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Renaissance Downtown Hotel Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Renaissance · Accessible Luxury
Gwen Stefani opened this Business Bay hotel on 4 December 2017 with a private concert beside the Dubai Water Canal, a short walk from the Burj Khalifa. RDK, the company of Rashed bin Darwish Al Ketbi, built it as that group's first five-star hotel: 298 rooms, 65 of them suites, aimed at the canal or the tower. David Myers opened two kitchens here, southern French Bleu Blanc and the Roman trattoria Basta!, where a Sophia Loren mural watches the room. At the opening, Masaharu Morimoto put his first UAE restaurant in the same house.
- 298 rooms
- Opened 2017
- Neighborhood: Business Bay
About Renaissance Downtown Hotel Dubai
- Gwen Stefani played a private opening concert on 4 December 2017, livestreamed to Marriott loyalty members outside the UAE.
- The hotel has 298 rooms, including 65 suites, and was RDK's first five-star hotel, built for Rashed bin Darwish Al Ketbi's group.
- David Myers opened Bleu Blanc, a southern French farmhouse kitchen, and Basta!, an Italian room with a Sophia Loren mural.
- Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto opened his first UAE restaurant here when the hotel launched in Business Bay.
- A Picasso camel sketch, recast as an iron sculpture, was hung above the beds in the opening rooms.
History
Renaissance Downtown Hotel Dubai opened on 4 December 2017 in Business Bay, on the Dubai Water Canal, with a private Gwen Stefani concert. RDK, chaired by Rashed bin Darwish Al Ketbi, built the 298-room hotel, 65 of them suites, as that company's first five-star house. David Myers opened Bleu Blanc and Basta! at the launch, and Masaharu Morimoto opened his first UAE restaurant in the building. The National described a Sophia Loren mural in the Italian room and a Picasso camel sketch above the beds.
Restaurants and bars
- Bleu Blanc — Restaurant · French · Chef David Myers
- Basta! — Restaurant · Italian · Chef David Myers
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