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The St. Regis Dubai Names
Signature Suite After Sir
Winston Churchill
known as the greatest statesman of the 20th century.
He was a great and effective leader with a
strong personality.”
Located on the top floors, the 913-square-metre
three-bedroom suite displays paintings and art
from the Churchill archiv es, special courtesy of
the Churchill Heritage Ltd.
13 April, 2016, Dubai, UAE: The St. Regis Dubai at
Al Habtoor City has announced the official launch of
the hotel’s Sir Winston Churchill Suite. The spacious
two-storey suite was formally debuted in the presence
of Mr. Randolph Churchill, the great grandson of
the inspirational statesman, writer, orator and Prime
Minister who led Britain to victory in the Second
World War and Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, Chairman
of Al Habtoor Group.
Fittingly designed to meet the discerning eye of Sir
Winston Churchill, the three-bedroom suite holds
a meticulous attention to quality and detail, housing
a collection of 15 paintings and art pieces from
the Churchill archives that include portraits and
photographs of the legendary statesman, paintings he
mastered himself, and a well maintained Cuban cigar
that once belonged to him from the private collection
of Chairman Khalaf Al Habtoor.
Spread across 913-square-metres, the sprawling suite
is the largest of the hotel’s 52 luxurious suites and even
bigger than the 800-square-metre Astor Ballroom.
The suite features a vast living room, aformal
12-seaterdining room, elegantstudy, relaxing lounge
area and a spacious majlis that is ideal for meetings.
He added: “I purchased one of Sir Winston Churchill’s
cigars for my private collection last year. He was very
rarely seen without a cigar in his hand. It was his
signature piece. Once the
The Sir Winston Churchill Suite includes a master
bedroom connected to a generously sized bathroom
with an exquisite free-standing bathtub in the centre
and adjoining separate male and female walk-in
dressing rooms. Two additional bedrooms – one king
bed and one twin bed – feature their own double
vanity bathrooms. The suite’s pièce de résistance is a
majestic in-room spiral staircase that leads into the
central dome of the hotel, where a rooftop plunge pool
reveal panoramic views of the landscaped gardens and
surrounds.
decision was taken to name this spectacular suite after
the wartime prime minister then it seemed fitting to
share this piece of history with the future guests of the
Sir Winston Churchill Suite.”
The suite also exhibits a La Corona Cubano cigar,
dated April 1949, personally donated from the private
collection of Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, Chairman
of UAE conglomerate Al Habtoor Group and creator
of Al Habtoor City. Once owned by Sir Winston
Churchill, Al Habtoor acquired the priceless piece late
last year. The cigar, housed in a La Espana box, has a
Colorado claro wrapper with a special label bearing
Churchill’s name.
Holding a strong connection with the Middle East, Sir
Winston Churchill was responsible for the creation of
a Middle East Department at the Foreign Office. It was
also while he was in Cairo, that he rode a camel to the
pyramids to paint them in the sunset.
The Al Habtoor Group Chairman said: “I have always
been a great admirer of Sir Winston Churchill. He was
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Sir Winston Churchill was an accomplished artist
who produced more than 500 canvases over 48
years despite being 40 years old when he discovered
the pleasure of painting. His art quickly became his
greatest hobby, and he even, exhibited at the Royal
Academy of Arts in London.
Ignace Bauwens, General Manager of The St. Regis
Dubai, said: “The St. Regis Dubai is honoured to
display this collection of Sir Winston Churchill’s
work and name our signature suite after him. We are
proud to present our guests with this rare and refined
opportunity to enjoy his art.”