Abraj Kudai
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| Location | Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
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| Number of rooms | 10,000 |
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Abraj Kudai is a hotel in Mecca, Saudi Arabia currently under construction and expected to open in 2017. When completed, it will be the largest hotel in the world consisting of a ring of 12 towers 45 storeys high, with 10,000 bedrooms, 70 restaurants, and five rooftop helipads. There will also be five floors for the sole use of the Saudi royal family.[1] According to Arabian Business, 10 of the towers will provide four-star accommodations, while the other two towers will be reserved for special clientele offering five-star amenities.[2][3]
The estimated project cost is $3.5 billion, and will span approximately 1.4 million square meters.[4] The London-based firm Areen Hospitality has been contracted to design the hotel and the rooms interiors.[2]
Controversy
As the owner of the Abraj Kudai project, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Finance is also a prime customer of The Saudi Binladin Group (SBL)—one of the country’s largest construction companies. Naturally, the actions of the government directly affect SBL. So when the low oil prices began propelling the government “to cancel or suspend projects and delay payments,” SBL suffers too. Further exacerbating the situation, as reported by Gulf Business, was when one of SBL’s cranes fell into the Grand Mosque in Mecca, resulting in 107 deaths and the company banning “from receiving new state contracts altogether.” In response to its potential financial collapse, the conglomerate let go of thousands of employees and stopped work on several important projects that includes, of course—Abraj Kudai.
Dar-Al-Hanasah will be constructing this hotel. Dar-Al-Hanasah is one the biggest construction company which manages Engineering, Construction management, Architecture design, Mechanical and Electrical plumbing and many other construction related works.
References
- ↑ Oliver Wainwright (22 May 2015). "City in the sky: world's biggest hotel to open in Mecca". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Luxury hotel in Saudi Arabia to become world's largest hotel". Yahoo!. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ↑ Natalie Paris (20 May 2015). "World's largest hotel to be built in Mecca". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ↑ Marnie Hunter (21 May 2015). "World's largest hotel coming to Mecca". CNN. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
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Coordinates: 21°24′06″N 39°49′44″E / 21.4018°N 39.8288°E