W Abu Dhabi – Yas Island

W Abu Dhabi – Yas Island
The hotel in 2013
General information
LocationYas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Groundbreaking2007
Completed2009
OpeningNovember 1, 2009
Technical details
Floor area85,000-square-meter
Design and construction
Architect(s)Asymptote Architecture
DeveloperAldar Properties
Other information
Number of rooms499
Number of suites75
Number of restaurants6

The W Abu Dhabi – Yas Island, formerly the Yas Hotel Abu Dhabi and Yas Viceroy Hotel Abu Dhabi, is a five-star hotel famous for being built above and across the Yas Marina Circuit, home of the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It is known as one of the icons of Abu Dhabi and has a futuristic design.