Al Marjan Island New Hotels: What Is Due to Open Around Wynn in 2026 and 2027

Last updated: 15 November 2026

Al Marjan Island's new hotels are mostly big-brand resorts announced in 2023 and 2024 with opening targets of 2026 or 2027: a JW Marriott, a Le Méridien, a Hilton, a W and The Unexpected, alongside the Wynn casino resort due in September 2027. As of early November 2026, we have found no opening announcement for any of the three Marriott- and Hilton-branded resorts due in 2026, so those targets should be read as announced dates, not confirmed ones. This guide lists what each project's developer or operator actually said, and when.

Key takeaways

• Five non-Wynn hotel projects on Al Marjan Island have published opening targets of 2026 or 2027: JW Marriott, Le Méridien, Hilton, W and The Unexpected.
• All of those targets come from the original project announcements; the dated ones were made in 2023 and 2024. To our knowledge, none of these hotels has announced an opening as of 4 November 2026.
• Wynn Al Marjan Island, the UAE's only licensed casino resort, is due to open in September 2027, according to Wynn's Q2 2026 results.
• The hotels listed here are not casinos. None has announced gaming, and Wynn holds the only land-based casino licence in the UAE.
• Several existing island hotels, including Pullman, Mövenpick and Rove, already operate without gaming.

Which new hotels are opening on Al Marjan Island?

Here is the pipeline as announced by developers and operators. The "announced opening" column is the date given at the time of the announcement, not a current confirmation.

Hotel — Developer or operator — Size as announced — Announced opening

• JW Marriott Al Marjan Island Resort — Marriott brand — 300 rooms, plus 524 residences — Late 2026
• Le Méridien Al Marjan Island Resort & Spa — Three Musketeers Hospitality with Marriott — 350 rooms — 2026
• Hilton Marjan Island Beach Resort & Spa — M Hospitality with Hilton — 315 king rooms and 35 suites — Q4 2026
• W Al Marjan Island — Dalands Holding with Marriott; Marjan announced it — 300 rooms and suites — Early 2027
• The Unexpected Al Marjan Island Hotel & Residences — Almal Real Estate Development; managed by Palladium Hotel Group — 422 hotel and residential units — 2027 (completion Q1 2027)

Wynn Al Marjan Island and Janu Al Marjan Island are left out of the table because we cover them separately: see our Wynn Al Marjan Island profile and our report on Janu Al Marjan Island.

Is the JW Marriott Al Marjan Island open yet?

We have found no opening announcement. Fact Magazine reported on 16 November 2023 that "JW Marriott Al Marjan Island Resort will have 300 guest rooms", with 524 residences alongside, and that "the new property will open in late 2026". A June 2026 roundup by the local guide WOW-RAK still listed it as "opening late 2026". With weeks of 2026 left, treat that target as unconfirmed until Marriott announces a date.

When does the Le Méridien Al Marjan Island open?

Marriott's Le Méridien brand announced the resort on 31 August 2023, with 350 rooms, seven dining options, a pool and a spa, and an opening in 2026. The developer is Three Musketeers Hospitality, a subsidiary of the UAE-based Plus Holding Limited. Saahil Lalit, Marriott International's vice president of development for the Middle East, said at the time that Ras Al Khaimah "is progressively becoming a popular leisure destination". Zawya's report also carried the 2026 opening and noted that the cost and construction timeline "was not given". No updated date has been published that we could find.

What about the Hilton and the W?

Hilton Marjan Island Beach Resort & Spa was signed on 13 September 2024 between Hilton and M Hospitality, whose chairman Mohammed Ruqait described it as "a world-class hotel on Ras Al Khaimah's iconic Al Marjan Island". The announcement listed 315 king rooms and 35 suites, with opening projected for the fourth quarter of 2026.

W Al Marjan Island was announced by Marjan, the island's master developer, as Marriott's second hotel on the island and the first W in Ras Al Khaimah. Arabian Business reported 300 rooms and suites, three restaurants and W's usual spa and pool concepts, with a "grand opening early 2027". Marjan chief executive Abdulla Al Abdouli and Marriott's Saahil Lalit were both quoted; Lalit named Dalands Holding as the partner. WOW-RAK's June 2026 roundup listed the W as "opening late 2027", later than the original target. We could not find an operator statement confirming either date, so we give both.

What is The Unexpected Al Marjan Island?

