MHG continues expansion in UAE
Hotel owner, operator and investor, Minor Hotel Group (MHG), has announced its continued expansion in the United Arab Emirates, with its first property in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah – Anantara Mina Al Arab Ras Al Khaimah Resort.
Scheduled to open in 2018, the 225-key luxury resort will soon begin development in Mina al Arab, a mixed-use development separated from the mainland by a small lagoon. Mina Al Arab is being developed by RAK Properties, a real estate developer in the UAE, and will include a mix of residential, hospitality and retail components.
The new resort will include guestrooms, suites and Maldivian-style overwater villas, the first in Ras Al Khaimah, as well as a diverse selection of F&B options, including Asian dining and a seafood grill. Facilities at the resort will include meeting and events space with a ballroom seating 250, a health club with a gym, aerobics room and a yoga room, and an extensive Anantara Spa.
Although the resort is just 45 minutes from Dubai International Airport and 15 minutes from Ras Al Khaimah airport, it is situated in a secluded area of Mina Al Arab, with a private beach, overlooking an eco reserve with mangroves. Mina Al Arab is an architecturally designed and landscaped waterfront community constructed along a stretch of coast, south of the city, where much of the tourism development in the emirate is taking place. The area around the eco reserve will be left untouched; with its peaceful location, overwater villas and eco theme, MHG’s new project hopes to provide a unique offering in the UAE market.
Dillip Rajakarier, CEO of Minor Hotel Group, comments: “The Middle East is a key market for Minor Hotel Group, both for outbound business to our properties worldwide and also to further expand our footprint within the region. We are delighted to be partnering with RAK Properties to add Ras Al Khaimah to our already well established UAE portfolio and look forward to working closely together to bring this new Anantara resort to the market.”
Overall, Anantara currently has a portfolio of 34 hotels and resorts in operation in ten countries across Asia (such as Anantara Phuket Layan, pictured), the Indian Ocean, Africa and the Middle East, along with a pipeline of more than ten properties in multiple countries.
