Description
A rare opportunity to acquire a fully operational, internationally branded five-star hotel at the heart of Business Bay — Dubai's most dynamic commercial and waterfront district. Twenty floors. 432 stylishly designed rooms and suites. Seven retail outlets. Sweeping views of the Burj Khalifa, Dubai Canal and the Downtown Dubai skyline from one of the city's most enviable addresses.
Opened in 2019 and operating under an internationally recognised top-tier hotel brand, this asset is a stabilised, income-producing hospitality business with the infrastructure, the location and the brand credibility to command premium positioning for years to come.
Asking Price: AED 1,100,000,000
Investment Snapshot
- Location: Business Bay, Dubai (Dubai Canal waterfront)
- Asset type: Five-star hotel, fully operational
- Configuration: 20 floors
- Total keys: 432 rooms and suites
- Retail units: 7
- Plot size: 8,000 sq metres
- Opening date: 2019
- Management: Internationally recognised top-tier hotel brand
- Views: Burj Khalifa, Dubai Canal and Downtown Dubai skyline
- F&B: 4 restaurants and cafés
- Meeting and events space: 1,150 sq metres (ballroom + 11 meeting rooms)
- Asking price: AED 1,100,000,000
The Asset
A 20-floor, 432-key five-star hotel on the Dubai Canal waterfront in Business Bay — completed in 2019, operated under a globally recognised international brand, and fully equipped across every revenue line: rooms, F&B, spa, meetings and events, retail and wellness.
The hotel is not a development opportunity. It is a fully built, fully operational, income-generating hospitality business with an established brand, an established guest base, and an established position in one of Dubai's highest-demand commercial and tourism districts.
432 Rooms & Suites
Each of the 432 rooms and suites is designed with premium finishes and a calm, elevated atmosphere — capturing views of the Business Bay district, Downtown Dubai and the Burj Khalifa. Many rooms include private balconies with direct skyline views. A dedicated Business Class room category provides access to a private Business Lounge, positioning the hotel within the corporate and executive travel segment that Business Bay generates consistently year-round.
Four Restaurants & Cafés
The F&B programme covers four distinct concepts — all-day dining, a grill house and cocktail bar with terrace service, a lobby café, and a sophisticated evening lounge with a premium spirits and cigar focus. Together they serve every daypart from breakfast through late evening, capturing both in-house guests and the substantial walk-in demand from Business Bay's office and residential population.
Meetings & Events — 1,150 sq metres
- Grand ballroom — up to 350 guests
- 11 versatile meeting rooms
- Outdoor terrace overlooking the Burj Khalifa
- State-of-the-art audio-visual and events infrastructure
- Dedicated professional events team
The meetings and events facilities position the hotel as a preferred venue for corporate conferences, product launches, and social occasions — a high-margin revenue segment sustained by Business Bay's density of multinational corporate tenants.
Wellness & Spa
- Award-winning spa with a broad treatment menu spanning traditional Balinese and Thai massage, hot stone, facials, body scrubs and hammam rituals
- Fully equipped gym
- Outdoor pool
- A wellness operation that draws both in-house guests and a loyal external client base
7 Retail Outlets
Seven ground-level retail units provide contracted secondary income and elevate the hotel's ground-floor activation — generating footfall, supporting F&B and creating a destination character that extends the asset's appeal well beyond overnight guests.
Business Bay — Dubai's Premier Commercial Waterfront
Business Bay is Dubai's most dense and dynamic commercial district — a waterfront community of corporate towers, five-star hotels, luxury residences and high-end retail, anchored by the Dubai Canal and positioned at the threshold of Downtown Dubai.
The district's corporate tenant base — multinationals, regional headquarters, financial institutions and professional services firms — generates a consistent, high-quality demand profile for business travel accommodation that is largely insulated from leisure seasonality. The Burj Khalifa and Dubai Canal proximity add a tourism and events layer that complements and diversifies the income base year-round.
At this address, with this flag, occupancy is not a market speculation — it is a function of Business Bay's structural demand dynamics.
Who This Suits
Sovereign wealth funds, international hospitality investment groups, luxury hotel operators, institutional real estate investors and high-net-worth family offices seeking a fully operational, internationally branded five-star hotel asset in Dubai's premier commercial waterfront district.
Pricing & Process
Asking Price: AED 1,100,000,000
Full financial statements, operating performance data, brand and management agreement details, F&B and spa revenue breakdowns, retail tenancy schedule and full legal documentation are released to qualified buyers under NDA. BFS Commercial Brokers is the appointed brokerage and manages buyer qualification, confidentiality, due diligence coordination and negotiation.
Principal-level, qualified enquiries only. Buyer qualification and a signed NDA are required prior to the release of any financial, operational or asset identification documentation.
