Dubai's Grosvenor House opens second tower

Grosvenor House, the luxury hotel in Dubai, has opened Tower Two as part of a major expansion project.The second tower, which follows the opening of Tower One in 2005, features a host of food and beverage concepts, a spa and a range of premier rooms, suites, residence apartments and villas.Grosvenor House's second property offers 45 storeys to complement the hotel's existing five star offering.Tower Two boasts 206 premier rooms and suites, including an exclusive ladies-only wing, five premier villas alongside the 216 residence apartments available for long-term and short-term residence. Pam Wilby, complex general manager of Grosvenor House Dubai and Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort and Spa, said: "Since the opening of Tower One in 2005, Grosvenor House Dubai has become an iconic destination for business and leisure travellers alike...We are delighted to be strengthening this existing offering with the highly anticipated opening of Tower Two." She said all hotel guests have access to the facilities in both towers, in addition to the use of the beach and pool and the 14 restaurants and bars at the sister property Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort and Spa.Tower Two will also home to Embassy Dubai, an offshoot of the legendary Embassy London, which is scheduled to open in November.Embassy Dubai will offer 360 degree views over Dubai Marina and feature a restaurant serving Modern European food. All floors will have private rooms and the new nightspot includes a 100 percent under lit LED dance floor. The Dubai launch has been spearheaded by Concept Venues and Mark Fuller, who took over Embassy on Old Bond Street London in 1983 and established the venue as a regular hang-out for celebrities from George Michael and Elton John to singers from The Pussycat Dolls and Girls Aloud.Fuller is renowned in the UK hospitality industry for projects such as Sugar Reef and Red Cube Bar & Grill with Marco Pierre White, which he later sold for £7.5 million. From / Arabian Business News