25°08′05″N 55°09′02″E / 25.134618°N 55.150687°E / 25.134618; 55.150687

Waldorf Astoria
Dubai Palm Jumeirah
Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah is located in Dubai
Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah
Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah
Location within Dubai
Hotel chainWaldorf Astoria
General information
TypeLuxury hotel
AddressCrescent Road, The Palm Jumeirah
Town or cityDubai
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
Coordinates25°08′05″N 55°09′02″E / 25.134618°N 55.150687°E / 25.134618; 55.150687
Opened12 March 2014
OwnerAl Habtoor Group
ManagementHilton Worldwide
Design and construction
Architect(s)Khatib & Alami
Main contractorAl Shafar General Contracting (ASGC)
Other information
Number of rooms319
Website
Official website

Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah is a five-star luxury hotel in Dubai, part of Hilton Worldwide. The hotel was opened 12th March 2014.[1] It is the second hotel of the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts in the United Arab Emirates.[2] In 2018, Corah Caples was appointed as Director of Operations.[3]

Building

The hotel is located on the Palm Jumeirah, an artificial archipelago in the United Arab Emirates. The hotel was built by ASGC Construction.[4] The technical issues begun with the site’s de-watering, given that there was no closed shoring of the site and water coming in from three sides, the company had to adopt several different de-watering methods. Another challenge was when it came to the foundation work, the diameter of the piles used was greater than those in the original designs as a result of changes to requirements. Foundations, therefore, had to be tailored according to existing pile locations. The plot is 49,000 m2 (530,000 sq ft) and the building occupies 20,000 m2 (220,000 sq ft) and consists of two basement floors and six higher ones.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ New opening: Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah
  2. ↑ Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts Opens Second Hotel in United Arab Emirates with Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah
  3. ↑ Divecha, Devina. "Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah appoints director of operations | HotelierMiddleEast.com". HotelierMiddleEast.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Dubai contractor asgc is said to delay IPO plan on weak market, Gulf News, 8 October 2015. Retrieved: 7 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Fahy, Michael (29 July 2013). "Site visit: Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Palm Jumeirah". Construction Week Online. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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