Kerzner International

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Kerzner International Holdings Limited
Kerzner
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Hospitality
Founded1993;32 years ago (1993) in South Africa
Founder Sol Kerzner
Headquarters Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Philippe Zuber (CEO) "Philippe Zuber Profile". Kerzner.com.
Brands
ServicesHotel management
Owner Investment Corporation of Dubai
Subsidiaries
Website kerzner.com

Kerzner International Holdings Limited, trading as Kerzner, is a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, ultra-luxury hotels and residences and innovative entertainment and gaming experiences. Kerzner International Holdings is a privately held company, owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai since 2014, with its headquarters at DWTC in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Contents

Kerzner's largest hotels are the Atlantis hotels, which include: Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, a 1,500-room, water-themed resort on The Palm Jumeirah, overlooking the Arabian Sea and mainland Dubai; Atlantis, The Royal Resort & Residences in Dubai; and Atlantis, Sanya in Hainan China.

Under the One&Only brand, Kerzner manages some of the highest rated ultra-luxury resorts in the world, located in Dubai, Greece, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Rwanda, South Africa and the United States.

Kerzner's lifestyle brand, SIRO is the newest hospitality experience from Kerzner, focusing on holistic health and wellness, with the first 5-star hotel at One Za'abeel in Dubai opening in February 2024. [1] The second SIRO opens in Portonovi in Montenegro in 2025 with further hotels being developed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Palmilla, Mexico.

Additionally, under the Rare Finds brand, Kerzner operates the Bab Al Shams resort, a 115-room desert resort and spa in Dubai, and Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort, a 500-room destination golf and casino resort in Morocco.

In 2024, Kerzner International, announced the signing of two additional SIRO hotels following the launch of the brand's first hotel. [2]

Ownership

Kerzner is a wholly owned subsidiary (as Kerzner International Holdings Ltd) of the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), which took the company private in 2014 [3] having bought out all remaining shareholders including Sol Kerzner, Istithmar World and Nakheel. ICD is also an owner of some of the hotel properties managed by Kerzner entities.

Properties

Hotels

Today, the group has hotels covering four continents with further projects increasing their footprint going forward.

List of Kerzner Hotels with Room Count
BrandPropertyRoom CountCountry/TerritoryYear opened
Atlantis Atlantis, The Palm 1544Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2008
AtlantisAtlantis Sanya1314Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2018
AtlantisAtlantis, The Royal Resort & Residences795Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2023
Rare FindsBab Al Shams115Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2023
Rare FindsMazagan Beach & Golf Resort492Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2009
SIROSIRO - One Za'abeel132Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2024
SIROSIRO - Portonovi96Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 2025
One&OnlyOne&Only Royal Mirage452Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1999
One&OnlyOne&Only The Palm94Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2010
One&OnlyOne&Only One Za'abeel229Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2024
One&OnlyOne&Only Aesthesis Athens141Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2024
One&OnlyOne&Only Desaru Coast45Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2020
One&OnlyOne&Only Reethi Rah128Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 2005
One&OnlyOne&Only Le Saint Geran142Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 2002
One&OnlyOne&Only Mandarina105Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2020
One&OnlyOne&Only Palmilla174Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2015
One&OnlyOne&Only Portonovi123Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 2021
One&OnlyOne&Only Gorilla's Nest21Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 2019
One&OnlyOne&Only Nyungwe House22Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 2018
One&OnlyOne&Only Cape Town131Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2015
One&OnlyOne&Only Moonlight Basin73Flag of the United States.svg  United States of America 2025

Restaurants

Kerzner operates multiple Michelin-starred restaurants in the Atlantis and One&Only resorts, including Hakkasan and Ossiano, at Atlantis The Palm, and Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and Ariana's Persian Kitchen at Atlantis The Royal. One&Only hotels globally engage with Michelin starred chef's to open restaurants in the One&Only hotels, with starred restaurants in Dubai, Maldives, Mexico and more.

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References

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