IHG signs deal for Dubai Marina hotel
Image: The hotel is set to open in 2013
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed an agreement with Dubai-based property developer Select Group to open and manage a luxury hotel.
Part of the Bay Central development in the cosmopolitan Marina area, InterContinental Dubai Marina will offer 132 hotel rooms and 196 InterContinental Residential Suites.
Facilities will house a luxury spa, health club, swimming pool and a total of eight food and beverage outlets - including restaurants, bars and a 600sq m night club.
The hotel is expected to open in 2013 and exact details of the spa have yet to be confirmed.
Rahail Aslam, chair of Select Group said: "The Bay Central development in Dubai Marina has plenty to boast about, from being positioned right at the heart of the Dubai Marina to the magnificent views that the three towers in the development offer."
The hotel will become the third InterContinental-branded property in the UAE, joining InterContinental Abu Dhabi and InterContinental Dubai Festival City.
There are currently 170 InterContinental Hotels & Resorts in more than 60 countries around the world, with an additional 58 hotels in the global development pipeline.
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