Business & Money | Wednesday 22 March, 2017 12:09 am |

Dubai master developer Nakheel today awarded a construction contract worth AED184.5 million for a second hotel at Ibn Battuta Mall. 

Dubai-based Parkway International Contracting LLC has been appointed to build the 375-room hotel, which has a total project value of AED240 million. It forms part of Nakheel’s AED3 billion hospitality expansion under which the developer is bringing 16 new hotels and serviced apartment complexes – with 5,300 rooms – to Dubai.

The new hotel, to be operated by Thailand’s Minor Hotel Group under its AVANI brand, complements Nakheel’s first hotel at Ibn Battuta – a 372-room Premier Inn that opened last October. 

With a built-up area of 278,000 sq ft, the 15-floor AVANI Ibn Battuta Mall features an all-day restaurant, pool, gym and car park for 135 vehicles. It is located next to the recently-opened link connecting the mall to the Dubai Metro.

The hotel is part of a large-scale, phased expansion at Ibn Battuta that will turn the already highly-popular retail hub into a sprawling mixed-use community.

Last year Nakheel opened 150 new shops and the first hotel at the mall, and last month the company Nakheel announced AED850 million-worth of new projects including a 55-floor residential tower, a 16-screen dine-in cinema complex and a 600-space car park. When complete, the complex will have 2.2 million sq ft of shop space, 810 apartments and 747 hotel rooms.

 

 

Nakheel’s 16-strong hospitality portfolio includes hotels and serviced apartment buildings – from luxury to more modest accommodation – at locations across Dubai:

 

Location	Type	Rooms	Partner/Operator	Status
Dragon City	Hotel	251	Accor - ibis Styles	Operational
Dragon City	Hotel	295	Whitbread - Premier Inn	Construction starting Q2 2017
Ibn Battuta Mall	Hotel	372	Whitbread - Premier Inn	Operational
Ibn Battuta Mall	Hotel	375	Minor – AVANI	Construction starting Q2 2017
Palm Jumeirah (The Palm Tower)	Hotel	289	Starwood - St Regis	Under construction
Palm Jumeirah (Palm 360)	Hotel x 2	110 (total)	To be confirmed	Design stage
Jumeirah Village	Hotel	256	Hilton – DoubleTree (MoU)	Under construction
Deira Islands	Resort	800	JV - Nakheel/RIU	Agreement signed
Deira Islands	Resort	550	JV – Nakheel/Centara	Under construction
Deira Islands	Hotel x 4	1,000 (total)	To be confirmed	Design stage
Deira Islands	Serviced apts x 2	1,000 (total)	To be confirmed	Design stage
TOTALS		5,298