Preferred Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest independent hotel brand representing more than 750 hotels, resorts, and residences across 85 countries, welcomed 24 new member hotels to its global portfolio between October 1 – December 31, 2019. 

In the region, the chain added Paramount Hotel Dubai. Inspired by Old Hollywood glamour and Dubai’s innovative design aesthetic, Paramount Hotel Dubai opened its doors in November 2019 as the region’s first Paramount property. The hotel offers 823 guestrooms that present an in-room blockbuster cinema experience through vintage Hollywood artwork, movie set-inspired lighting, and high-tech entertainment systems. Movie buffs will revel in the themed suites, which pay homage to classic Paramount Pictures, including The Godfather tribute Don Corleone Suite, the diva-inspired Carole Lombard Suite, and the Great Gatsby-era Charleston Suite. Other standout facilities include a private dine-in cinema, a live entertainment stage, a chocolate lab, and a 1920s speakeasy bar.

It also welcomed Marina Hotel Kuwait. The property offers 91 guest rooms, in addition to a 24-hour business center and meetings and events facilities make it easy to put on a persuasive digital presentation to a few colleagues or to host a full-scale conference or seminar.