Room rates include Expo 2020 tickets for the duration of guests’ stay.
The only hotel at the Expo 2020 Dubai site has opened for bookings.
The Rove Expo 2020 was pitched as having the best seats in the house given its commanding view of Al Wasl Plaza, one of the main attractions at the event.
The plaza’s enormous trellis dome will host the opening ceremony on October 1, during which images will be beamed on to the world’s largest 360-degree projection surface.
The hotel’s rooftop swimming pool and most of the 300-plus rooms overlook the dome. Rooms cost from Dh1,000 ($272) a night and include Expo2020 Dubai tickets for the duration of stay.
Paul Bridger, chief operating officer at Rove Hotels, said staff were dealing with enquiries from more than 1,500 people even before it opened for bookings.
With fewer than 100 days to go, tourists from the GCC, Expo support staff, artists and performers have already made reservations.
Being the only place to stay on the 438-hectare site, the hotel has an advantage. Other hotels are a 15-minute drive away in the surrounding Dubai South and Dubai Investments Park areas. The Dubai Marina neighbourhood is about 20 minutes away.
The hotel opens on October 1, the same day as the Expo. Staff are getting ready for a soft opening in September, with guests being limited to those working at the site.
The hotel – which has a cafe, dining outlets, co-working spaces and a 24-hour gym – is among the structures that will remain after the Expo finishes in March next year.
Expo organisers have also laid out plans for a residential and commercial neighbourhood called District 2020 as part of a legacy master plan to build a thriving community.
