Rotana has announced it’s moving forward with its development plans of the Saadiyat Rotana Resort, a plush five-star hotel set to open in 2015 on Saadiyat Beach, a nine-kilometer stretch of pristine white sand on Saadiyat island.
Commenting in this announcement, Nasser Al Nowais, chairman, Rotana, said: “We are delighted to announce that the outlet date of the five-star Saadiyat Rotana Resort may be in 2015 – the identical year when the highly anticipated Louvre Abu Dhabi museum is decided to open at the island.
“The luxurious property, that will be designed with a distinctly themed atmosphere, may have great appeal, particularly among tourists who’re hunting for the type of excellent sea-facing destinations the island represents”.
The design of the posh Rotana Resort on Saadiyat Beach with its 354 upscale rooms and suites as well as 13 beach private villas, have been creatively conceived with a feeling of space within a conceptualised vernacular architecture, contrasting with an incredibly innovative design relating to facilities and contours.
The resort offers a personal stretch of beach, a wide range of food & beverage outlets with large meeting & conference facilities, apart from a Zen the spa at Rotana and a completely-equipped Bodylines health & fitness club.
The impressive design draws at the rich vocabulary of Arabic architecture, and is fused with bold, contemporary architectural statements, with an emphasis on capturing the views of the sea, glimpses of the landscaped courtyards and lagoon areas.
Large expanses of glass feature windows facilitate these magnificent sights and simultaneously contrast dramatically with solid and more traditional load-bearing walls that talk the vernacular language.
Ali Al Hammadi, deputy managing director at Abu Dhabi Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), said: “We are confident that the recent Saadiyat Rotana Resort will add great value to our exclusive offering of luxury hotels at the island, and therefore enhance our visitors’ experience even further.
“The vision of Saadiyat is coming to life as new projects are being realized. Saadiyat is en-path to becoming a worldwide-class tourism destination with a view to support the emirate’s hospitality sector.”
Saadiyat, TDIC’s flagship project, has become the last word tourism hotspot following the launch of varied exciting hospitality and leisure projects that have helped secure the island’s appeal as an inviting destination for residents and visitors.
The island’s Cultural District is determined to become home to premier cultural institutions designed by Pritzker-prize winning architects.
These feature world-class museums with the intention to open at the island starting with the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum in 2015, followed by Zayed National Museum in 2016 and Guggenheim Abu Dhabi museum in 2017.
“We have a good belief within the transformation of Saadiyat right into a premier destination as a way to significantly enhance Abu Dhabi’s overall tourism development goals and we’re proud to be managing the beautiful five-star Saadiyat Rotana Resort at the island,” added Al Nowais.
In 2007, a survey conducted by the Wall Street Journal showed that the international travel industry has acknowledged Saadiyat as becoming one of many world’s top 10 most fashionable destinations.