 85-berth full service marina offering fishing trips, boat trips and seaplane flights. It also boasts six shooting ranges, Calm Spa, a 1,100-sq-m bio-garden, a crèche, CoolZone Kids’ Club, ChillZone Teens’ Club and Babysitting service.

William Harley-Fleming, cluster general manager of JA The Resort, commented: “JA Beach Hotel has been a landmark property for over 38 years and many people who have grown up in the UAE fondly remember days trips to the hotel. We also have many loyal guests who have been coming to the hotel for 15 years or more. Though the property is still in a great condition, we have made a conscious decision to modernise it and maximise its appeal, in tandem with the opening of our third hotel JA Lake View Hotel and the many other leisure facilities we have at JA The Resort.” - TradeArabia News Service