One of the leading groups of independent hotels, WORLDHOTELS, has announced that Dubai�s newest luxury hotel, Media One Hotel, has joined as one of its affiliate properties. Located in the bustling Media City district, Media One Hotel opened in October 2009. Another prestigious addition is the 5-star-hotel Bonnington situated in the landmark building, Jumeirah Lakes Towers. Media One Hotel has been designed with the savvy business traveller in mind and blends modern architecture with an innovative design and the most advanced technology. It aims to position itself as one of the most stylish hang-outs for business professionals based in and around Dubai�s Media City. The upmarket four-star Media One Hotel occupies the first 23 floors of the 43-storey Media One building. It offers 260 well-appointed guestrooms, a fully equipped gym, an outdoor swimming pool, a spacious terrace and a collection of stylish caf�s, bars and restaurants, including a Mediterranean-themed restaurant on the eighth floor. The hotel also boasts a fully equipped business centre, seven meeting rooms, a selection of retail outlets, a large lobby area and parking facilities.

The second WORLDHOTELS addition, Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers, combines heritage and style. It is situated in the Jumeirah Lakes Towers and boasts 208 deluxe rooms and suites, as well as 272 luxurious serviced hotel apartments. Its excellent location along Sheikh Zayed Road just opposite Dubai Marina, is complemented by a wide range of first-class facilities, including six restaurants, such as the stylish new fusion restaurant BokaBento. The leisure deck on the 11th floor features an infinity pool, state of the art gym, sundeck, pool bar, Jacuzzi, steam and sauna, as well as hairdressing salons.

Roland Jegge, Vice President for WORLDHOTELS Asia Pacific commented �With various stylish design elements, a unique guest service and a young and vibrant atmosphere, Media One Hotel is well prepared to compete in this booming destination. It adds a product and concept that is truly new to the City of Dubai. The luxurious Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers Towers provides an ideal concept of up-scaled short and long-term stay accommodation, which perfectly caters to the corporate and leisure traveler visiting Dubai. With these new additions, we now have a portfolio of four properties in Dubai and we plan to expand into Abu Dhabi in early this year with two new affiliate hotels.�

Media One Hotel and Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers can be booked at worldhotels.com.

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� WORLDHOTELS is an exclusive collection of the world's most unique independent hotels. Under the banner "Unique Hotels for Unique People", it now has 450 affiliate properties in 250 destinations and 65 countries worldwide.

� Celebrating 40 years of excellence, the company's mission is to offer business and leisure travellers easy access to a wide range of 4 and 5 star hotels with character and distinction. Each hotel in the WORLDHOTELS portfolio has passed a rigorous selection process and meets the group�s stringent quality standards. Over 1000 quality criteria are anonymously tested on an annual basis.

� WORLDHOTELS' guests benefit from an extensive selection of partnerships, including frequent flyer programmes from 17 of the world's leading international airlines, including Air France/KLM, United Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa.

� Through an unparalleled range of services covering global marketing, sales, training, and e-commerce as well as state-of-the-art distribution and technology, WORLDHOTELS gives independent hotels the collective strength of a global hotel brand whilst still allowing them to retain their individual character and unique identity.

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