Overview

Rotana Hotels will be managing the seafront 5-star Mina Al Arab Rotana Resort, under a deal signed with RAK Properties, the premier Real Estate company in Ras Al Khaimah. The Luxurious Mina Al Arab Rotana Resort, which is due to open in 2009, will offer 400 rooms and suites all with stunning views of the white pristine sand beach in addition to an array of restaurants, cafés and entertainment for both resort guests and residents of the community

Mina AL Arab is the second major development project in RAK. To be developed at an estimated cost of AED 10 billion, it will occupy a total area of 30 million square feet spread over a beachfront strip and a group of islands. This exciting project proposes the creation of integrated and diverse communities offering luxury residential and international standard tourism developments, coupled with world class retail entertainment and waterside dining facilities.



A number of themed resort hotels and two eco-hotels will also be featured along the beautiful natural beaches of the islands that will provide an estimated 3,500 sumptuous rooms for tourists and visitors of the emirate, in addition to a cluster of 3,500 residential units, mainly bora bora hotel units and standard apartments to cater for the regional & international visitors.



Mina Al Arab is situated in a unique natural setting incorporating unspoiled beaches, a vibrant inner harbour, tranquil lagoons and a pristine ecological wetland reserve. A diverse and vital environment will be created through human scaled development, secure and comfortable urban settings and a water based lifestyle, offering visitors and residents a distinctive range of residential and recreational choices unavailable elsewhere in the region.

Rotana Hotels currently manages 25 properties throughout the Middle East with an aggressive expansion plans to double the size of the portfolio with a further 28 projects in the pipeline. Internationally, Rotana Hotels has alliances with a range of renowned groups such as Thistle Hotels in the UK, Affinia Hospitality in New York and First Hotels in Scandinavia. Rotana is managed by a highly professional hands-on team which combines vast experience of the hospitality industry with an unrivalled knowledge of local culture and way of life.