Westin design will revitalise guests
Five-star interiors designed to rejuvenate and refresh
The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina is putting the finishing touches to its interior design ahead of its opening this May.
The hotel, set to become Westin’s flagship property in the UAE, will exude the ‘Westin Difference’ from the moment a guest enters the lobby.
The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina will incorporate the brand’s new Sensory Welcome®, comprising white tea scents, muted music, soft lighting and botanical products.
The entrance lobby has been designed to give a feeling of openness and space, while soft touches in the forms of sound, light, scent and carefully selected planting and flower displays will lead the guest to immediately feel relaxed and refreshed.
“We are aiming for an arrival experience like no other. Using soothing scents, signature music, calming botanicals and atmospheric lighting, every detail is designed to help our guests feel refreshed and energised, even after a long journey,” said Michael Scully, Complex General Manager, Le Meridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina and The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina.
“From the moment our guests arrive they should feel the Westin ambience and this not only includes our stunning interiors. Our associates are trained to react instinctively to our guests’ needs, to ensure a customised and personal level of service that will leave our guests energised in mind, body and spirit,” Scully remarked.
Westin properties around the world are known for inspiring architecture, thoughtfully designed interiors, and signature products and services. The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina will provide a wide range of design concepts, from its neoclassical exterior, which unfolds like a grand palace across the sands of Jumeirah, to its modern, high-tech interiors, which feature a play on colours, textures, lighting and display art to create a unique and innovative ambience.
Studitalia Decor LLC, an Italian interior design firm, is behind the public area interiors now receiving finishing touches at the five-star resort property.
Studitalia has used Murano glass, flown in direct from Venice, Italy, to create dramatic pieces of art, which combine an impressive array of cuts and colours.
A beautiful three-dimensional mosaic floor, also from Italy, will adorn the lobby, creating an eye-catching centre piece.
Meanwhile, carefully selected lighting patterns will add softness and a modern touch to the entire interior area of the hotel.
“The strong architectural personality and monumental character of the hotel gave us our starting point for planning the interiors. Having such an eclectic exterior, we decided the interiors should be equally dynamic, so that the whole project would guide the guest through a journey in time,” explained Massimo Bertelli, Designer with Studitalia Decor LLC.
“The interiors have been designed to provoke continuous feelings of ‘Deja Vue’ in the guests, as familiar objects are given a new, modern twist but still evoking their traditional charms. This duality is best presented in the lobby area, where a reception balcony, familiar in shape, is made extraordinary by its monumental size and unique marble patination,” he added.
Embracing Westin’s characteristics of personal, instinctive and renewal, all rooms and suites at Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina will have Heavenly Beds®, luxurious bath amenities and hi-tech LCD TV screens, while the Heavenly Spa by Westin (trade marked) and Westin Workout® provide total relaxation and rejuvenation.
The property will feature 294 rooms, including 216 deluxe rooms, 52 Westin Executive rooms, and 24 suites, apart from a spa, a health club, and four bars and four themed restaurants. State-of-the-art conference and banqueting facilities include an 8,999 square feet ballroom, an Italian designed conference centre with 7 meeting rooms, an outdoor beachside amphitheatre, and a variety of lawn locations accommodating up to 5,000 guests. The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina is located on a stunning 1,200 metre private shoreline, and will feature a 238-berth marina, five swimming pools, a water sports centre, a sailing academy, and facilities for deep sea fishing and boat chartering.
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