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First hotel entirely run by Emiratis in Dubai provides feel of an Emirati home
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2/15/2025
Mohammed Hanif, founder of The Manor by JA, says the hotel is run entirely by Emiratis and offers local hospitality with an eco-friendly twist
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Since the beginning of the project, it is a mandate from, or it has been a vision of
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Sheikh Mohammed Barashid to have an increased importance of sustainability and sustainable
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buildings.
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So as soon as we started, we knew that the regulations are changing and builders or contractors
00:23
must adapt to, in this area at least, to 23% reduction of energy.
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We started with that mandate, which was by the regulator, and with time, we noticed that
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the more we invest in sustainability, the better it is for the business.
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So even though the threshold is 23%, we invested almost $500,000 to get it to around 40% energy
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saving.
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The process started in 2017, starting from the cooling system, the ACs, the type of windows,
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the lighting, the LED lighting, if you notice now, most of the lights here are LED, which
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are very, very efficient.
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The biggest factor, of course, is the windows, so they are tinted windows.
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The aluminum is the kind that would not allow heat to enter the building, which makes the
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AC efficiency higher.
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The biggest challenge is, of course, with the ACs in this part of the world, so making
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sure that the AC works and is efficient is the main factor.
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It has been one of the wisest decisions, we can see that reflected in our bills, and during
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these challenging times, it has been making a difference for us.
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With the challenges of the current year of COVID-19, maintaining the cost has been very
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important, and without that investment, we would have seen ourselves spending more, not
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being able to sustain the cost in a better way.
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This is our biggest project yet, so the learning curve was quite steep, we had to learn on
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the job, but as soon as we saw that investing in sustainability would benefit the business,
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we did not hesitate, and we went beyond the regulation.
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The true Emirati experience sadly hasn't been showcased in Dubai, most of the hotels are
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international, that's a good thing.
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Whenever we are focusing on the Arabian hospitality, we make sure that the hotel is an extension
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of the Emirati home.
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If you can see, the coffee shop is an Emirati-branded coffee shop, the suites are Emirati suites.
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It's the Arabian hospitality, it goes over and beyond.
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It comes naturally when it's an Emirati-owned business, and an Emirati GM, and an Emirati
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operator.
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It's something that comes with that mix of partners working together.
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