UAE-based QHC Architects and Engineers provided the architectural and engineering consultancy. The hotel features traditional architecture with elements including wind-towers, landscaped courtyard and pool areas. Located on Al Muntazah Beach in the north of the emirate, the 343-room Sheraton Sharjah will offer ocean front rooms including 48 suites. The hotel will also feature an all-day dining restaurant, a seafood restaurant, a Persian speciality restaurant, and a pool/beach grill on a private beach.
Sheraton Sharjah will house six meeting rooms, and two ballrooms, one of which is said to be the largest hotel ballroom in the emirate spanning 850 square metres. The hotel will also feature a unique communications hub named Link@SheratonSM, providing high-tech technology to guests while on the road.
Sheraton Sharjah is expected to open in early 2013.
Starwood currently operates 20 hotels in the UAE. The company has plans to expand its portfolio with ten new hotels in the country scheduled to open over the next few years.
