Jumeirah Beach Hotel is a
luxury hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a ref ...
in
Dubai
Dubai (, ; ar, wikt:دبي, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates#Major cities, most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 ...
,
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (Middle East, The Middle East). It is ...
. The hotel, which opened in 1997, is operated by the Dubai-based hotelier
Jumeirah
Jumeirah ( ar, جُمَيْرَا, Jumayrā Emirati pronunciation: ) is a coastal residential area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates mainly comprising low rise private dwellings and hotel developments. It has both expensive and large detached ...
.
The hotel contains 598 rooms and suites, 19 beachfront villas, and 20 restaurants and bars.
This wave-shaped hotel complements the sail-shaped
Burj Al Arab
The Burj Al Arab ( ar, برج العرب, ''Arab Tower'') is a luxury hotel located in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Managed by Jumeirah hotel group, it is one of the tallest hotels in the world, although 39% of its total heigh ...
, which is adjacent to the Jumeirah Beach Hotel.
Details of the hotel
The hotel occupies a location on the beach. Visitors to the hotel have a total of of beach for their use.
Beside the hotel is the
Wild Wadi Water Park. All guests in the hotel have unlimited access to the
waterpark.
The beachfront area where the
Burj Al Arab
The Burj Al Arab ( ar, برج العرب, ''Arab Tower'') is a luxury hotel located in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Managed by Jumeirah hotel group, it is one of the tallest hotels in the world, although 39% of its total heigh ...
and Jumeirah Beach Hotel are located was previously called Chicago Beach.
[Krane, Jim ''City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism'', page 103, St. Martin's Press (September 15, 2009)] The hotel is located on an island of
reclaimed land offshore of the beach of the former Chicago Beach Hotel. The locale's name had its origins in the
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company which had
floating oil storage tankers on the site long before Dubai started its current modernisation.
The old name persisted after the old hotel was demolished in 1997 since Dubai Chicago Beach Hotel was the public project name for the construction phase of the
Burj Al Arab Hotel until
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, links=no; ; born 15 July 1949) is the vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as the ruler of Dubai. ...
announced the new name.
When completed in 1997, the Jumeirah Beach Hotel was 93 metres high making it the 9th tallest building in Dubai. Today, it is ranked lower than the 100th tallest building.
Despite its lower rankings, the hotel remains a Dubai landmark.
Gallery
Image:Wild-wadi.jpg, Wild Wadi Water Park
See also
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Burj Al Arab
The Burj Al Arab ( ar, برج العرب, ''Arab Tower'') is a luxury hotel located in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Managed by Jumeirah hotel group, it is one of the tallest hotels in the world, although 39% of its total heigh ...
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Hotels in Dubai
References
External links
Jumeirah Beach Hotel official website
{{Dubai landmarks
1997 establishments in the United Arab Emirates
Hotel buildings completed in 1997
Hotels established in 1997
Hotels in Dubai
High-tech architecture
Postmodern architecture