Dubai's Chicago Beach Hotel as it used to be
Chicago Beach Hotel was located
at the end of Jumeirah Beach Road
past Umm Sequiem. When the Hotel
was built it was "out of town"! There
was little development in the area
as this photo shows. Today the Jumeirah
Beach Hotel, Burj Al Arab and Water
Park have been built on this site.
The Hotel had 615 rooms, extensive
sports and conference facilities
plus holiday villas on the beachfront.
Chicago Beach Hotel was demolshed
in 1998 to make way for the Bouj
Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach Hotels.
Both of these new Hotels incorporated
some of the features of old Chicago
Beach Hotel. The Beachcomer Restuarant
and Bierkeller Bar were popular attractions
of the old Hotel.
Chicago Beach Hotel was popular
with Tourists in the 1980s and 1990s
offering Resort Style accommodation
and guaranteed sunshine. It was ahead of its time in offering Resort Style Holidays in Dubai. Chicago Beach Hotel paved the way for the Tourist Industry in Dubai.
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