Gulf Hotels Group opens its first hotel in Dubai

Manama : Gulf Hotels Group (GHG), Bahrain’s leading home-grown hospitality provider, has announced the opening of Gulf Court Hotel Business Bay in Dubai, the group’s latest addition to its hotel portfolio.  The new hotel is the first part of GHG’s regional expansion plan. The 269-room, four-star deluxe hotel is situated within one of Dubai’s grandest projects, the Dubai Water Canal, just 15 minutes away from the Dubai International Airport.  

The Gulf Court Hotel Business Bay offers a variety of room categories and suites all with views of the canal and boasts a number of restaurants and lounges, a banquet hall and meeting rooms, health and recreational facilities including a swimming pool, kid’s pool and fitness centre, a spa, nightclub, karaoke rooms and ample car parking. The hotel will cater to both business and leisure travellers, being in close proximity to the central commercial district, as well as having easy access to Dubai Mall, with its array of international shops and Burj Khalifa, both are just 1½ kilometres away.

On August 1, the hotel opened its doors to welcome its first guests, Abdulrahman Al Hujaylan and Khalid Al Hujaylan, who were welcomed by the Group’s Director of Operations, Nils Axing, the Hotel’s General Manager, Marc Voller, and members of the Hotel’s management team.  “It is another landmark day in the history of the Group. Since the opening of the Gulf Hotel Bahrain Convention & Spa back in 1969, the Group has been committed to delivering the highest standards of Bahraini hospitality and the opening of Gulf Court Hotel Business Bay is the first step of our regional expansion programme,” said Garfield Jones, Gulf Hotels Group CEO.

“We aim to deliver the same standards of hospitality, food and service that has made the Gulf Hotel such an iconic property in the region and for all visitors to Dubai from Bahrain, we aim to provide a little taste of home away from home,” Garfield said.