[1] It has 421 rooms and an additional complex of 388 apartments called The Galleria Residence.

[2] The construction of the hotel began in 1977 backed by the Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai.

Frank Kelly Design Architect, Emad Khaja Project Architect, Resident Architect, Garry Whitney, Interiors, Project Associate, Ben Worley of the design house ‘3D International’ of Houston, Texas designed the building for Abdul Wahab Galadari.

Contractors were Cementation International, headed by Mike Slater of Great Britain.

The Structural Consultant was Joe Colaco, and it has been built to U.S. Building Standards in all aspects.