UAE: Lifestyle hospitality company Ennismore has announced the opening of Mondrian Abu Dhabi next year, the brand’s first location in the UAE.
Located downtown alongside the city’s canal, Mondrian Abu Dhabi will offer 80 serviced apartments and 221 rooms, six food and beverage venues, a ballroom, four meeting rooms, a spa, swimming pool and fitness area, along with a kid’s club and retail space.
The project is being developed in collaboration with Al Hazoom Group. Interiors will be led by Tristan Du Plessis.
Al Hazoom Group’s chairman said: “It is with immense pride and excitement that we align our vision with Ennismore to introduce the first Mondrian hotel in the United Arab Emirates. We are honoured to have the opportunity to contribute our unique establishment to Abu Dhabi’s thriving cultural scene while keeping to Mondrian’s iconic aesthetics.
“Mondrian Abu Dhabi embodies bold, contemporary design and will be host to some of the most discerning culinary and culture-seekers from all over the world.”
Chadi Farhat, brand COO of Mondrian at Ennismore, said: “We are very proud to collaborate with Al Hazoom Group to bring the iconic Mondrian brand to Abu Dhabi in this breathtaking waterfront location.
“[The hotel] will undoubtedly become one of the most sought-after destinations for lifestyle, hospitality, culinary, and mixology experiences for locals and travellers alike. With an imaginative design by Tristan Du Plessis, Mondrian Abu Dhabi will certainly be a feast for the senses.”
When open, the new Mondrian will join Ennismore’s UAE portfolio which currently includes SLS Dubai, Hyde Dubai, and 25hours Hotel One Central. SO/ Uptown Dubai is scheduled to open later this year.
In 2023, Ennismore is set to open 30 hotels globally, including Maison Delano (Paris, France); Mama Shelter(Rennes, France); 21C Museum Hotel St. Louis (USA); TRIBE Bangkok (Thailand); Mondrian Singapore (Singapore); The Hoxton (Charlottenburg, Germany) and Mondrian and Hyde (Ibiza, Spain).
