ABU DHABI'S first Aloft Hotel is set to open its doors this month in time for city’s inaugural F1 race, while the iconic Capital Gate tower, which will house a Hyatt hotel, has been topped out at 160 m, marking a significant milestone in its construction.

The two projects are being built by Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec) as part of a plan to offer a complete hospitality solution to visitors and exhibitors.
Managed by Starwood, Aloft Hotel will have one of the largest hotel capacities in Abu Dhabi with 408 rooms and will target primarily young business travellers, offering a stylish and contemporary environment.
The 189-room Hyatt at Capital Centre has been developed specifically for the Capital Centre development and will host travellers accustomed to high levels of service, design and innovation.
Standing 160 m above the ground, this building leans a staggering 18 degrees and is set to become a world-famous landmark for Abu Dhabi. The architectural feats of this project are combined with elegant interior design concepts to create a refined hotel guest experience.
Simon Horgan, Adnec Group CEO, said: “We are creating the world’s first fully connected exhibition lifestyle destination and it is absolutely critical which hotels are located on site. In Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide and Hyatt Hotels & Resorts we have chosen two of the industry-leading companies to help drive this vision forward.”
Stephan Vanden Auweele, general manager, Aloft Hotel, said: “The Aloft Hotel will be something new for Abu Dhabi. We don’t classify ourselves as five, four or three-star hotel, because conventional hotel grade systems do not fit this concept. We have the ultimate product in terms of technology and convenience and we offer a distinctive and unique experience. Aloft is not about a specific age-group, or nationality, or category, rather it is about a certain lifestyle.”