InterContinental Dubai Festival City is a luxury five-star hotel in

Dubai Festival City Dubai Festival City ( ar, دبي فستيفال سيتي) is a large residential, business and entertainment development in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, owned by Al-Futtaim Group. Dubai Festival City is the Middle East's largest mixed- ...

, United Arab Emirates, operated by IHG Hotels & Resorts. It is located on the Dubai Creek, adjoining the

Dubai Festival City Mall Dubai Festival City Mall is a shopping mall in Dubai Festival City, on Dubai Creek in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It was originally opened in 2007, but expanded in 2017. The mall includes IKEA (the first in the UAE), Carrefour (formerly ...

, opposite the

Mohammed Bin Rashid Library The Mohammed Bin Rashid Library (MBR) is a large library in the Al Jaddaf locality of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Dubai Creek that opened to the public on June 16, 2022 Overview The design of the library is inspired by the shape of a lecter ...

, with the

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behind in the distance. It is also close to Dubai International Airport. Business Bay Crossing Under Construction on 31 January 2007 Pict 3

Construction of the hotel started in 2005 and it was completed by 2007. The architect of the hotel was

3D/International Parsons Corporation (Parsons) is an American technology-focused defense, intelligence, security, and infrastructure engineering firm headquartered in Centreville, Virginia. The company was founded in 1944. Parsons has more than 16,000 employees ...

. The structure of the hotel is based on that of sailboats, with a curved facade facing the Dubai Creek, providing a panoramic view of Dubai. The hotel is used for both business and leisure. The hotel has 34 storeys. It features dining by the three- Michelin-starred chef Pierre Gagnaire. A glass-bottomed swimming pool protrudes from the building. The hotel is one of several IHG hotels in

. It adjoins a Crowne Plaza hotel. Close to the hotel is the InterContinental Residence Suites Dubai Festival City. The front hotel facade is lit with coloured animated

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at night. An evening laser light show with computer-controlled fountains in the former marina next to the hotel and mall includes projections onto the side facade of the hotel. An abra ferry service runs across the Dubai Creek during the day from outside the hotel to

Al Jaddaf Marine Transport Station Creek (aka Dubai Creek, ar, الخور) is a rapid transit station on the Green Line of the Dubai Metro in Dubai, UAE. It serves as the western terminus of the line. The station officially opened on 1 March 2014. The Green Line was initially des ...

, linked to

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metro station on the

Green Line Green Line may refer to: Places Military and political * Green Line (France), the German occupation line in France during World War II * Green Line (Israel), the 1949 armistice line established between Israel and its neighbours ** City Line ( ...

of the Dubai Metro.

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