SimplyAbuDhabi VII

2 4 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I VIP suites, a Bridal Suite, a Business Centre and an Events Showroom – and all the rooms are situated on the same Podium 4 Level. The design is intended to enable the seamless coordination of events, and to allow guests and delegates to flow uninterrupted between different areas. Of course, it also has the additional advantage of providing privacy for corporate and social groups. So if you want to leave your guests and conference delegates with an experience they won’t forget, I can’t think of any better venue. Personalised service Clearly, the Centre would provide an ideal location for hosting a sumptuous event. But what we think really makes it a venue of the very first rank is the way the service can be individualised. Following the hotel’s “Stay Different™” approach, bespoke services and tailored settings allow clients to add their own individualised splash of colour. If you arrange an event at the Jumeirah’s conference centre, a dedicated event planner is on hand before, during and afterwards to provide professional assistance, expertise and guidance. Clients have the freedom to personalise colour schemes and create design themes, with a bespoke service that extends to even the smallest details. The Jumeirah has an astonishing hospitality inventory, comprising 317,000 quality European-designed silverware, glassware and dining ware items, as well as Italian linen and other carefully crafted decorator items. The Jumeirah’s dedicated Events Showroom provides clients with an eclectic selection of these pieces, which they can browse and select from for their event. The personalised support for banquet events extends from coordinating the setting through to the dining itself. Various banqueting menus and “kits” – devised using the staff’s considerable experience and expertise – are provided as examples, but clients are encouraged to individualise their menus, based on their own personal tastes and specified themes. In a lovely modern touch, a full menu of food and beverage choices is available on iPads for perusal. And this isn’t the only way that the hotel employs the latest technology to help clients. When you visit for an on-site consultation, spaces can be designed then and there, providing a visual mock-up of how they will appear on the day – and you can take copies of the plan away with you to consider in your own time. Fine theatre Because the Centre’s audio-visual technology is state-of-the-art, it requires AV experts to assist organisers – both in the planning stages and during the event. That’s why the hotel has partnered with the American SWANK organisation, an international leader in event AV operations. The organisation has a permanent presence at the property, and is available throughout events to provide the necessary professional technical support. As we learned about this hugely impressive service, what certainly came through to us loud and clear was that the Jumeirah team had an incredibly close understanding of the needs of their clients. They know that special events, conferences and weddings require considerable organisation and coordination: not only in the pre-event stages, but throughout and even after the event itself. That’s why the hire of the Mezzoon Ballroom automatically provides event organisers with a dedicated “Planning Office”, also located on the Podium 4 Level, from which events can be carefully choreographed and orchestrated, and where any last-minute requirements and adjustments