JW Marriott opens world's tallest hotel in Dubai

12 November 2012 by Tom Hall

JW Marriott has opened the world's tallest hotel, JW Marriott Marquis Hotel in Dubai, at a height of 355 metres.

JW Marriott opens world's tallest hotel in Dubai
JW Marriott opens world's tallest hotel in Dubai

The 804-room five-star hotel, which is only 26m short of the Empire State Building, New York, will – by January 2013 – have nine restaurants and five bars and lounges open, with a grand opening event scheduled for February 2013.

General manager Rupprecht Queitsch said: "The JW Marriott Marquis Hotel, Dubai is an outstanding addition to the JW Marriott portfolio and we are eager to introduce it to the international business community."

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