Hyatt's two Abu Dhabi hotels to open in next 12 months

Global hotel chain Hyatt’s two new Abu Dhabi-based properties will open in the next 12 months, the firm said in a statement on Sunday.

The company’s first hotel in the UAE capital, called Hyatt Capital Centre, will open before the end of this year, while the second will open in early 2011.

Peter Fulton, managing director for Hyatt Hotels & Resorts in South West Asia, said: “As a leader in authentic hospitality, Hyatt eagerly looks forward to the opening of these two luxury properties in Abu Dhabi, a culturally-rich destination with a global vision.”

The 189-room Hyatt Capital Centre will occupy levels 18 to 32 of the Capital Gate building, part of the $8bn business and residential district under construction around the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.

The hotel will include a ‘sky lobby’ suspended 80m above the ground, the statement said.

The group’s second hotel in the UAE capital is the 270-bed Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi, located on the northern part of Saadiyat Island near to the under construction Louvre Abu Dhabi and Guggenheim Abu Dhabi museums.