Kuwait

  • OPENING DATE:

    August 2017
  • GENERAL MANAGER:

    Martin Kipping
Property Features

Total Accommodations: 284

  • Guest Rooms: 217
  • Suites: 67

Number of Storeys: 21

Design Aesthetic:

  • Modern glass exterior with mashrabiya lattice work in a traditional Arabic pattern dating to the Middle Ages, with rhombus-shaped ridges at the building’s sides
  • Cutting-edge interiors with a warm colour palette and carefully chosen textures and touches of Kuwaiti style and ambiance
  • Highlights include a dramatic lobby featuring a 13 metre (43 foot) spiral staircase, full height mashrabiya screens and sculptural reception desk; and contemporary artworks throughout

Architects and Designers:

  • Gensler (architects)
  • Yabu Pushelberg (interior design)
  • Kokaistudios (Sintoho and Dai Forni)

Location:

  • Situated on the city’s first ring road on Al Soor Street within the two-tower Burj Alshaya development in the heart of Kuwait City
  • 15 minutes from The Avenues shopping mall; 15 minutes from the Souk Al-Mubarikiya traditional market; 20 minutes from Kuwait International Airport
Spa and Wellness

The Spa

  • Design Aesthetic: Sensual curving walls and soft neutral colours
  • Designer: Yabu Pushelberg
  • Number of Treatment Rooms: 10
  • Product Lines: MCCM, Sodashi, Biologique Recherche, Maroc Maroc
  • Special Features:
    • 2 suites with bathtubs, 1 hammam suite by Maroc Maroc, 1 psammotherapy suite
    • Bridal suite
    • Aveda Salon for women and Aveda barbershop for men
  • Spa Director: Melissa Rodriguez

Fitness Centre

  • Total Space:  923 sq.m. / 9,935 sq.ft.
  • Special Features:
    • Sunlit gym with state-of-the-art fitness equipment
    • Separate female-only workout area
    • Yoga classes
    • Personal trainer available upon request

Pools

  • Outdoor Pool: 33 m. / 108 ft.
    • Pool deck includes lush greenery, waterfall, lounge chairs, six air-conditioned cabanas and outdoor dining at Al Bandar
  • Indoor Lap Pool: 26 m. / 85 ft. surrounded by a modern colonnade
Dining

Examples of Locally Sourced Ingredients:

  • Dairy and local cheeses from Wafra farm
  • Vegetables from Yasmin Farm
  • Local ouzi (traditional wedding dish)
  • Organic eggs from Kuwait Agro
  • Local dates

Restaurant: Dai Forni

  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Signature Dishes: carpaccio di manzo kobe; veal ossobuco with gremolata, risotto Milanese; paccheri with lobster ragout, cherry tomatoes, fennel leaves; veal chop cotoletta, green beans, double chips potatoes; tiramisu; ghiaccioli di frutta fresca
  • Indoor Seating: 90, including 8 at the espresso counter
  • Outdoor Seating: 40
  • Private Dining Rooms: 2 (12 guests each)
  • Designer: Kokaistudios

Restaurant: Elements

  • Cuisine: Market-style dining with Italian, Indian, Arabic and Asian live cooking
  • Indoor Seating: 160
  • Private Dining Room: 1 (12 guests)
  • Designer: Yabu Pushelberg

Restaurant: Sintoho  

  • Cuisine: Pan Asian with live dim sum station, robata grill, teppanyaki tables
  • Indoor Seating: 92, 16 at the sushi counter, and 32 at two teppanyaki tables
  • Outdoor seating: 36
  • Private Dining Rooms: 2 (10 guests each)
  • Designer: Kokaistudios

Lounge: Al Soor

  • On the Menu: Light fare, afternoon tea, mocktails, coffee and tea
  • Signature Drink: Up in Smoke mocktail for two presented tableside
  • Indoor Seating: 62
  • Designer: Yabu Pushelberg

Lounge: Al Bandar

  • On the Menu: International cuisine, mezze, shisha and drinks
  • Signature Drinks: In the Bag mocktails
  • Signature Dish: grand platter of oriental mixed grill
  • Outdoor Seating: 100, plus cabana seating
  • Designer: Yabu Pushelberg

 

Leisure and Recreation

Off-Site Activities

  • Al Shaheed Park (next to the Hotel)
  • Mirror House
  • Architecture walks
  • Sightseeing
  • Shopping, including luxury malls and traditional souks
Meetings and Social Events

Total Event Space:  2,911 sq.m. / 31,315 sq.ft.

Capacity:

  • Meet and Feed: 700
  • Banquet: 2,000

Largest Ballroom: Al Bidaa Ballroom

  • Size: 1,351 sq.m. / 14,537 sq. ft. (divisible)
  • Banquet Capacity: 880
  • Reception Capacity: 1,350

Additional Event Space

  • Al Mirqab Ballroom 716 sq.m. / 7,704 sq. ft. (divisible)
  • 2 divisible spaces and 2 smaller function rooms

Special Features for Weddings:

  • Photography studio
  • Bridal Suite (in the Spa, with elevator access to ballrooms)

PRESS CONTACTS
Kapriel Kalenderian
Director of PR and Marketing Communications
Al Soor Street, Al Mirqab
Kuwait City, P.O. Box 735, Safat, 13008
Kuwait