Hilton and King Faisal Corniche Development (KFCD) have partnered to launch a Hilton Hotels & Resorts property at The Avenues –Bahrain, a major shopping and leisure mall scheduled to open later this year.

The agreement for the 210-room, $66-million Hilton Bahrain Bay Hotel & Residences was signed by Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta and Mohammed Alshaya, chairman of KFCD and Mabanee Company.

The partnership sees the return of the Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand to Bahrain and the opening of Waldorf Astoria and a Hilton Garden Inn as part of the expansion of The Avenues, Kuwait, also owned by Mabanee.

Hilton Bahrain Bay Hotel & Residences will be directly attached to The Avenues, Bahrain. Phase One of the development will offer a wide choice of leading retail and restaurant brands covering 40,000 sq m of GLA (gross leasable area), which is due to open in the last quarter of 2017.  A second phase will add a further 30,000 sq m of GLA.  

Construction of the 210 guest room property is already under way and once completed it will consist of 150 apartments and 60 studio suites.  Guests will be able to enjoy four distinct stand-alone dining outlets, a swimming pool, spa and fitness facilities. It is expected that the hotel will be completed and welcome its first guests in early 2020.

Hilton Bahrain Bay Hotel & Residences joins a pipeline of 120 properties for Hilton in the Middle East  and North Africa (Mena) and Turkey.  The company boasts the largest active pipeline in the GCC of any hotel company, with over 16,000 rooms under construction.