Review: Rosewood Abu Dhabi

Now this is what I'm talking about. This hotel looks absolutely beautiful from the public spaces to the rooms and bathrooms. Rosewood also has a property in Los Cabos Mexico called Las Ventanas and it's one of the finest properties anywhere in the world.

Rosewood beijing is one of the finest property in beijing. Service is impeccable

Looks like a beautiful property, and also appears to have a markedly lower density of VC douchebags and cougars vis a vis the Rosewood on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley.

I've only stayed at one Rosewood property: the iconic Carlyle in New York. It use to be my favorite hotel of all time. The Carlyle was the Jacqueline Kennedy of hotels; traditional, timeless, sophisticated.

Now, not so much. The public areas (especially the bar) retain their elegance; but, the rooms are dowdy with miserably obsolete bathrooms. The service use to be effortlessly charming. Now, it's more frantic and forced.

Such a shame. There have been some updates but the owners really need to close the place and do a complete renovation. As it stands now, the Carlyle still has a Jacqueline Kennedy charm...but a Jackie that has just rolled out of bed after a night of hard partying.

If you are in Vancouver give the Hotel Georgia a try. It's a Rosewood property and participates in both Virtuoso and FHR. Really nice hotel 🙂

Second the vancouver recommendation from above. incredible stay there

Rosewood Beijing is one of my top 3 city hotels in Beijing (along with PH and WA, Aman not included due to being far away from city center).

All three Rosewoods in Mexico (Cabo, Mayakoba, San Miguel de Allende) are really gorgeous. The best at each locations.

Carlyle in NYC is great only if you book the best room category or above, otherwise it's very tired and dated.

Caroline Hunt created gold when she started Rosewood Hotels and Resorts.

The Lanesborough in London was my go-to hotel until, funnily enough, Starwood took it over in the early 00s, forcing me to start staying elsewhere.

The Seiyo Ginza in Tokyo was another Rosewood property I would stay at whenever I could. It since became run down and closed its doors a couple of years ago.

I'm not sure who owns Rosewood now, but I'm eager to stay with them again to see how they're doing. I'll likely be in AUH in April or so, so maybe I'll give it a shot.

Regarding Amex FHR: Are you guys being able to login in to their system? For the last 3 weeks I cannot login and see any rates on any of their hotels. I called Amex and talked to almost 10 different people and nobody can figure out a solution.

@Santastico - I just logged in and pulled rates for a couple of hotels without any issues.

Roja bath and shower amenities are also offered at the Four Seasons Park Lane in London. I find it curious, given that almost every other FS has the Loccitane amenities.

My wife and are huge fans of the Rosewood hotels. We were married at Caneel Bay in St John and have stayed at Little Dix in BVI, Las Ventanas in Los Cabos, and Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen. All have had fantastic with beautiful facilities and grounds. Can't speak for all but would highly recommend at stay at those.

Thanks for the timely review! I'll be in AUH in March, and have been considering both the Rosewood as well as the Jumeirah Etihad Towers. If anyone has any insight on the latter for comparison, I'd sure appreciate!

Stayed at the Rosewood in London and enjoyed it there greatly especially the public areas so I highly recommend that or the Corthinia.

Roja is a quite a well known brand in London/UK as well, especially as a luxury perfume brand with the founder often appearing in British media concerning scents.

Hi Lucky,

How would you rate/compare this to the Park Hyatt?

Stacey

Those USB ports aren't going to age well - not with Qualcomm Quick Charge standard gaining traction.

"The cost of my one night stay? 800AED, or ~$215 per night. That’s a heck of a deal"

If enough people click on your referral links, it might cost you even less...

Nice idea in theory, but at the end of the day, you did end up at another chain, it just isn't part of a loyalty program you are currently a member of. And you did use another program to book it...this isn't exactly a charming off-the-beaten path boutique hotel.

Still, with that said...it looks like a great hotel, and definitely worth checking out. Lovely decor, nice views, and great service. Looks like a winner.

Ben, This looks pretty consistent with the newer Rosewood properties. They are doing an amazing job and, quite frankly, starting to make Four Seasons look very behind. The Dallas properties are a bit dated but the rest are exceptional - with Sand Hill in Northern Cal being an absolute gem. The best thing I see is their exceptional blending of technology and comfort. I am a big fan.

Thanks for the review. Was thinking about trying it out for a while. FHR currently quotes 209 Euros. Sounds like a good deal.

@ Jeff k! I frequent rosewood, jumeirah etihad & jumeirah emirates - jumeirah etihad is by far the best!

Did checking out at 4pm and heading to AUH feel too early to catch the 3:20am flight? Looking to book it in August and hoping the new First Class Lounge will be open by then, but it seems that 10 hours or so at AUH may still be too long... I was hoping to extend a late check out into the evening but obviously can't bank on that.. How would you logistically catch this flight next time?

Just booked this for our 21 hour layover JFK-AUH-MLE in May. Thought of using FHR for about the same rate as Lucky got it, but was able to get it for $83.62 all in (including breakfast) using the 50% off promotion at Makemytrip.com with a flexible cancellation policy to boot. Would be nice if the premium hotels in the Maldives would be in this price range too!

I stayed this year and it looks like a lot has changed!