• The hotel’s front desk has 24-hour concierge service. Anna Nielsen for The National
    The hotel’s front desk has 24-hour concierge service. Anna Nielsen for The National
  • Guests will also have access to the pool and beach facilities at Habtoor Grand Resort, Autograph Collection a short drive away. Anna Nielsen for The National
    Guests will also have access to the pool and beach facilities at Habtoor Grand Resort, Autograph Collection a short drive away. Anna Nielsen for The National
  • The four-star property has 320 rooms including 18 suites. Anna Nielsen for The National
    The four-star property has 320 rooms including 18 suites. Anna Nielsen for The National
  • The hotel will bring back old favourites The Red Lion, an English pub, and Don Corleone, an Italian eatery. Anna Nielsen for The National
    The hotel will bring back old favourites The Red Lion, an English pub, and Don Corleone, an Italian eatery. Anna Nielsen for The National
  • A view from the Metropolitan Hotel Dubai, with the Burj Khalifa in the distance. Anna Nielsen for The National
    A view from the Metropolitan Hotel Dubai, with the Burj Khalifa in the distance. Anna Nielsen for The National
  • The new Al Habtoor City includes three five-star hotels and three luxury residential towers along the upcoming Dubai Water Canal. Anna Nielsen for The National
    The new Al Habtoor City includes three five-star hotels and three luxury residential towers along the upcoming Dubai Water Canal. Anna Nielsen for The National
  • Khalaf Al Habtoor, the vice chairman and chief executive of Al Habtoor Group, said in December: “When we demolished the Metropolitan Hotel I promised our loyal customers that I would rebuild the hotel. I have fulfilled that promise.” Anna Nielsen for The National
    Khalaf Al Habtoor, the vice chairman and chief executive of Al Habtoor Group, said in December: “When we demolished the Metropolitan Hotel I promised our loyal customers that I would rebuild the hotel. I have fulfilled that promise.” Anna Nielsen for The National

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Dubai’s rebuilt landmark Metropolitan Hotel reopens – in pictures

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The original Metropolitan Hotel was built in 1979. It was a Dubai landmark for decades and marked Al Habtoor Group’s first foray into the hotel business – but the bulldozers moved on to the site in May 2012, when it was demolished to make way for the vast new Al Habtoor City.

Nearly five years later ...

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