The £200m, five star beach-front resort is owned by international developer IFA Hotels & Resorts and is located on the trunk of the island.
The hotel comprises 381 bedrooms and 10 serviced apartments. Facilities include two swimming pools, a 460m beach, heath club, spa, kids club, seven food and beverage outlets, meeting rooms and a ballroom. The resort is integrated within the two adjacent residential developments previously project managed by Mace.
The project team consisted of 17 multi-disciplined local and US consultants and Mace managed the project team and coordinating the design delivery of works packages.
“Fairmont The Palm hotel has been quite a complex project for its size,” said Mace senior project manager on the hotel, Hesham Hamdan. “The original design needed to be revalidated and enhanced with current industry and local standards. The project endured the rapid growth of Dubai’s economy when commodities and construction costs were at a peak, followed by the sudden uncertainties associated with the economic downturn. It is a great achievement to see another five star hotel in Mace’s portfolio.”
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