After briefly launching just before the global lockdown, the hyper-cool Zaha Hadid-designed ME hotel will reopen this autumn. Sam Ballard reports
Designed by Zaha Hadid before she died in 2016, the ME Dubai is to open for a second time – post global lockdown – following a stalled opening on March 1.
The breath-taking hotel is the first and last that the late superstar architect designed both exterior and interiors for. It is now due to reopen its doors in September for international visitors.
Located in the Opus by Omniyat building, which spans 185,806 sqm in the Burj Khalifa district, the hotel has 74 rooms and 19 suites. The spectacular building itself consists of two towers that connect to form a cube – with a “carved” central void.
There is also a 650 sqm gym fitted out with the “most technologically advanced fitness equipment on the market”, including Dubai’s first Technogym Biocircuit, which creates customised cardio and strength training programmes for individual users.
The property will also be implementing wide-spread Covid-19-fighting measures including taking the temperature of all guests on arrival, disinfection mats, minibars only stocked on request, buffets with individually portioned cold food, and room service deliveries left outside guestrooms.
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