W Amman

{{Short description|Luxury hotel in downtown Amman, Jordan}} {{Infobox building | name = W Amman | native_name= | image =W Amman.jpg | caption = | location = Amman, {{flagicon|Jordan}} Jordan | coordinates = {{Coord|31|57|50.5|N|35|54|10.7|E|type:landmark_region:AE|display=inline,title}} | address= 13 Rafiq Al Hariri Ave, Al Abdali<br/>Amman 11190 | height = {{convert|492|ft|abbr=on}} | construction_start_date = 2013 | completion_date = 2012 | opened_date = April 7, 2015 | hotel_chain = W Hotels | architect = Perkins & Will and Dar Al-Handasah | developer = Eagle Hills | other_designers = Limah Design Consultants | owner = Saraya Holdings Ltd. | floor_count = 40 floors | number_of_rooms = 280 | number_of_suites = 44 | parking = Available | building_type = Hotel | main_contractor = Dubai Contracting Company<ref>[http://www.tactixconsulting.com/sites/default/files/pdf/news/Saraya_Abdali_Press_Release_English_FINAL%20FINAL.pdf ]{{dead link|date=October 2019}}</ref> | operator = Marriott International | website = {{URL|https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ammwi-w-amman/}} }} thumb|W Amman undergoing construction in the Abdali district, 2015 '''W Amman''' is a {{convert|492|ft|m|adj=on}} tall five–star hotel<ref name="WBD">{{cite web|url=https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ammwi-w-amman|title=Abdali Hotel|work=W Amman}}</ref> in the New Abdali district in Amman, Jordan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/12/10/231151/07/hotels/Starwood_To_Open_Petra-Inspired_W_Amman_In_2016|title=Starwood to open Petra Inspired W Amman in 2016|accessdate=2015-08-21|archive-date=2015-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031434/http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/12/10/231151/07/hotels/Starwood_To_Open_Petra-Inspired_W_Amman_In_2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> W Amman was opened in April 2018 and is franchised to Eagle Hills Properties, an Abu Dhabi, UAE-based real estate development firm. It features a design that was inspired by the city of Petra and has 280 rooms and 44 suites as of September 2020.<ref name="WBD"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raftarchitects.com/w-hotel-and-residences-amman/|title=W hotel Amman Overview|accessdate=2015-08-21|archive-date=2017-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519113204/http://www.raftarchitects.com/w-hotel-and-residences-amman|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Development== A franchise deal with real estate developer Saraya Holdings was announced in late 2007.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4034112.html |title=W Hotels Enters the Captivating Capital of Jordan with W Amman |agency=Business Wire | publisher=Hospitality Net|date= December 12, 2007}}</ref> In December 2012, Saraya Holdings commissioned Dubai Contracting Company to build a {{convert|840000|sqft|m2|sp=us|adj=on}} mixed use tower in Abdali.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vista.sahafi.jo/art.php?id=f684ad97a960eb194b0692f0ed0e1866426dc389|title=Saraya selects Dubai Construction Co. for W Amman hotel mixed use tower|date=2 December 2012|website=JordanVista}}</ref> The design, put forward by architecture firm Perkins & Will was inspired by the rock formations of the Nabatean city of Petra.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180124100838/http://www.hoteliermiddleeast.com/15886-contractor-on-board-for-starwoods-w-amman |url=http://www.hoteliermiddleeast.com/15886-contractor-on-board-for-starwoods-w-amman |title=Contractor on board for Starwood's W Amman |date=December 10, 2012|archive-date=2018-01-24|last= Birchall|first=Louise|work=Hotelier Middle East|publisher= ITP Digital Media Inc.}}</ref> The $200 million project includes an eight-level podium containing high end retail units, office space, {{convert|4000|sqft|m2|sp=us}} of meeting space, restaurants, a lounge, a poolside bar, a full-service exclusive spa, a fitness center, a health club, a sauna, and a steam room.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marketresearch.com/Timetric-v3917/Saraya-Amman-Hotel-Jordan-Project-11412308|title=Saraya – W Amman Hotel �� Jordan - Project Profile|work= MarketResearch.com}}</ref>

==The Skyline Residences== The top six floors of the W Amman tower contain 41 residential units, branded as The Skyline Residences. Handover of the serviced apartments to buyers began in fall 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/press-releases/story/Eagle_Hills_Jordan_begins_handover_of_the_Skyline_Residences_serviced_by_W_Amman-ZAWYA20171121111305|date=November 21, 2017|title=Eagle Hills Jordan begins handover of the Skyline Residences serviced by W Amman|work=Zawya}}</ref>

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