St Regis Abu Dhabi has about seven food and beverage outlets, including a restaurant by the British celebrity chef Gary Rhodes.
Designed by Hirsch Bedner Associates together with local designers, the hotel’s interiors were inspired by the region’s heritage and St Regis brand, mixing colours of the local sands, traditional cuisine and souqs.
St Regis Abu Dhabi joins a growing list of hotels opening on the Corniche.
One of the criteria for the staff was to have a lot of Arabic speakers on the team because the hotel was in the heart of the Middle East.
The hotel's sales team is concentrated on making relationships with the booking planners from the big corporations in Abu Dhabi.
The hotel will feature the first Gary Rhodes restaurant in the emirate.
St Regis Abu Dhabi will have 283 rooms.
St Regis Abu Dhabi claims to have the world’s highest suspended hotel suite, which straddles two towers 200 metres above ground.