Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah

Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah
Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah Location within Dubai
Hotel chain	Waldorf Astoria
General information
Type	Luxury hotel
Location	Crescent Road, The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates	25°08′05″N55°09′02″E / 25.134618°N 55.150687°E / 25.134618; 55.150687
Opened	12 March 2014
Owner	Al Habtoor Group
Management	Hilton Worldwide
Design and construction
Architects	Khatib & Alami
Main contractor	Al Shafar General Contracting (ASGC)
Other information
Number of rooms	319
Website
Official website

Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah is a five-star luxury hotel in Dubai, part of Hilton Worldwide. The hotel was opened March 12, 2014. ^[1] It is the second hotel of the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts in the United Arab Emirates. ^[2] In 2018, Corah Caples was appointed as Director of Operations. ^[3]

Building

Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah

The hotel is located on the Palm Jumeirah, an artificial archipelago in the United Arab Emirates. The hotel was built by ASGC Construction. ^[4] Construction of the hotel faced a variety of issues during construction such as the site’s de-watering. Given that there were no closed shores near the site along with water having the ability to come in from multiple locations, the company had to adopt a variety of de-watering methods. A separate construction challenge came with the foundation work, as the diameter of the piles used was greater than those in the original designs as a result of changes to the building requirements. Foundations, therefore, had to be tailored according to existing pile locations. The plot is 49,000 m² (530,000 sq ft) and the building occupies 20,000 m² (220,000 sq ft) and consists of six above ground floors along with two basement floors. ^[5]

See also

• List of hotels in Dubai

References

1. New opening: Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah
2. Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts Opens First Hotel in United Arab Emirates with Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah
3. Divecha, Devina. "Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah appoints director of operations | HotelierMiddleEast.com". HotelierMiddleEast.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
4. Dubai contractor asgc is said to delay IPO plan on weak market, Gulf News, 8 October 2015. Retrieved: 7 May 2021.
5. Fahy, Michael (29 July 2013). "Site visit: Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Palm Jumeirah". Construction Week Online. Retrieved 10 April 2019.

25°08′05″N55°09′02″E / 25.134618°N 55.150687°E / 25.134618; 55.150687