Kempinski to manage ICD's new five-star hotel at One Za'abeel

Dubai: Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) on Monday said it has signed a management agreement with Kempinski Hotels to operate the new five-star hotel and serviced apartments being built at One Za'abeel, the 36-storey mixed-use development launched recently by the ICD in Dubai.

The agreement was signed by Mohammad Al Shaibani, director-general of The Ruler's Court and ICD chief executive, and Ulrich Eckhardt, president, - Middle East and Africa, Kempinski Hotels.

The One Za'abeel Kempinski Hotel, which will open in 2011, is part of the three-tower One Za'abeel complex at the Dubai World Trade Centre roundabout.

It will also include a residential tower with 450 apartments and a commercial tower offering 500,000 square feet of office space.

The three separate towers will be inter-connected at the top with a common retail podium covering an area of 270,000 sq ft connecting the three towers at the ground level.

The One Za'abeel Kempinski Hotel will have 370 guest rooms and 18,000 square metres of meetings and conference space in addition to 133 serviced apartments.

The hotel will contain six meeting rooms, two ballrooms, a fully-equipped business lounge and many pre-function rooms with parking space for more than 3,500 cars.

The central location of One Za'abeel Kempinski Hotel will prove to be a major advantage in attracting leisure travellers. In a first for the region, a highway will run through the One Za'abeel development.

It will also be in close proximity to two Metro stations. In addition to availing themselves of various corporate and business facilities, guests at the hotel will also have access to nearby shopping and sightseeing attractions, as well as in-hotel facilities such as a spa, shopping boulevard, two fitness centres, swimming pools and a beauty salon.