Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide have announced the signing of its Westin flagship hotel in the United Arab Emirates, the Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina, which is due to open towards the end of the year.

Set on the popular Jumeirah coastline, the Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina will bring together the natural beauty of the region with the Westin brand’s signature products and services, designed to offer guests a new sensory experience to feel at their personal best.

“We are proud to grow our existing partnership with Dubai International Marine Club to introduce the Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina”, said Roeland Vos, President Starwood Hotels in Europe, Africa and Middle East.

“Westin is a very innovative brand, and we have great expectations of this hotel and believe it will offer a new level of experience to guests in this region,” he added.

“The new Westin is more proof of our commitment and our strategy to expand our brand portfolio in this fast-growing region and the Middle East,” said Guido de Wilde, VP Regional Director of Starwood hotels in the Middle East. “With the signing of the new Westin, Dubai will soon host five of our premium and mid-scale brands,” he added.

The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina will offer the full array of the Westin brand’s products, services and amenities. Guests will experience the Westin Heavenly Bed® and unwind with the help of Westin’s new sensory welcome, consisting of a white tea scent, music, lighting and botanicals.

“We are delighted to open the first Westin resort in Dubai and the UAE which adds to our growing portfolio in this very exciting region” said Sue Brush, senior vice president, Westin Hotels & Resorts.

“The broad array of conference facilities and superb recreational options, combined with Westin’s signature products and services, will bring a new meaning to personal renewal for its guests,” she added.

The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina will offer 294 rooms, including 216 deluxe rooms, 52 Westin executive rooms and 24 suites. The hotel will also include a spa and fitness facility, three themed restaurants and three bars, with access to Le Meridien Mina Seyahi’s eight restaurants and bars.

The hotel’s state of the art conference and banqueting facilities will offer a selection of venues. The facilities will include a 8,999 sq.ft ballroom, an Italian designed conference centre with 10 venues, an outdoor beachside amphitheatre and a variety of lawn and barbecue areas for up to 5,000 guests.

“Mina Seyahi is already positioned as one of the leading sports and recreation destinations in Dubai and the new Westin will be able to welcome its guests and offer them the options of two premium brands, the Westin and Le Meridien, in one resort,” said Michael Scully, the hotel’s general manager.

“We will be able to offer unrivalled facilities of over 1,200m private shoreline and a luxury 238 berth Marina, 5 swimming pools, a watersports centre, Sailing Academy, Health Club with aerobics studio, gymnasium, sauna, deep sea fishing, Golf and Polo,” he concluded.