Rocco Forte Hotel Abu Dhabi, the first hotel in the Middle East from Europe’s leading luxury hotel brand Rocco Forte Hotels, is now open for bookings. The visually striking wave-shaped glass building, set to become a new urban landmark, will open its doors on 7th November 2011. The hotel has 281 bedrooms as well as four restaurants, two bars, a large spa, stunning ballroom and meeting rooms. A third bar will open in December.

With interiors designed by Olga Polizzi and KCA International, and architecture by WS Atkins and Partners, the spectacular eleven-storey curved glass structure with green and blue glass panels, reflecting the colours of the Arabian Sea, delivers unrivalled European design style to the city. The 28,000 square metre project, developed by UAE’s Al Farida Investments Company in conjunction with Abu Dhabi’s Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), is conveniently located close to the downtown area, the exhibition centre and Yas Island. The hotel is also close to the Al Bateen private jet airport and a 15 minute car journey from Abu Dhabi International airport.

Sir Rocco Forte, Chairman and CEO of Rocco Forte Hotels comments:” This is the first Rocco Forte Hotel to open in the Middle East and represents our most architecturally bold property to date. It is visually stunning inside and out. Every detail has been considered to offer elegance and comfort to our guests. My sister, Olga Polizzi, Director of Design for Rocco Forte Hotels has together with interior-design specialists KCA International, created a very stylish contemporary European design with abundant glass and mosaics complemented by modern Middle Eastern art and accessories, to give the hotel a real sense of place.

“Our service quality will match the exceptional design, delivered by a team who aim to bring a new type of luxury experience to customers, with discreet and efficient service as well as a personalised and authentic approach. We expect the hotel to set a new benchmark for luxury in Abu Dhabi ahead of our next four scheduled openings in the region over the next three years.

“I would like to congratulate His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Ahmad Al Hamed on his vision which resulted in the creation of this spectacular property. We are very proud to have worked closely with him and his team on this project.”

The generously proportioned guest bedrooms all have large curved glass windows, beautifully designed furniture and contemporary Arab artwork, including framed poetry by Maqamat Adonis. The outsized marble and limestone bathrooms, designed for utmost relaxation, have the Arabic expression: ‘May it rain on our desert’ ÃãØÑ Úáì ÕÍÑÇÆäÇetched above every bathtub. The luxurious 235sqmRoyal Suite has a large living room, library and office, butler kitchen and two private terraces.

One of the hotel highlights is the Blue Bar, housed in the suspended sixth floor of an eleven-storey glass atrium, this stylish cocktail bar is set to become one of the city’s hotspots, boasting unrivalled views of the city and skyline below. Hotel guests will have the choice of seven elegant restaurants and bars to choose from including the Martin Brudnizki-designed Oro Italian restaurant; the Oceana Grill, a speciality seafood restaurant; Rouge, serving contemporary Japanese and Chinese cuisine and Brown’s Tea Lounge. There will also be a Latin-American-inspired bar, Noche, complete with South–American music and international DJ sets.

For relaxation, there is a luxurious 2,000sqm spa with separate male and female facilities, indoor swimming pool, traditional wet and dry Hammam, fully-equipped gymnasium, 15 treatment rooms and a yoga/pilates studio. In addition the hotel has a 25m outdoor swimming pool, Pool Bar and extensive pool terrace for basking in the desert sun.

Designed with the business traveller in mind, the hotel has a dedicated executive floor and lounge, seven meeting rooms, a ballroom accommodating 500 seated guests and a VIP majlis.

Rocco Forte Hotel Abu Dhabi has a special *opening offer from 1,200 UAE Dirhams ($330 USD)per room, per night including breakfast and a 15 per cent discount on all bars and restaurants in the hotel, valid until 31st December 2011.

“We have strong advance bookings for the hotel including guests from key corporate accounts within the Emirates, VIP visitors for the forthcoming F1, and even our first wedding,” said Hagop Doghramadjian, General Manager of Rocco Forte Hotel Abu Dhabi.

Rocco Forte Hotels is due to open a 159-bedroom hotel in Jeddah in 2013, a 90-all suite golf and spa resort in Marrakech in 2014, a 275 bedroom property in Cairo in 2014 and an 82-bedroom hotel in Luxor in 2014.

For further information on The Rocco Forte Hotel Abu Dhabi or to book a room, please call +971 2617 0000 Email:reservations.abudhabi@roccofortehotels.comor visit www.roccofortehotels.com />  

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