Updated: April 16, 2013, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Rosewood Hotel on Abu Dhabi's Al Maryah island to open
Handout: Exterior view of the Rosewood, Abu Dhabi (Courtesy Rosewood Hotels & Resorts)
The lobby at the Rosewood, Abu Dhabi (Courtesy Rosewood Hotels & Resorts)
Guestroom at the Rosewood, Abu Dhabi (Courtesy Rosewood Hotels & Resorts)
Rosewood Abu Dhabi - Bridge to the hotel on Al Maryah Island (Courtesy Rosewood Hotels & Resorts)
View of Al Maryah Island (Sowwah Square) and the Rosewood Hotel, Abu Dhabi (Courtesy Rosewood Hotels & Resorts)
The Galleria shopping mall set to rise on Al Maryah Island, Sowwah Square, Abu Dhabi (Courtesy Rosewood Hotels & Resorts)
Al Maryah Island and Sowwah Square is springing into life, with the new Rosewood Hotel to open soon. Lee Hoagland/The National