One of the first hotels on RAK’s Marjan island cluster

Hilton Worldwide today signed a management agreement with Mohamed Ruqait Real Estate for a second DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in the UAE. Expected to open at the beginning of 2014, the DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Marjan Island will be sited on a cluster of five man-made islands in Ras Al Khaimah. 

The newly built DoubleTree by Hilton Resort will be one of the first hotels to open on the prestigious Marjan Island, an area covering over 2.7 million sq m of premium offshore tourism development land. Once completed, Marjan Island will feature luxury waterfront homes, floating villas, resorts, sporting facilities and numerous beaches.

Aimed primarily at the leisure traveller, the 309-key DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Marjan Island will feature 11 suites in the main building and 45 luxury chalets located directly on the resort’s private beach.  Other features include two pools; a kids club; a health club and spa with five treatment rooms and water sports facilities.  In addition, the hotel will boast two restaurants, a lobby lounge and two bars.