Mandarin Oriental Downtown, Dubai opens in one of many metropolis’s most placing new landmarks

Mandarin Oriental has opened its latest handle within the UAE with the debut of Mandarin Oriental Downtown, Dubai, set inside the sculptural Wasl Tower on Sheikh Zayed Street. Rising 303 metres, the constructing’s twisting silhouette and record-breaking ceramic façade instantly place it as a significant new architectural second for town. The Group’s second Dubai property brings collectively a mixture of luxurious hospitality, personal dwelling and vacation spot eating within the coronary heart of Downtown.

The resort is residence to 259 guestrooms and suites, 224 personal residences and ten eating venues, together with a rooftop helipad designed for discreet VIP arrivals. Developed with Wasl Hospitality, the undertaking displays Mandarin Oriental’s mix of Asian heritage and up to date type, with interiors by London-based G.A Group. Smooth palettes, customized furnishings and sweeping views of the Arabian Gulf or the skyline function all through, whereas an artwork assortment impressed by desert tones runs throughout public areas and guestrooms. Excessive above sits The Residences at Mandarin Oriental Downtown, Dubai, marking the model’s first residential growth within the metropolis forward of its 2026 launch.

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Eating kinds a central a part of the expertise. Yù & Mì, a contemporary Chinese language idea, attracts on the cultural spirit of Nineteen Sixties Hong Kong, pairing an atmospheric bar with a hidden eating room targeted on daring Cantonese and Sichuan dishes. Chitarra celebrates Italy’s culinary heritage with handmade pasta and regional signatures, whereas Noia by the Pool brings a Mediterranean temper to the eleventh ground terrace with Greek island influences and panoramic skyline views. Additional openings will embrace Billionaire and Lion within the Solar by Majestas Group, Osaka, the acclaimed Nikkei idea, and Pavyllon Dubai by Yannick Alléno. A rooftop Greek restaurant and a street-level venue full with a Mandarin Oriental Cake Store will observe.

Wellness spans two flooring and is formed round nourishment, in-room wellness, magnificence and clever motion. Amenities embrace 9 therapy rooms, {couples}’ suites, a VIP suite with hammam, vitality swimming pools, tepidarium loungers, saunas, steam rooms and expertise showers. A devoted health centre with Mandarin Oriental Technogym tools, a landscaped outside terrace with a 25 metre lap pool, leisure pool and youngsters’ pool, cabanas, a tea lounge and a motion studio supply friends a completely rounded wellbeing journey within the centre of town.