UAE: ‘World’s tallest hotel tower’ a year away

UAE: ‘World’s tallest hotel tower’ a year away

It will be another year to go before the completion of the world’s next tallest hotel structure – the 365-metre-high Ciel Tower in Dubai Marina. And a few weeks thereafter, the first guests will move into their rooms.

For Dubai itself, nothing much changes – the city will continue to host the ‘world’s tallest hotel tower’, with the Ciel taking over the title from Gevora Hotel, which is 356 metres high and located on Sheikh Zayed Road.

Designed by London-based architect NORR, Ciel will have more than 1,000 rooms, a glass observation deck on the 81st floor, and a signature rooftop Sky Terrace with an Infinity pool. Speeding on construction Construction is progressing as per the plan, with the project scheduled to complete in Q4-2023. The First Group’s chief development partner is China Railway Construction Corporation, the world’s second-largest construction and engineering company by revenue. The project made much headway during the peak phase of the Covid disruptions, hitting key milestones during the timeline.

Location benefits

Dubai Marina houses some of the finest hotel properties in Dubai, including Habtoor Grand Resort, Address Dubai Marina, and Wyndham Dubai Marina. Burns said, “Dubai Marina consistently outperforms the citywide average for hotel occupancies and revenues, as seen