Dubai Is Getting Mandarin Oriental’s First-Ever Golf Resort

The numbers are straightforward. The resort will have 121 rooms and suites, plus 97 branded residences spanning three to six bedrooms — each residence with its own lounge, meeting space, pool, and fitness areas. Wellness is the headline: nearly 5,000 square meters dedicated to The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, with male- and female-only pools, an outdoor meditation zone, a barber and a salon, and three additional swimming pools. Six dining venues are planned, including two at the Golf Club and a Halfway Hut on the course, alongside a ballroom and outdoor event spaces.

Beyond the resort boundary, guests will tap into Jumeirah Golf Estates’ broader buildout: an 18-hole championship course, a driving range, an academy, and agronomy programs anchored by a full clubhouse with a pro shop, sports bar, gym, and extensive lockers. A 7,000-square-meter equestrian center and clubhouse brings indoor and outdoor arenas, training facilities, stabling, retail, and riding trails. For families, there’s a fully serviced indoor-outdoor kids’ club and a nursery on site.

The move rounds out a three-part Dubai portfolio strategy — beach, downtown, and now golf — that Mandarin Oriental’s chief executive, Laurent Kleitman, framed as complementary identities across the city in an interview with The National. The new property will sit near two championship courses and reiterated the scale of the wellness and equestrian facilities, underscoring where the resort intends to compete.

There will be a strong connection to the rest of the city according to the Next Chapter’s masterplan, which notes plans for Etihad Rail access and a new Dubai Metro station within the district. There’s also a proposed 5,000-seat tennis stadium, a signal that the area is being built for multi-sport itineraries, not golf alone.