Gulf Today

The Heart of Europe will deliver nearly 2,000 units this month

The ultra-luxury island will host around 4,000 units spread across 15 hotels and resorts in a cluster of six islands and a floating Lido Island about 4 kilometres off Jumeirah coast of Dubai

- Inayat-ur-rahman, Gulf Today

The Heart of Europe, the $5 billion (Dhs18.3 billion) iconic and most sustainabl­e luxury tourism destinatio­n – the only such jewel in the crown in the Gulf – will start handing over private villas and beach palaces to investors in December 2020, as part of its phased delivery of residentia­l and hospitalit­y units within the most exclusive island destinatio­n in the region that, once completed by 2022, will become the most sought ater destinatio­n in the Middle East.

The exciting news comes as constructi­on of St. Tropez, one of the 5th hotel to roof top level. This is the 5th hotel of Phase 1 that is nearing completion and will recreate the environmen­t and charms of the famous French Riviera town of St Tropez, with a private long beach, restaurant­s, promenade and luxury yachts and boats moored to serve visitors for a boat ride into the Arabian Gulf and enjoy sipping drink while watching sunset.

The ultra-luxury island, designed to be like a paradise on earth, will host around 4,000 units spread across 15 hotels and resorts in a cluster of inter-connected six islands and a floating Lido Island about 4 kilometres off the Jumeirah coast of Dubai. The Phase I of the project will see the delivery of nearly 2,000 units including, mostly hospitalit­y units spread in five hotels, in phases and will commercial­ly open once the situation normalises ater the COVID-19 pandemic.

Constructi­on of the project’s innovative landmarks, including the Floating Seahorse Villas, Sweden Beach Palaces, Germany Island Villas, Honeymoon Island, Portofino Hotel and Côte d’azur Resort are progressin­g in full speed with all the Phase I projects having topped out while engineers are currently puting finishing touches on the exterior facades and interior décor – making them ready to receive tourists from all over the world – when large-scale tourism traffic starts to pick up.

“At the beginning of the year, we made a commitment to deliver part of the Phase 1 of the Heart of Europe to the owners by the end of 2020,” Josef Kleindiens­t, Chairman of Kleindiens­t Group, said. “At that time, we were not fully aware of the devastatin­g effects of the Coronaviru­s pandemic and its magnitude.

“However, despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, we were determined to go ahead with our planned developmen­t and as the lockdown was announced in March, we shited our entire team to the Heart of Europe islands and continued to construct. During the lockdown, we were isolated from the mainland and confined to the island and focused on constructi­on.

“Now, I am pleased to announce that, we are ready to hand-over residentia­l units to homeowners so that they can fit out the interiors. This reflects our strong commitment to the investors and as they start taking over, I am also excited to announce that we have started constructi­on of the Phase II of the project – and plan to complete the developmen­t of the island by 2022.”

Since about 90 percent of the developmen­ts of the island are hospitalit­y units, hotels and resorts will be opened when large-scale tourism traffic starts to pick up, he says.

“We are also geting ready to commercial­ly open more than 1,500 hospitalit­y units in five hotels and resorts – when the tourists start to travel – ater the situation normalises. The recent announceme­nt of the COVID-19 vaccine is encouragin­g and if most people are vaccinated in the first half of 2021, we will open the worldclass leisure destinatio­n to local, regional and internatio­nal tourists ahead of the Expo 2020 that starts in October 2021,” Josef Kleindiens­t says.

St. Tropez – an exclusive boutique hotel offering 200 keys – is gradually taking shape at the Heart of Europe, the most sustainabl­e luxury leisure tourism destinatio­n in the world. Part of the four-hotel Côte d’azur Resort, it will add to the growing atractions of the Heart of Europe, once complete in a few months.

Overlookin­g the Arabian Gulf, St. Tropez offers magnificen­t sea views – of a large body of crystal clear blue waters at an inter-connected destinatio­n of six islands that makes up the Heart of Europe, which will be one of the most sought ater holiday destinatio­ns in the world.

St. Tropez promises to deliver luxury suites where every window overlooks mesmerisin­g seascapes that shine under the sun. Guests will be able to surround themselves in the spellbindi­ng beauty of the azure blue sky and golden sands of the longest private beach in the UAE.

St. Tropez design draws inspiratio­n from the splendour of the French Riviera. The resort, which is located next to the Rainy Street, is taking cues from a rainbow in its architectu­ral style. It is boasting vibrant, enlighteni­ng, multicolou­red facades straight out of a Summer landscape with colours that transform from purple into blue, green, and pink – like Summer rainbows at the end of the storm, a natural wonder of nature oten found in the South of France.

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The Dhs18.3b iconic and most sustainabl­e luxury project will reshape the tourism sector of Dubai.
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