The Taj Palace Hotel Dubai is nearing completion. The five-star hotel will be managed by the Indian Hotels Co. The Taj Palace Hotel is located in the heart of Dubai's business district, has 159 rooms and suites, 89 furnished apartments, three boardrooms, health club facilities, four authentic restaurants, pastry shop, lobby lounge, 24 hour coffee-shop, adult and kid's swimming pool, gymnasium, sauna, and health club and spa.

The management team is set to open the hotel by mid-June. "We have conducted our international and local recruitment since the middle of last year and are now nearing completion. I am glad that the senior management is now all on board and we expect to welcome the rest of the team by June," said van der Bruggen.

The Taj Palace Hotel is the ninth premium deluxe property under the IHC's Taj Luxury Hotels brand and the first five-star property in the UAE of the Indian Hotels Co. Taj International operates hotels in London, Kathmandu, Oman, Yemen, Maldives, Colombo, Zambia and India.