Set for delivery in 2019, the resort will be built by Bin Ladin Contracting Group Dubai, who was chosen from a shortlist of 10 contractors who bid for the project. Construction will be completed in two years.

Under the joint venture, Nakheel and RIU Hotels & Resorts will deliver a new hospitality concept for Dubai, offering mid-scale, family-orientated, all-inclusive beachfront accommodation. The resort, RIU’s first in the Middle East, will be one of Dubai’s biggest in terms of hotel rooms.