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by Gavin Davids on Feb 15, 2012

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It takes something special for a building to stand out in the Dubai skyline, and especially so when that building houses a hotel in a city that boasts the likes of the Armani Hotel, the Burj Al Arab and the Atlantis Hotel.

With competition at such a high standard, a hotel like Grosvenor House needs to offer the very best to its clients and residents. It makes a good start by being situated in the fashionable Dubai Marina district. What’s more it’s the sister hotel of the Le Royal Méridien Beach Resort and Spa.

MEP Middle East visits the luxurious Grosvenor House hotel in Dubai Marina to see how it’s hot water systems play a vital role in providing the luxury its guests have come to expect. Gavin Davids reports

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Housed in two 45 storey towers, Grosvenor House consists of 744 rooms, suites and apartments, with Tower One holding 217 deluxe rooms and suites, along with 205 apartment suites. Tower Two adds a further 106 rooms and suites, five premier villas and 216 residence apartments.

Tower One of the luxury project opened in June 2005, becoming the first hotel in Dubai Marina, while Tower Two recently saw its full launch in the third quarter of 2011.
Together, the towers are home to more than a dozen restaurants and bars, including the world-famous Buddha Bar and the Embassy Dubai.

Given the size of the project, keeping it fully operational is a vital and complex task. One of the most important functions for a hotel is having a fully functioning and effective hot water system.

With thousands of users every day using the system for a variety of reasons, from personal hygiene to cleaning and flushing, a hot water system is can be considered as one of the most essential components of any hospitality venture, never mind one the size of Grosvenor House.

With this in mind, the hotel’s operators approached Austrian heat transfer specialists, Ecotherm, to design and supply the buildings’ hot water systems.

Having worked on a number of massive projects since its establishment as Ecotherm Austria GmbH, the company is regarded as one of the leading experts in development of hot water systems for luxury hotels.

Some of its other projects in the Middle East include the Burj Khalifa, the Abraj Al Bait Towers and Royal Clock Hotel Tower in Mecca and the Sidra Medical and Research Centre in Qatar. With a wealth of experience behind it, the company began work on the Grosvenor House project some eight years ago, following an extensive tendering process.

After receiving a design proposal from the MEP consultant on the project for a hot water system that had a capacity of 64,000lts, the hot water system specialists decided to make significant changes to the design.

Herbert Bremstaller, the CEO of Ecotherm, says that once the agreed to take on the project, the first decision he helped initiate was the redesign of the entire system so as to reduce its storage capacity.

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