Atlantis, The Palm, an iconic five-star destination resort in Dubai, will undertake a three-year refurbishment programme covering the resort’s 1,539 rooms and suites.

The $100-million refurbishment is planned even as Atlantis, The Palm reported impressive results during the first five months of 2017, which saw occupancy levels of 93 per cent on average, with an 11 per cent increase year on year.

The project will see 50 rooms and suites refurbished every six weeks, to ensure that guest experience will not be impacted, with completion benchmarked for 2019 just in time for the World Expo 2020.

The interior design of the typical guestrooms was awarded to UAE-based interior design studio WA International, whose design will be built by fit-out specialist Al Tayer Stocks, which has been awarded the strip out and refurbishment of the 1,532 guest rooms, suites and corridors.

The project will deliver a fresh look and feel, including contemporary carpet designs reminiscent of the turquoise and azure seas, with shades of coral bursting through the newly enhanced guestrooms, the company said.

Integrated technology will also be acknowledged throughout with 49-inch flat screen televisions, proximity reader key systems and many more convenient features.  The refurbishment will also extend to balcony areas as well as bathrooms, which will include Greek Didyma marble basins and free standing bathtubs.

Additionally, the all-day dining restaurant Kaleidoscope is currently under renovation and will see a new dynamic introduced when it re-opens in September 2017. Further projects planned are the re-design of Ayamna Bar, Nasimi Beach and The Imperial Club.

The room renovation project comes ahead of the launch of Atlantis’ second Dubai property, the $1.4 billion Royal Atlantis Resort & Residences, which is set to change the landscape of Dubai upon launch in late 2019.

Located on the crescent of The Palm and next to the iconic Atlantis resort, this new generation of distinctive luxury will offer 231 residences and 795 new lavish guestrooms and suites on over 10 hectares of land. With the sales launch of The Residencies in January 2017 and prices starting at approximately Dh7,650,000 ($2 million), the property is destined to become a new landmark, a world-renowned address and will be Dubai's first super-prime residential development, the company said.
– TradeArabia News Service