Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah Explained

Waldorf Astoria
Dubai Palm Jumeirah
Map Type:Dubai
Coordinates:25.1346°N 55.1507°W
Map Dot Label:Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah
Building Type:Luxury hotel
Address:Crescent Road, The Palm Jumeirah
Location Town:Dubai
Location Country:United Arab Emirates
Owner:Al Habtoor Group
Hotel Chain:Waldorf Astoria
Operator:Hilton Worldwide
Number Of Rooms:319
Opened Date:12 March 2014
Architect:Khatib & Alami
Main Contractor:Al Shafar General Contracting (ASGC)
Website:Official website

Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah is a five-star luxury hotel in Dubai, part of Hilton Worldwide. The hotel was opened March 12th, 2014.[1] It is the second hotel of the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts in the United Arab Emirates.[2] In 2018, Corah Caples was appointed as Director of Operations.[3]

Building

The hotel is located on the Palm Jumeirah, an artificial archipelago in the United Arab Emirates. The hotel was built by ASGC Construction.[4] Construction of the hotel faced a variety of issues during construction such as the site’s de-watering. Given that there were no closed shores near the site along with water having the ability to come in from multiple locations, the company had to adopt a variety of de-watering methods. A separate construction challenge came with the foundation work, as the diameter of the piles used was greater than those in the original designs as a result of changes to the building requirements. Foundations, therefore, had to be tailored according to existing pile locations. The plot is 49000sqm and the building occupies 20000sqm and consists of six above ground floors along with two basement floors.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.hoteliermiddleeast.com/21291-new-opening-waldorf-astoria-dubai-palm-jumeirah/ New opening: Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah
  2. http://news.waldorfastoria.com/index.cfm/news/waldorf-astoria-hotels-resorts-opens-second-hotel-in-united-arab-emirates-with-waldorf-astoria-dubai-palm-jumeirah Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts Opens Second Hotel in United Arab Emirates with Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah
  3. News: Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah appoints director of operations HotelierMiddleEast.com. Divecha. Devina. HotelierMiddleEast.com. 2018-10-02.
  4. https://gulfnews.com/business/markets/dubai-contractor-asgc-is-said-to-delay-ipo-plan-on-weak-market-1.1597597 Dubai contractor asgc is said to delay IPO plan on weak market
  5. News: Site visit: Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Palm Jumeirah . Construction Week Online . 29 July 2013 . Michael . Fahy . 10 April 2019 .