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Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel is set on Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi Street in Ajman, on the Arabian Gulf. It is a five star private beach hotel run by Bahi Hotels & Resorts, as part of the HMH Hotel Group, also known as Hospitality Management Holding.

History
Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel was launched in 2012 as part of Hospitality Management Holding’s development of five star properties in the United Arab Emirates.

It was announced in December 2016 that fashion design students from the United Arab Emirates top universities would participate in the Young Designers Award at Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel’s Wedding Fair in conjunction with Ajman Tourism Development Department (ATDD). The participants that managed to become finalists received a certificate of recognition from the Ajman Tourism Development Department and the Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel.

Hospitality Management Holding announced in April 2017 that it was launching Bahi Hotels & Resorts, which would include a collection of five star and luxury hotels in the Middle East. It was announced that the first hotel to officially become part of this new brand would be The Ajman Palace Hotel, which would be rebranded as the Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel.

In May of 2017 it was announced that Saleh Mohamed Al Geziry had been appointed as the new general manager of the Ajman Tourism Development Department at Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel. Prior to this appointment Saleh Mohamed Al Geziry had worked with Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing after graduating in 2002 from the American University in Dubai.

Characteristics
In total the property has 254 rooms, suites and apartments, with a number of them having views of the Arabian Gulf, the Ajman Harbour, and the Ajman Ruler’s Court. There are 139 Deluxe Rooms and 54 Lifestyle Club Rooms, which are between 27 sqm and 33 sqm in size. The hotel features 6 Junior Suites that are 44 sqm in size and are the only suites that face the city. There are three other types of suites, all of which face the sea and range of 66 sqm in size to 102 sqm in size. In addition to this there are 23 One Bedroom Residences and 17 Two Bedroom Residences, which range from 55 sqm to 96 sqm and either face the city or the sea.

Similar to a number of other hotels in the region the hotel is alcohol free.

The Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel features the largest ballroom in the Northern Emirates, with a capacity of around 1000 persons.

Development
During the Summer of 2017 it was announced that Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel had invested AED 1.6 million (US $0.44m) in upgrading the hotels laundry and expanding the capacity with an aim to double its daily capacity. In a statement the COO of Hospitality Management Holding, Ferghal Purcell, said "It is a very significant project for us as the objective is not solely to manage our own in-house laundry requirements, but to drive incremental revenue streams to the Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel. In times when despite strong occupancies, daily average room rates remain under immense pressure, every opportunity to drive additional income streams must be explored and applied if viable." As a result of this development the hotel announced that it would be hiring additional staff to help support the growth in capacity.

Location
Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel is located on a private beach in Ajman on Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi Street and is around 6 miles from Sharjah International Airport and 13 miles from Dubai International Airport.

Awards

 * 'Best Ramadan 2017' - GCC Food and Travel Awards