Heading the development of Grosvenor House Hotel and Hotel Apartments, West Marina Beach Resort, by Le Meridien, the first major hotel development on the Dubai Marina, will be Pam Wilby. She is currently general manager at Le Royal Méridien Beach Resort & Spa and will have a dual-property role.
The 45-storey building, scheduled to open at the end of 2004, will have 218 rooms and suites in the hotel as well as 206 two- and three-bedroom apartments.
Le Méridien is a global hotel group with a portfolio of more than 140 luxury and upscale hotels (38,000 rooms) in 55 countries worldwide. Properties are located throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East.
The company also enjoys a strategic alliance with JAL-owned Nikko Hotels, providing loyal guests access to an additional 42 properties around the world. Headquartered in London, Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts Ltd is owned by Nomura International Plc and managed by Terra Firma Capital Partners. — (menareport.com)
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