HotelChatter - Abu Dhabi

The Leaning Hyatt of Abu Dhabi Tops Out, Does Not Fall Over

JetSetCD — 2009-11-16T15:57:18-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/AbuDhabiHyattHalf.jpg" class="top"> Well, there it stands; the building we've dubbed "The Leaning Hyatt of Abu Dhabi" has topped out without toppling over...yet. The building itself is called "Capital Gate," being built by RMJM Architects and due to house Abu Dhabi's first <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hyatt%20hotel">Hyatt</a>. It reached its half-way point back in early June, and less than six months is a pretty quick race to the top for them. But then, in order to create the unique structure and keep it safe from high winds and earthquakes, each pane of glass is different, and fitted onto the strong structure with all the modern engineering that the original Tower of Pisa lacked. Let's not forget that contained within will be 200 hotel

The Leaning Hyatt of Abu Dhabi Reaches Halfway Mark

JetSetCD — 2009-06-03T08:57:05-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/AbuDhabiHyattHalf.jpg" class="top"> As you can see from the on-site construction image above, the insane-crazy idea of building the world's most leaning structure as the Hyatt Abu Dhabi is well under way. In fact, it's more than under way, it's half done! Officially to be called the Hyatt at Capital Centre, it will boast of 200 hotel rooms and 14 degrees more leaning than the Leaning Tower of Pisa. There will also be a swimming pool: <blockquote>A gigantic internal atrium, including a tea lounge and swimming pool suspended 263 feet above the ground, has been constructed on the 17th and 18th floors, the halfway point of the 35-story, 525-foot tall tower. This milestone offered the designers their toughest architectural challenge

Abu Dhabi Nears the Finish Line With Their Racetrack-Side Hotel

JetSetCD — 2009-05-22T13:00:24-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/Yas1.jpg" class="top"> Remember when we hinted at Abu Dhabi's plan to compete with Dubai's entertainment by building themselves a <a href="">Ferrari Theme Park</a>, F1 racetrack and track-side hotel? Well, they've actually gone and started the thing; at least the hotel. The structure of it is complete, and currently the construction workers are hemming the glass cloak that will give the building a modular look (one that that reminds us of the Olympiapark in Munich). The Yas, which will be the world's first five-star Formula One trackside hotel, is a monster with 500 rooms and a marina for docking your megayacht. All of this capped by the pivoting, diamond-shaped glass panels of the roof, which will produce "optical effects and

Abu Dhabi Loving Some Hi-Tech Helix Design

amandak — 2009-04-10T11:21:35-05:00

With Abu Dhabi still trying to outdo big bro Dubai, the Gulf city has come up with a high-tech hotel that beats anything we've seen before. The Helix Hotel, whose winning design has just been announced, is not only bizarrely modern but it's also using technology to be environmentally friendly.

The shape is uber-modern, with a helix-shape floor space surrounding an empty core. Apparently this means that from inside the hotel you'll be able to look both up and down to see various public areas, and that includes looking up from underneath to see the rooftop, glass-bottomed swimming pool.

Shangri-La Abu Dhabi Will Have Arabic Gondolas

JetSetCD — 2009-03-26T13:26:27-05:00

Prior to these last couple years of explosive construction in the United Arab Emirates, we had only thought of Abu Dhabi as the mystical location where Garfield would ship Odie the dog when he was being especially annoying. Now, thanks to the proliferation of grandiose hotels in the area, it's somewhere to which we'd gladly ship ourselves, especially since the Shangri-La Abu Dhabi is about to get a sister with a Traders Hotel next door.