Phase One of Salam Resort Bahrain, which is being developed at a cost of $1 billion near the Bahrain International Circuit, is well under way and scheduled to be completed by the end of next year.

The resort will include a 285-room luxury beach hotel, seven waterfront hotel villas, a 20,000 sq m state-of-the-art conference centre, six royal villas on a private island, a spa and 33 spa suites.
Initial works on the hotel’s main structure have now reached the lobby level, said Farhan Faraidooni, executive chairman of Sama Dubai, the developer. Sama is the international real estate investment and development arm of Dubai Holding.
“All bridges, road access and infrastructure around the main hotel area are also making fast progress, in line with our promised delivery timeline,” he said. “Reclamation of the Royal Island is 70 per cent complete. The island will house royal villas, where the heads of state will reside during the 2010 GCC Summit.”
Faraidooni said his team was in constant communication with the Public Commission for the Protection of Wildlife, Environment and Marine Resources.
“This is to ensure that our reclamation process follows the standards set by the organisation, to protect marine life at the site,” he added. “In fact through careful engineering, Sama Dubai is taking extra measures to safeguard the resort’s coastline.”
The conference centre will also be finished in time for the next GCC Summit in Bahrain, said Faraidooni.
Salam Resort Bahrain will offer five-star service throughout its comprehensive range of facilities, he added. The resort will be managed and operated by Jumeirah International, the luxury international hospitality group and a member of Dubai Holding.
The project also consists of a freehold residential component, which will be completed by 2011 in the second phase of construction.