An update on new hotels and restaurants being launched in India and across the world, along with major upcoming projects
Ezeego1 – YOLO Abu Dhabi
Ezeego1, an Indian online travel market place, launched its contemporary range of holiday products for Abu Dhabi, designed for the rapidly emerging affluent millennial class. YOLO (You Only Live Once) is a series aimed at presenting holiday products with a modern twist for the highly restless, globe-trotting, yet value driven Indian millennial traveller. The YOLO Abu Dhabi offers a unique mix of packaged and unbundled options, giving the traveller the complete freedom to design their own holiday. The product range also features a mix of tradition and modernity, which Abu Dhabi offers in abundance. Whilst the rich heritage and traditions have been one of the key attractions, YOLO Abu Dhabi recommends the traveller to experience the one of its kind and spell binding, The Louvre Abu Dhabi, the unbeatable Ferrari World experience and host water sport activities including kayaking and the Yellow Boat Tour. YOLO Abu Dhabi also has a host of interesting night life recommendations, catering to the millennial traveller.
JW Marriott Jaipur Resort And Spa, Rajasthan
Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) recently announced the opening of the JW Marriott Jaipur Resort & Spa, marking the debut of the global luxury brand in India’s fabled ‘Pink City’. Nestled among the green hills of the ancient Aravalli Range in the Indian state of Rajasthan, the 200-room, five-star JW Marriott Jaipur Resort & Spa features luxurious amenities and services that celebrate the region’s rich tapestry of history, heritage, and culture. The JW Marriott Jaipur is inspired by the regal palaces of Rajasthan featuring grand arches, pleasant fountains, intricate ‘Jaali’ metalwork, delicate inlays and hand-painted patterns in a classical blue-and-white palette. The resort features 200 luxurious guest rooms, villas and suites, including Royal Terrace Rooms, Royal Courtyard Rooms and Royal Pool Villas with private plunge pools, as well as 2-bedroom Palace and Presidential Suites. The resort also features a range of enriching activities such as yoga and meditation sessions, visits to nearby villages for a first-hand experience of traditional Rajasthani life, special excursions to the nearby ‘Haathi Gaoon’ to spend a day with elephants, and curated culinary experiences to discover the secrets of spices in Indian cuisine.
Park Regis Lotus Hotel, Bahrain
StayWell Holdings recently announced the expansion of its Park Regis brand into Bahrain with the opening of the country’s first Park Regis hotel in the city of Manama (Juffair). The brand-new 19-storey hotel offers 164 luxuriously appointed guest rooms, an onsite fitness centre with 24-hour gymnasium and lap pool, and state-of-the-art business facilities. The hotel’s business facilities offer a superior accommodation and conference solution for corporate travellers, including two fully equipped meeting rooms, offering spectacular views of Bahrain and a range of facilities and services. Centrally located in Bahrain’s capital of Manama, Park Regis Lotus Hotel has easy access to the diplomatic area, financial centre, Bahrain Bay in Manama, major shipping centres and Bahrain’s largest mosque, the Al Fateh Mosque.
Tivoli Spa, Lisbon
Tivoli Hotels & Resorts is excited to present the debut of the Tivoli Spa brand in Lisbon, Portugal. Located at the Tivoli Avenida Liberdade Lisboa – an elegant historical landmark known for over 80 years of superb hospitality – the Tivoli Spa is a refined oasis where holistic approaches and innovative techniques meet. Tivoli Spa offers six deluxe treatment rooms, including a wet room with multi-functioning Vichy shower, together with unique and highly personalised experiences. As the brand’s debut, Tivoli Spa guarantees unparalleled experiences catering to the specific needs of each client, reducing the effects of arduous travel through relaxing and comforting one-of-a-kind touches. A blend of professional service, organic zests and tranquil ambience promise our guests return home from their voyages feeling newly inspired, energised and awakened.
Address Al Marjan Island
Mohamed Alabbar, chairman of Emaar Properties, recently announced the launch of the company’s first hotel and residences project in Ras Al Khaimah, at the Arabian Hospitality Investment Conference 2018. Located in the Views island of Al Marjan Island, a four-island mega-development, Address Al Marjan Island hotel and residences will be managed by Emaar Hospitality Group’s premium lifestyle brand, Address Hotels + Resorts. This marks the first expansion of the Address brand to Ras Al Khaimah, and the first development venture by Emaar Development (DFM: EMAARDEV) in the emirate. Address Al Marjan Island will be a resort-style development that draws on its exceptional natural location, directly by the Arabian Sea. The hotel will have 249 rooms, including suites, while Address Residences Al Marjan Island will comprise 234 high-end apartments. As part of Views, the largest of the four islands that make up Al Marjan Island, residents will be in close proximity to the ubran core of the master-planned community as well as the town centre. With direct access to over 600 metres of beachfront, residents and guests will have uninterrupted views of the sea in addition to a range of lifestyle amenities.