Carlton Hotels & Suites

Carlton Hotels & Suites — is a Dubai based multinational hospitality company that manages hotels mostly in the Middle East and across Europe. It was founded 1977 with Carlton Tower Hotel in Deira and was the first 5 star Hotel in Dubai.[2] The Hotel chain consists of 9 direct managing hotels & 3 franchise operated hotels.

Carlton Hotels & Suites
TypePublic
IndustryHospitality
FoundedOctober 3, 1977 (1977-10-03) in Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
FounderH.E. Al Fardan
Headquarters
25°12′34″N 55°16′30″E, Dubai
,
United Arab Emirates
Number of locations
Increase 14 (by 2022)
Area served
EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa)
Key people
Hosni Abdelhadi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)[1]
ProductsHotels, Suites, Resorts
Number of employees
Increase 2500 (2022)
Websitewww.carlton-hotels.com

Carlton Hotels & Suites are headquartered in the right of the twin towers just behind Burj Khalifa, on the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, U.A.E.[3]

Carlton Downtown on the Sheikh Zayed Road
look of the headquarteres in 2012 from the back side
Carlton Tower Hotel as the first 5 star Hotel in Dubai in 1977

History

Carlton Hotels & Suites are owned by the First Investor LLC. A subsidiary of the Al Fardan Group of Holdings – who have over 25 years of global investment experience. The first Carlton Hotel were established in October 1977.[4] Nowadays, the company made a huge leap by joining more properties. In 2017, iconic Carlton Downtown Hotel joined to the chain.[5] In 2018, the CEO of the Carlton Hotels & Suites, Mr Hosni Abdelhadi has shared even further expanding plans and that Carlton Hotels will grow in Stature.[6] As of now, the Hotel chain operates 12 Hotels in 3 countries on 2 continents with a total of 1,156 direct operations hotel rooms. Last of the hotel was added to the chain in February 2020.[7] Currently, there is one more direct Hotel under the construction - Carlton Dubai Creek, which scheduled to open in early 2022.

Achievements
  • Carlton Downtown is occupying one of the twin towers, which previously known as Angsana Hotel & Suites property. This building included as one of the top-30 tallest Hotels in the World[8][9][10] and having one of the highest open rooftop with the pool in the world.
  • In the Holy month of Ramadan in 2017, Carlton Downtown Hotel has claimed that they have installed the highest Ramadan tent in the World.[11][12] Carlton Downtown in particular is famous for its unique celebrations of Ramadan and attracts many tourists from around the Globe for this holiday.[13]
  • In 2019, Hotelier Middle East magazine, has included the CEO of the Carlton Hotels & Suites as one of the top-50 influenced Hospitality, placing on 37th place.[14]

Room Quantity

As of now, Carlton Hotels & Suites have a total of 1156 rooms:

Carlton Hotels & Suites
#Property NameOpening YearRoom Quantity
1Carlton Downtown2017361
2Carlton Palace2016[15]212
3Carlton Tower1977[16]158
4Carlton Al Barsha2020299
5Carlton Dubai Creek2022126
Total:1156

Properties

There are total of 14 properties operated by Carlton Hotels & Suites,[4] whereas 5 of them are operated directly.

Direct Management

Standalone Ownership

This hotels operates under standalone names, but owned by Carlton Hotels & Suites:

Owned Franchising

There are also 4 franchises that are operated by other hotel chains:

  • Marriott Executive Apartments, Dubai, UAE
  • Rotana Hotels, Dubai, UAE
  • Four Points by Sheraton, Dubai, UAE
  • Best Western, Dubai, UAE

See also

References
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  9. "Angsana Hotel & Suites 1". SkyscraperPage.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
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  12. "Carlton Downtown Dubai to have UAE's highest Ramadan tent". hoteliermiddleeast.com.
  13. "Ramadan 2021 in Dubai Shopping Sales, Hotels deals, Promotions and more". gulfnews.com. 12 April 2021.
  14. "Chief executive officer,Carlton hotels & suites". hoteliermiddleeast.com.
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  17. "Carlton Downtown Hotel | Luxury Hotel in Dubai | 4 Star Hotel Dubai". Carlton Downtown.
  18. Tsierkezou, Tatiana (April 11, 2017). "The First Investor group acquires Carlton Downtown Hotel in Dubai". Archived from the original on 2021-04-30.
  19. "Carlton Hotels takes over management of Warwick Hotel Dubai". 12 April 2017.
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  21. "New owners name at Dubai's Hotel".
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  23. "Carlton Tower Hotel | Book 4 Star Hotels in Deira Dubai". www.carltontower.net.
  24. https://www.hoteliermiddleeast.com/13632-one-of-dubais-oldest-hotels-completes-room-revamp
  25. "Carlton Al Barsha Hotel | Hotel in Al Barsha Dubai". Fullsite Carlton Al Barsha.
  26. "Hotel". johotels.org.
  27. HEWITT, CLAIRE (August 5, 2017). "Czech Republic's spa towns offer the perfect pampering". Express.co.uk.
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