Kimpton Sevn Dubai

Kimpton Sevn Dubai, announced in April 2025 as a full rebrand of the former Crowne Plaza Business Bay, marks IHG's first Kimpton hotel in the UAE. Developed with API Hotels & Resorts, the 280-room property will include three dining concepts, seven meeting spaces and a rooftop pool minutes from the Burj Khalifa: the original Q1 2026 target has slipped, with pre-opening hiring still active as of September 2026.

The place

The hotel is positioned along the Business Bay Canal, minutes from the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall, in one of Dubai's fastest-growing business and lifestyle districts.

The concept

Kimpton Sevn Dubai, announced in April 2025 as IHG's first Kimpton-branded hotel in the UAE, is a full rebrand of the former Crowne Plaza Business Bay on the Dubai Canal: the second collaboration between IHG and developer API Hotels & Resorts, following InterContinental Residences Dubai Business Bay, which opened in September 2024. The 280-room hotel is positioned as a social hub for the neighbourhood rather than a conventional business tower, in keeping with Kimpton's boutique-lifestyle identity elsewhere in IHG's portfolio. IHG originally targeted Q1 2026, but active pre-opening leadership hiring (Director of Front Office, Executive Housekeeper, restaurant and spa managers) was still underway on IHG's careers portal as of September 2026, indicating that date has slipped.

Dining & wellness

Three dining concepts are planned, alongside seven flexible meeting spaces including a ballroom, a rooftop swimming pool, spa, fitness centre and curated retail outlets.