Emirates Hotels and Resorts first city-based hotel, the Emirates Marina Hotel and Residence was renamed The Harbour Hotel and Residence. The 52-storey luxury property, a $141 million investment for Emirates Airline's luxury hotel division, formally opened its doors last November.
Located at the gateway to the Dubai Marina, The Harbour Hotel and Residence boasts easy access to Dubai's prime leisure and commercial districts. The Marina boulevard teems with cafes, shops, and entertainment facilities; the popular Jumeirah beach and the Mall of the Emirates, Dubai's most fashionable mall, are within easy reach, as are prime commercial centres, such as Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City and Jebel Ali Free Zone.
Tony Williams, vice-president, Emirates Hotels & Resorts, said: "Re-branding our property as The Harbour Hotel and Residence allows us to maintain a distinct, individual identity while at the same time retaining the essence of the Marina waterfront development in the hotel's name."
The residence features 261 noticeably large suites, offering choices of 24 spacious studio rooms, six one-bedroomed, 170 two-bedroomed and 55 three-bedroomed suites, as well as six penthouses.
The hotel offers innovative approaches in its restaurant concepts. Counter Culture is a street-level, New York-style deli, coffee bar and bakery rolled into one. The Mediterranean-style restaurant, Azur, features menus with a variety of organic dishes, as well as health and diet produce.
The Observatory, the hotel's flagship restaurant located on the 52nd level and due to open next month, is an international, slightly avant garde restaurant and offers arguably the most stunning views of the Gulf, Palm Jumeirah, and Dubai Marina.
The Harbour Hotel and Residence is part of Emirates Hotels & Resorts, the airline's premier hospitality management division, containing a portfolio of luxury conservation-based resorts and spas. These include the award-winning Al Maha Desert Resort and Spa in the desert hinterland of Dubai, Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa in Australia, and Cap Ternay Resort and Spa in the Seychelles.
The expanding portfolio of Emirates Hotels and Resorts includes its next major opening - The Green Lakes, due to open in May. Located within the Jumeirah Lakes Towers, this property will feature 283 fully-serviced apartments with views over the Emirates Hills' golf club.
Emirates Airline operates five flights weekly from Dubai to Malta via Larnaca in Cyprus, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays on the Boeing 777-200.