InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed for two new hotels in Abu Dhabi, marking the entry of a second InterContinental and second Holiday Inn property into the UAE capital.
A 20-year management agreement was signed with the National Corporation of Tourism and Hotels for InterContinental Abu Dhabi – Grand Marina. The new 184-key hotel will boast a signature restaurant with a rooftop bar; a lounge and bar with a terrace and private dining rooms; and a destination bar as well as a premium spa and pool. Due to open in 2016, the hotel will also have extensive meeting space.
IHG also signed a management agreement with Pearl Azure Hotel Management LLC for the 257-key Holiday Inn Abu Dhabi Downtown, which will be a conversion of the current Sands Hotel in downtown Abu Dhabi. Featuring a restaurant, bar, pool, fitness center, and meeting space, the new hotel will undergo a refurbishment and open as a Holiday Inn by the end of 2014.
The group currently has 18 hotels open in the UAE across five brands, with another seven in the pipeline. There are five IHG properties operating in Abu Dhabi: an InterContinental hotel, two Crowne Plaza hotels, a Holiday Inn, and a Staybridge Suites.
