Dubai: Mubadala Development Company and Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts on Monday announced their partnership in the development of Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi at Sowwah Island, a luxury business hotel that will be built on Sowwah Island, at the heart of the UAE Capital’s strategic new Central Business District.
“Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi at Sowwah Island will occupy a prime waterfront location adjacent to Sowwah Square, the island’s flagship commercial development and the new headquarters of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, ADX,” said a joint statement.
Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi at Sowwah Island will comprise approximately 200 rooms and 125 residences with access to services provided by the hotel, it will include a full suite of conference and meeting facilities, set alongside a 150 metre long waterfront promenade offering spectacular views over Sowwah Square and the Abu Dhabi skyline. Due to open in 2013, it will be the first UAE property for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, which already manages nine leading hotels in the region and a comprehensive portfolio of exclusive properties located in the world’s most sought after business and leisure destinations.
John Thomas, Executive Director of Mubadala Real Estate & Hospitality, comments, “The UAE’s first Four Seasons hotel is the latest addition to the community of leading local and international companies, partners and brands that are coming together and contributing to the vibrancy and diversity of this premium, mixed use district. We welcome Four Seasons as a strategic partner in Abu Dhabi’s new Central Business District on Sowwah Island.”
