Fendi Hotel & Residencies

Fendi was founded in Rome in 1925 as a fur and leather store, and has branched out into other parts of luxury fashion over the years. Karl Lagerfeld joined the house in 1965 and under his direction Fendi has become known for material experimentation, using traditional garments and furs in new, unexpected and ironic ways. Fendi’s headquarters is Mussolini’s Palazzo della Civiltà, in Rome. 

Fendi has decided to create the first Fendi Hotel, to be located in Citywalk, the only walkable urban district in Dubai, located close to Burj Khalifa and Downtown Dubai. The chosen site forms the edge for a major new landscaped park at the heart of Citywalk. 

Nine buildings form the two wings of the development, defining the park edge and accommodating the Fendi residences and penthouses. The Fendi hotel at the centre is a slender tower clad in travertine arches, with a podium for restaurants and conferences and a three level roman spa reminiscent of the imperial thermal baths of Rome. Each floor of the tower contains a maximum of ten hotel rooms per floor, with sweeping park views from each room. Room finishes include handset marble terrazzo flooring, travertine walls and simple vaulted ceilings