Jumeirah Signs Venu Hotel in Azerbaijan

Jumeirah Group, a Dubai-based luxury hotel company and member of Dubai Holding, has signed an agreement with Azinco Holding Company to manage the Venu Bilgah Hotel, Baku. The hotel, located on the shores of the Caspian Sea, is scheduled to open in 2011.

The hotel has been constructed in a wave-like structure reflecting the style of the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai. Designed by local architect Nazim Valiev, the hotel will consist of 176 sea-facing guestrooms and suites, an all-day dining restaurant and bar, a further two rooftop restaurants and bars, a 300 sqm spa with traditional Turkish and Finnish bath areas, indoor and outdoor swimming pools and a 1500 sqm conference centre. The hotel complex will also include 14 villas.

Venu Bilgah Hotel, Baku is the first management agreement signed by Jumeirah Group in Azerbaijan. This agreement brings the total number of properties under development or in operation by Jumeirah globally to 49.

Venu is a new brand within the Jumeirah portfolio. In June, the group signed a Venu Hotel in Shanghai.

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