Jumeirah Group, a Dubai-based international luxury hotel chain, has signed an agreement with His Highness Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed Al Nahyan – a senior member of the Ruling family of Abu Dhabi – to operate a luxury Jumeirah resort on Sa’adiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Set in a prime location on the north eastern coast of Sa’adiyat Island, the property will be the most luxurious five-star resort in Abu Dhabi. Expected to open in 2017, the hotel will comprise 294 guest rooms, including spa suites, presidential suites and private high-end villas. Food and beverage outlets will include an all-day dining venue, two signature restaurants, a lobby lounge and bar, a pool and beach bars, retail shops and outdoor beach and pool areas landscape and master planning will be completed by DBI Design Corporation, who also designed the architecture and interiors for  Jumeirah at Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi.

Once complete, the Sa’adiyat Island master-plan development will be made up of seven districts which will house and service a population of 150,000 people.  The districts will include The Louvre and The Guggenheim museums, a Performing Arts Centre, 9 km of beaches, six luxury hotels and resorts, a championship golf course with luxury apartments, the Monte Carlo Beach Club, a promenade, a marina and the Sa’adiyat Retreat where the Jumeirah Sa’adiyat Island Resort will be located.

Gerald Lawless, president and CEO of Jumeirah Group, said: “We are delighted to have been chosen by His Highness Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed Al Nahyan to operate his second Jumeirah hotel in the emirate of Abu Dhabi and build on the success of Jumeirah at Etihad Towers.  Abu Dhabi’s ongoing and impressive development as a tourism destination will be further enhanced by the Sa’adiyat Island project. It’s an exciting and ambitious venture and we look forward to bringing our Jumeirah resort experience to the Island.”

Jumeirah currently operates 22 hotels, resorts and residences, including 11 in the Middle East, six in Europe and five in Asia. A further 26 hotels are in the pipeline. – TradeArabia News Service