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Preview: Dubai’s Mandarin Oriental

The hotel + spa are due to open early next year.

Overlooking both the pristine waters of the Arabian Gulf and Dubai’s glittering
skyline, Mandarin Oriental Jumeira, Dubai is a stunning beachfront resort offering unparalleled luxury and an enviable Jumeirah Beach setting. Located in one of Dubai’s most prestigious neighbourhoods, the resort’s elegant rooms and suites offer an abundance of space, combining contemporary décor with guest-centric technology and wonderful views.

Designed by Jeffrey Wilkes, the soon-to-be-open beachfront retreat offers a wealth of accommodation with its 178 spacious rooms and 78 suites, most with private balconies- as well as its guest-centric techonology.

And for the ultimate indulgence, guests will be booking time their stunning new spa, which is spread over no less that 2,000 sqm, with nine treatment rooms including three couples’ suites and adedicated Hammam-style suite and a luxurious VIP suite.

The resort’s restaurants and lounges are equally enticing with seven tempting outlets including two signature restaurants. With a destination spa spread over 2,000 sqm and featuring nine treatment rooms, a fitness centre and kids’ club, Mandarin Oriental Jumeira, Dubai is the UAE’s most exciting new resort.

Hungry? They’ve got you covered with no less than seven restaurants and lounges: Tasca, a signature Warayakiya-style Japanese restaurant, an informal ground-floor restaurant with show-kitchens, a  lobby lounge, club Lounge, pool bar – and what is most likely to be our favourite – The Mandarin Cake Shop.

As the closest beachfront resort to Downtown Dubai and the financial and business districts, Mandarin Oriental Jumeira, Dubai enjoys an unrivalled location, including a 5 minute jaunt to La Mer, home to beachside shopping, dining and waterparks and only 15 minutes to Downtown Dubai, home to Burj Khalifa, theDubai Opera, the Dubai Fountain, Dubai Mall, Dubai International Financial Centre and Dubai World Trade Centre.

 

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