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Grand Hyatt Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Grand Hyatt · Core Luxury
Grand Hyatt Dubai opened on 16 March 2003 near Dubai Creek and Healthcare City, spreading a resort-scale campus across Bur Dubai with 710 rooms and an indoor rainforest in its lobby. Its 11,500 square metres of event space include the 3,212-square-metre Baniyas Ballroom, which seats about 2,500 guests, and a 5,000-square-metre conference and exhibition centre, making it one of the city's biggest hotels for conferences.
- 710 rooms
- Opened 2003
- Neighborhood: Bur Dubai
About Grand Hyatt Dubai
- Grand Hyatt Dubai opened on 16 March 2003 with 710 rooms near Dubai Creek and Healthcare City, in Bur Dubai.
- Its lobby has an indoor rainforest planted under a tall atrium.
- Event space totals about 11,500 square metres indoors and out, with a 5,000-square-metre conference and exhibition centre at the core.
- The Baniyas Ballroom covers 3,212 square metres and can seat roughly 2,500 guests.
History
Grand Hyatt Dubai opened on 16 March 2003 in Dubai’s Bur Dubai district near Dubai Creek and Dubai Healthcare City. Wikipedia describes it as a luxury five-star hotel with resort-style facilities, landscaped gardens, and city-and-creek views, and notes that it was managed by Hyatt as one of the brand’s flagship Middle East properties. A later Hyatt roundup says the hotel had 682 rooms and was the largest hotel in Dubai at its 2003 opening, but the current Wikipedia page lists 710 rooms. No architect is stated in the sources consulted, and no specific brand-joining date is documented because it opened as a Grand Hyatt property. The hotel’s notable dining venues include Andiamo, Peppercrab, iZ, Wox, The Collective by Market Café, and Cooz Bar.
The setting
Grand Hyatt Dubai occupies a 37-acre garden campus on Riyadh Street at Sheikh Rashid Road in the Dubai Healthcare City zone, positioned beside Dubai Creek equidistant between the historic Deira waterfront and the commercial core of Sheikh Zayed Road. The Dubai Dolphinarium is twenty-one minutes by taxi; the Dubai Frame — straddling the visual boundary between old and new Dubai — is twenty-four minutes; and Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood and the Dubai Museum are twenty-seven minutes by car. Ten minutes from Dubai International Airport, the hotel suits guests who prioritise resort-scale comfort and seamless transit access in equal measure.
Restaurants and bars
- Andiamo — Restaurant
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Kids' club
Awards
- Dubai's Leading Conference Hotel 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
- Middle East's Leading Conference Hotel 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
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