Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts,and Alshaya, an international retail franchise operator, have announced plans for a Four Seasons hotel in Kuwait.
Situated in downtown Kuwait City, Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait at Burj Alshaya will open in early 2017 as part of Alshaya's new Burj Alshaya mixed-use development.
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With two glass towers, the 140,000m2 Burj Alshaya complex will mix modern architecture, avant-garde luxury and bold design cues to create a backdrop for business and a new focal point of the city's elite social scene.
The 284-room Four Seasons Hotel will be located in the Burj Alshaya's 22-storey Eastern Tower.
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts president and CEO J. Allen Smith said: "Kuwait City is one of the most important commercial centres in the Gulf States, attracting regional and international business travellers, and a natural choice for Four Seasons as we continue to extend our presence across the Middle East.
"We are excited to partner with Alshaya and mark our entry into Kuwait as part of the Burj Alshaya complex, a stunning addition to the Kuwait City skyline that will transform luxury hospitality in this city."
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Smith continues, "Soon Kuwaiti travellers, already very familiar with Four Seasons properties internationally, will have an opportunity to experience at home what they have come to know and love about Four Seasons – the highly personalised service and attention to detail that marks every Four Seasons experience."
The 43-storey Western Tower, set to open in 2018, will provide a new high tech corporate headquarters for the Alshaya group of companies, including offices for employees of its retail franchise business – which operates 70 international retail brands in over 3,000 stores across the Middle East, North Africa, Russia, Turkey, and Europe, and employs more than 46,000 people.
Alshaya executive chairman Mohammed Alshaya said: "The creation of this combined hotel and office development is a reflection of Alshaya's continued investment in its home market of Kuwait.
"We are delighted to be bringing the acclaimed Four Seasons brand to Kuwait, as well as creating a world-class office environment for our employees that will support our continued growth and expansion.
"We are proud to contribute to Kuwait's future in a number of ways, not only through our real estate investment in this iconic development, but also through our commitment to growing Alshaya's private sector and through the creation of employment opportunities for Kuwaitis."
Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait at Burj Alshaya will offer both indoor and outdoor pool, feature spa, yoga studio and fitness centre as well as two ballrooms and a range of conference and banqueting rooms able to welcome up to 2000 people.
The hotel will also include five food and beverage offerings. A rooftop pan-Asian restaurant, open-kitchen Italian restaurant, sleek lobby lounge, and poolside restaurant are among the outlets that the hotel will offer.
