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The Palace Ras Al Khaimah Set for Sept Debut

Designed and built as a true Arabian palace, emulating the richness and grandeur of past civilisations, The Palace will feature an impressive 348 Suite hotel, including 16 Palace suites, three Royal Suites and one Imperial Suite set over three floors.

That’s not all. The Palace will have 218 residential luxury apartments, ranging from studios to five-bed units, or as small as 38 square metres to as large as 400 square metres.

“The Palace building should be completed by July as per owner’s expectations and requirements, and we shall be opening the hotel if everything goes well by the first of September. This is the deadline we are working on right now,” said Philippe Rubod, general manager of The Palace.

The multi-million dollar project, stretching out along a one kilometer private beach, is actually a complex of eight different buildings, half of them will form the hotel and half residences, explained Nikolaos Chatzipetros, vice president-operations of Hamra Hotels and Resorts.

“The building itself is a masterpiece and the hotel and residences is a unique concept and we are sure it will be well received. Most residences have already been sold to individual tenants,” Chatzipertros said.

He said designed by Italian architect Maurizio Papiri, the architecture of The Palace has been meticulously researched from Arab architectural heritage and art. “The Palace Ras Al Khaimah is going to be the pinnacle of Arabian Hospitality in the region.”

Set along the southern coast of the emirate, overlooking the Arabian Gulf and the Al Marjan Islands, the resort gives the feel of a royal retreat that embodies the quality of life and very rich heritage of the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.

“The Palace has been built and designed pretty much in the spirit of what palaces used to be. These building were made to introduce a new era in the history of hospitality and those buildings were sort of monuments dedicated to hospitality,” said Rubod.

“Of this reflects a dimension, a style, a culture, and this palace building is pretty much inspired by this concept of palace where you as a guest would have the space, the luxury and the service of the highest standard.”

Rubod said that once complete he expects people from around the world would want to visit this building, just as they visit Burj Al Arab in Dubai of the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi.

“It will be a destination as they visit buildings around the world. First and foremost it is an architectural masterpiece. Then we will ensure a memorable experience starting from arrival to living,” he said adding the guests will be able to arrive at the building not just by road but also by sea and air as well.

Asked about the cost of the project, Chatzipertros said; “It’s a cost to create something that will survive us all and several generations. It will be worth it.” — ovais@khaleejtimes.com