The St Regis Dubai at Al Habtoor City has announced the official launch of the hotel’s Sir Winston Churchill Suite. The spacious two-storey suite was formally debuted in the presence of Randolph Churchill, the great grandson of the statesman, writer, orator and Prime Minister who led Britain to victory in WWII, and Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, chairman, Al Habtoor Group.
The three-bedroom suite houses a collection of 15 paintings and art pieces from the Churchill archives that include portraits and photographs him, paintings he mastered himself, and a well maintained Cuban cigar that once belonged to him from the private collection of Chairman Khalaf Al Habtoor.
Spread across 913 sq m, the sprawling suite is the largest of the hotel’s 52 luxurious suites and even bigger than the Astor Ballroom. The suite features a vast living room, a formal 12-seater dining room, study and relaxing lounge area and a spacious majlis that is ideal for meetings.
The Sir Winston Churchill Suite includes a master bedroom connected to a generously sized bathroom with an exquisite free-standing bathtub in the centre and adjoining separate male and female walk-in dressing rooms. Two additional bedrooms – one king bed and one twin bed – featuring their own double vanity bathrooms. The suite’s pièce de résistance is an in-room spiral staircase that leads into the central dome of the hotel, where a rooftop plunge pool reveal panoramic views of the landscaped gardens and surrounds.
The suite also exhibits a La Corona Cubano cigar, dated April 1949, personally donated from the private collection of Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor. Once owned by Sir Winston Churchill, Al Habtoor acquired the priceless piece late last year. The cigar, housed in a La Espana box, has a Colorado claro wrapper with a special label bearing Churchill’s name.
Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor said, “I have always been a great admirer of Sir Winston Churchill. He was known as the greatest statesman of the 20th century. He was a great and effective leader with a strong personality.”
“I purchased one of Sir Winston Churchill’s cigars for my private collection last year. He was very rarely seen without a cigar in his hand. It was his signature piece. Once the decision was taken to name this spectacular suite after the wartime prime minister then it seemed fitting to share this piece of history with the future guests of the Sir Winston Churchill Suite,” he added.
Ignace Bauwens, general manager, The St Regis Dubai, commented, “The St Regis Dubai is honoured to display this collection of Sir Winston Churchill’s work and name our signature suite after him. We are proud to present our guests with this rare and refined opportunity to enjoy his art.”
