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Wed, 04/15/2009 - 13:46
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Mubadala and Rosewood to build luxury hotel on Sowwah Island

Abu Dhabi, April 15, 2009 (WAM) - The Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala) and Rosewood Hotels & Resorts have announced the signing of a management contract for a new business hotel on Sowwah Island, the core of Abu Dhabi's new Central Business District (CBD), which will be developed by Mubadala Real Estate & Hospitality in partnership with John Buck International and managed by Rosewood Hotels & Resorts.
Opening in early 2012, Rosewood Abu Dhabi will be a 34-storey hotel offering about 190 spacious rooms and suites and about 140 serviced residences. The hotel will also feature Sense, A Rosewood Spa. Mubadala Real Estate & Hospitality will be unveiling the design at Cityscape Abu Dhabi on April 19.
John Thomas, Executive Director of Mubadala Real Estate & Hospitality, said: "We are proud to partner with Rosewood Hotels & Resorts and delighted they have recognised Sowwah Island's prime location and selected it as the site of their flagship UAE property."
John M Scott III, President and CEO of Rosewood Hotels and Resorts, said: "The location of Rosewood Abu Dhabi on Sowwah Island, in the very heart of the new Central Business District, supports our strategy of positioning Rosewood properties in key business and leisure destinations around the world."

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