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Dubai’s newest luxury hotel, Grand Hyatt Dubai, towers majestically by the edge of Dubai’s historic creek. The hotel is an outstanding combination of resort facilities luxury hotel guest rooms and suites, residential apartments and one of the most advanced conference centres in the Middle East, all set within a lush oasis of 37 acres of landscaped gardens.

Grand Hyatt Dubai offers a first for a Dubai hotel – the concept of a city resort which includes first-class recreational facilities such as a Zen-inspired Grand Spa, tennis, 2 squash courts, yoga and pilates classes, indoor and outdoor swimming pools and jogging track set. A supervised childrens club is available for children of 4-12 years.The hotel is situated close to the city centre and just minutes from Dubai International Airport.

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In Dubai, space for hotels and beachfront villas is being created on four artificial islands being constructed off the crowded coastline. The first and smallest was completed in 2004 and is shaped like a palm tree. A phase under construction will comprise 264 smaller islands forming a vast map of the world. Altogether, four of these huge new projects are to be crafted out of rock and sand. Once building construction begins, concrete will flow in huge amounts.

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