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Fairmont Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Fairmont · High Luxury
Inaugurated in October 2002 by General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as Fairmont's first Middle East property, the hotel's 34-storey tower on Sheikh Zayed Road was designed by Khatib & Alami as an abstract interpretation of four barajeel, traditional Arabic wind towers, that form the building's capped corners, making it one of the few postmodern towers on the strip that explicitly encodes Emirati vernacular architecture into its silhouette.
- 394 rooms
- Opened 2002
- Neighborhood: World Trade Centre / One Central
- Architect: Khatib & Alami; Lebanese
About Fairmont Dubai
- Designed by Lebanese firm Khatib & Alami, the tower's four capped corner elements are a direct abstraction of the barajeel, traditional wind-towers that cooled pre-air-conditioning Gulf homes, making the building a rare postmodern architectural quote on the otherwise uncontextual Sheikh Zayed Road.
- It was Fairmont's debut in the entire Middle East, opened personally by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in October 2002, at a time when Dubai had fewer luxury hotels than many European capitals.
- The hotel sits directly opposite the World Trade Centre Metro Station on a stretch of road where the UAE's first skyscraper, Dubai World Trade Centre (1979), once stood alone in open desert.
History
Fairmont Dubai opened in October 2002 as Fairmont's first hotel in the Middle East, inaugurated by General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The hotel occupies a distinctive curved tower at the junction of Sheikh Zayed Road and Trade Centre Road, an iconic position on Dubai's main artery. The hotel's gold-laminated façade has become a recognizable part of Dubai's skyline. Its opening helped establish Fairmont's ambitions in the Gulf region, which has since grown to include multiple properties across the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
The setting
Fairmont Dubai rises on Sheikh Zayed Road in the Trade Centre First district, sharing the same storied commercial corridor with its near-neighbour Conrad Dubai — a stretch where the Dubai World Trade Centre, the UAE's first skyscraper built in 1979, once stood alone in empty desert as Sheikh Rashid's contested gamble on the city's future. The Museum of the Future is nine minutes by taxi; Dubai Mall and the Burj Khalifa nineteen minutes; and the Dubai Frame twenty minutes by car. The DIFC's Gate Village gallery and restaurant quarter is under fifteen minutes away.
Restaurants and bars
- Café Sushi — Café · Japanese / sushi
- Trophy Room — Restaurant
- Library Lounge — Bar
- The Theatre — Restaurant · Theatrical dining
- Opa — Restaurant · Greek
- Bagatelle — Restaurant · French
Experiences
- Café Sushi unlimited sushi happy hour — Two hours of unlimited sushi from the belt for AED 125, with optional beverage upgrades, daily.
- Grand Voyage Afternoon Tea — Free-flowing tea for 1.5 hours at the Library Lounge, with finger sandwiches, pastries and fine teas, daily 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
- Café Sushi chef's choice bento lunch — Daily chef's choice bento with nigiri, maki rolls, a salad and a hot dish.
- Café Sushi midday happy hour — Buy one, get one free on selected drinks, daily in the afternoon.
- Sushi belt experience — Any 5 plates from the sushi belt with a soft drink at Café Sushi.
- Theatrical dining, Greek flavours and French cuisine — Gastronomic dining highlighted by the hotel: The Theatre, Opa for Greek flavours and Bagatelle for French cuisine.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Cigar lounge
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