Jumeirah (Jumeirah Group, Jumeirah
International), tel+971-4-3665000
The Jumeirah Group, rebranded as simply Jumeirah from 22 June 2005,
but also referred to as Jumeirah International, is a subsidiary of the
Dubai Government owned Dubai Holding.
Executive Chairman is Gerald Lawless. Jumeirah owns and/or operates
a number of hotels in Dubai and the UAE, including
- Al Qasr Hotel - one of the 2 boutique hotels at Madinat Jumeirah,
Dubai, opened September 2004
- Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa (tel +971-4-8326699), next door
to Dubai Endurance City, Dubai,
UAE - a 5 star desert resort that's cheaper than the Al Maha Desert Resort,
but not as impressive. They will issue you an E-gate
card on site though (at least, they did in 2005).
- Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai, UAE (tel
+971-4-3017777) - the self-awarded 7-star hotel that everyone takes a
photo of when visiting Dubai
- Dar Al Masyaf - villa accommodation in the Madinat Jumeirah resort,
Dubai
- Jumeirah Al Khor, Healthcare City - hotel and apartments (under development)
- Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai, UAE
- Jumeirah Desert Pearl Hotel, Aqua Dunya resort, Dubailand, Dubai
(under development)
- Jumeirah Emirates Towers (+971-4-3300000), Dubai, UAE - two towers
on Sheikh Zayed Road with shops, hotel, offices, and a ladies' only floor
in the hotel.
- Jumeirah Etihad Towers, Khalidiya, Abu Dhabi Corniche, UAE - hotel,
apartments, shops, offices. Completion late 2010.
- Mina A' Salam - one of the 2 boutique hotels at Madinat Jumeirah
- Palm Jumeirah hotel,
managed by Jumeirah, developer Al Fattan Properties of Dubai. Under
development.
- World Trade Centre Hotel, Dubai, UAE
... and other Jumeirah resorts and hotels in the rest of the world are (or will be) in
- Argentina
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- China - Guangzhou, Shanghai
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Maldives
- Mallorca
- Oman
- Qatar - Doha
- Thailand - Phuket
- UK - Glasgow, London
- US Virgin Islands
- USA - New York
Jumeirah resorts internationally include
- Beetham Tower, Southwark, London - The Jumeirah Hotel will be in the lower half of the tower. Opening in 2011.
- Jumeirah Al Salam Resort, Bahrain - under development (opening before 2011)
- Jumeirah Al Salam Yiti Resort, Oman - under development (opening before 2011)
- Jumeirah Bali Resort, Indonesia - under development (developer is
PT Bali Nusa Intan) in the
Sawangan
area. A five-star hotel with 225 rooms, suites, and villas, along with a wedding chapel and a Talise Wellness spa. Resort is expected to open by 2011.
- Jumeirah Botany Bay Resort, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands (formerly known as The Preserve at Botany Bay) - a five star boutique hotel under development, with 84 rooms, timeshare and full ownership villas, and 20 Grand Estates, opening by 2011.
- Jumeirah Carlton Tower, London, UK, tel +44-20-7235 1234
- Jumeirah Essex House, Central Park South, New York, USA
- Jumeirah Han Tang Xintiandi, Shanghai, China (scheduled opening August 2008)
- Jumeirah Lego Hotel, Essex House, New York - a hotel for small people (it's only 2.5m high) modelled on Essex House, and assembled with 62,000 pieces of plastic.
- Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel, London, UK - a boutique hotel in Knightsbridge / Belgravia
- Jumeirah Maldives Resort - a resort under development in the South Malé Atoll (completion expected by 2011)
- Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel, Kuwait - under development (completion expected by 2011)
- Jumeirah Phuket Private Island Resort, Phuket, Thailand - a resort on the island of Koh Raet, offshore from Ao Po Bay. Completion late 2008.
- Jumeirah Southlands Resort, Bahamas, scheduled opening mid-2008
Jumeirah seven star hotels
- Burj Al Arab in Dubai
- Seoul - 30 October 2009 report in the Korea Herald says Jumeirah Group considering construction of a 7 star hotel in Gwanghwamun (not Gwanghawmun). The Korea Herald was reporting on a report in the Maeil Business Newspaper, and said "The company is planning to put about $507 million into their first business in Korea."
Note that 7 star hotels are a self-awarded designation. Official rating is 5 stars.
Other operations owned and/or managed by the Jumeirah Group include
- Aqua Dunya resort and theme park, Dubailand, Dubai, (under development)
- JCast - in house promotional videos about the Jumeirah Group. A riveting
alternative to the Discovery Channel
- Jumeirah Beach Club Resort & Spa (tel +971-4-3445333), known as
the Hilton Beach Club in a former life, closed 11 January 2007 for a
bit of a spring clean and a lick of paint. Was supposed to open again
end of 2007, actual date unknown.
- Jumeirah Branded Restaurants - operates 5-star noodle eateries called
the 'Noodle House' in Deira City Centre, Dubai International Financial
Centre (DIFC), Jumeirah Emirates Towers Boulevard, and Souk Madinat Jumeirah.
Bombay Bad Boy Pot Noodles are not on the menu.
- Jumeirah Collection (tel +971-4-4068013) - an online store with goodies
ranging from clothes to diving trips, for him, her, the kids, and the
home. Launched November 2007.
- Jumeirah Hospitality (tel +971-4-3198866) - catering and events management
- Madinat Arena - concert and entertainment venue the size of an aircraft
hanger at Madinat Jumeirah. Dubai Film
Festival premieres get screened here.
- Madinat Jumeirah (tel +971-4-3668888), Dubai, UAE - contains Souk
Madinat Jumeirah, Madinat Arena, Mina A' Salam, Al Qasr, and Dar Al Masyaf.
- Saraya Aqaba, Jordan - hotels and theme park (under development)
- Sirius (tel +971-4-3647500) - a rewards program so you can add another
bit of plastic to your wallet and collect points you never use
- Souk Madinat Jumeirah - shopping, bars and restaurants in Madinat
Jumeirah
- Talise Spa - health spas in Jumeirah hotels where you can choose from
having Essential Wellness, Exceptional Wellness, and the wellest wellness
of them all - Extraordinary Wellness. After which you can go on something
called a 'Chakra Journey'.
- The
Emirates Academy, Dubai, UAE (tel +971-4-3155555) - a tertiary level
education facility offering hospitality and tourism programs
- Wild Wadi Water Park, Umm Suquiem, Dubai, UAE, tel +971-4-3484444
Further developments are planned for Abu Dhabi, Aqaba, Bermuda, Doha,
Dubai, London, Mallorca, Phuket, Shanghai. Jumeirah expect to have
close to 60 hotels and resorts in their portfolio by 2011.
Last update
Friday 30-Oct-2009
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