UAE’s Earth Hotels to appoint main contractor for its $82mln Al Marjan Island project in Q4

UAE’s Earth Hotels to appoint main contractor for its $82mln Al Marjan Island project in Q4

UAE-based hospitality group Earth Hotels will on board the main contractor for its 300 million UAE dirhams ($81.67 million) hotel on Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah in the fourth quarter of 2023, Co-founder and Chief Executive Citizen Alan Honein told Zawya Projects. The company, which targets “earthy travelers,” plans to open its first 265-key Earth Shore Al Marjan Island in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region in the first quarter of 2025. “We have finalised all design packages and are currently obtaining the required approvals from the municipality and Ras Al Khaimah authorities,” he stated. Regional firm OPECO has been appointed as the project manager, while SYDEN is the project consultant. The Earth Shore hotel has been designed by C-Lab Architects. “Currently, our focus is on developing three hotel projects within the UAE,” Honein disclosed, adding it plans to expand beyond local boundaries. Here are the excerpts from the interview. What is the Al Marjan hotel’s USP in design terms? Our approach to design incorporates functional art, guest experience and space activation. We are about collaborations and community building. The design approach enables that through the different zones we have created, all while connecting each one with the