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Carlton Hotels & Suites
Company typePublic
IndustryHospitality
FoundedOctober 3, 1977; 47 years ago (1977-10-03) in Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
FounderH.E. Al Fardan
Headquarters
25°12′34″N 55°16′30″E / 25.20944°N 55.27500°E / 25.20944; 55.27500, 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 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 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

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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

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  • 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

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

Carlton Hotels & Suites
# Property Name Opening Year Room Quantity
1 Carlton Downtown 2017 361
2 Carlton Palace 2016[15] 212
3 Carlton Tower 1977[16] 158
4 Carlton Al Barsha 2020 299
5 Carlton Dubai Creek 2022 126
Total: 1156

Properties

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

Direct Management

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Standalone Ownership

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

Owned Franchising

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Carlton Hotels & Suites CEO". dhow.com.
  2. ^ "A lens into the legacy of Royal Photographer Noor Ali Rashid". 26 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Carlton Hotels and Suites | Luxury Hotels in Dubai". Carlton Hotels - English.
  4. ^ a b "Carlton Hotels and Suites | Luxury Hotel Rooms in Dubai | About Us". Carlton Hotels - English.
  5. ^ "Subsidiary of Al Fardan purchases Carlton Downtown hotel in Dubai". The National News UAE. 11 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Carlton Hotels and Suites grows in stature". Hotel News. 11 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Formerly Ramada Chelsea Al Barsha now operates under the Carlton Group". www.zawya.com.
  8. ^ "Angsana Hotel & Suites 1". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2007-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "Angsana Hotel & Suites 1". SkyscraperPage.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
  10. ^ "Tallest buildings of the world". skyscrapercenter.com.
  11. ^ "Carlton Downtown Dubai to have UAE's highest Ramadan tent". caterermiddleeast.com.
  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.
  15. ^ "Brand Launch: Carlton Palace Hotel Dubai - Hotelier Middle East". 21 February 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  16. ^ "The Arab Business Yearbook". 1984.
  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.
  20. ^ "Propsearch.ae - Dubai Property Portal". propsearch.ae. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  21. ^ "New owners and name at Dubai's Warwick Hotel - Arabian Business". 11 April 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  22. ^ "Carlton Palace Hotel | 5 Star Hotels In Deira Dubai UAE". www.carltonpalacehotel.com.
  23. ^ "Carlton Tower Hotel | Book 4 Star Hotels in Deira Dubai". www.carltontower.net.
  24. ^ "One of Dubai's oldest hotels completes room revamp - Hotelier Middle East". 21 February 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  25. ^ "Carlton Al Barsha Hotel | Hotel in Al Barsha Dubai". Fullsite Carlton Al Barsha. Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  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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