Dubai-based developer, Nakheel, announced the delivery of its 251-room hotel at Dragon Mart. Managed under AccorHotels under the ibis style brand, the three-star hotel welcomed its first guests on 1 February 2016.
Nakheel chair Ali Rashid Lootah said: “The delivery of our first hotel is a major milestone for Nakheel, marking the start of an exciting hospitality expansion programme that is set to bring 10 new hotels and resorts to Dubai. A hotel at Dragon Mart is a natural progression for this ever-growing retail and trading hub, and I am immensely proud to celebrate its opening today.”
The hotel is directly connected to Dragon Mart 2, a new extended shopping of the the original Dragon Mart mall.
“Together, the two Dragon Marts welcome over 100,000 people on a daily basis, and over 36.5 million in a year,” Lootah added.
The ibis Styles hotel is one of two to be delivered at Dragon Mart and one of 10 in Nakheel’s planned hospitality expansion. As of now, the company has seven hotels and resorts – with nearly 3,000 rooms between them – open, under construction or in design stage.