The newest name on the list is also the one closest to the casino. Construction Week reported that Almal Real Estate Development's The Unexpected Al Marjan Island Hotel & Residences will have 422 hotel and residential units "just steps from the Wynn resort", and is "set to open its door in 2027". The project is due for completion with Spain's Palladium Hotel Group "at Q1 2027", and Palladium will manage it. Construction Week reported that units had sold at Dh6,300 per square foot, "the highest on the island to date".

Are any other projects in the pipeline?

Two more are on record, with less detail:

• Abu Dhabi National Hotels has a waterfront project on Al Marjan Island with "a development value of 3 billion UAE dirhams ($817 million)" and handover "scheduled in the fourth quarter of 2027", according to Zawya. The report names no hotel brand or room count.
• WOW-RAK's June 2026 roundup also lists a Nobu Hotel and Residences, an NH Collection, a Luxury Collection resort and a Conrad on or around the island, with dates from 2026 to 2028 or none at all. We have not seen operator announcements confirming those dates, so we do not include them in the table.

Marjan's own website says it has delivered more than 8,000 hotel keys and has a pipeline of more than 8,500 guest rooms; it does not say how many of those are on the island.

Will any of these hotels have a casino?

No casino has been announced at any of them. The UAE's General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) has licensed one land-based casino operator, according to its register: Island 3 AMI FZ-LLC, the joint venture behind Wynn Al Marjan Island. Branded hotels nearby, however close to the Wynn tower, have no gaming licence and no announced plans for one. Our Ras Al Khaimah casino guide explains the licensing picture, including the second RAK resort Wynn's partners have land for.

Wynn's resort itself is due in September 2027, according to Wynn's Q2 2026 results. Its 2 November 2026 release on weddings and events lists 1,540 rooms and suites; earlier releases said 1,530. Wynn reports third-quarter results on 5 November 2026, after this article was researched, so check our UAE casino resort opening dates page for any change.

What is already open on Al Marjan Island?

The island is not empty today. Marjan's website lists Pullman Resort Al Marjan Island, the subject of a refurbishment announcement, along with Mövenpick Resort Al Marjan Island and Rove Al Marjan Island in its hospitality portfolio. Our guide to getting to Wynn Al Marjan Island from Dubai covers the other operating hotels, such as Rixos Bab Al Bahr and DoubleTree, and how to reach the island by road. None of them offers gaming.

Should I book a stay around the Wynn opening yet?

Only where a hotel is taking reservations through its own channel. Of the projects above, none has announced an opening date we could verify, and the W's target already appears a year apart in two sources. Wynn itself moved from an earlier first-quarter 2027 target to September 2027 after citing logistical and shipping challenges in the region. Treat an opening year without a month as a target, and check our Wynn Al Marjan booking guide before planning a trip around the casino.

Opening dates in this article are the targets developers and operators published, not confirmations. This is general information, not travel or investment advice.

FAQ

What new hotels are opening on Al Marjan Island? Announced projects include JW Marriott, Le Méridien and Hilton (all targeted for 2026), W Al Marjan Island (early 2027) and The Unexpected (2027), plus Wynn Al Marjan Island in September 2027.

Is the JW Marriott Al Marjan Island open? We have found no opening announcement as of 4 November 2026. The resort was announced in 2023 for late 2026 with 300 rooms.

Will any Al Marjan Island hotel other than Wynn have a casino? None has been announced. Wynn's joint venture holds the UAE's only land-based casino licence from the GCGRA.

Which hotel is closest to the Wynn casino? Construction Week describes The Unexpected Al Marjan Island as "just steps from the Wynn resort". It is due to open in 2027.

When does Wynn Al Marjan Island open? September 2027, according to Wynn's Q2 2026 results. Wynn reports again on 5 November 2026.

Further reading

• Wynn Al Marjan Island profile
• Janu Al Marjan Island: Aman's sister brand in RAK
• Casino in Ras Al Khaimah: the complete guide
• How to get to Wynn Al Marjan Island from Dubai
• UAE casino and resort opening dates, 2027–2029

Sources

• Fact Magazine, "JW Marriott Al Marjan Island Resort joins Ras Al Khaimah's luxury lineup" (16 November 2023): https://www.factmagazines.com/uae/dubai/jw-marriott-al-marjan-island-resort-joins-ras-al-khaimahs-luxury-lineup
• Hospitality Net (Le Méridien / Marriott International), "2026 opening announced for Le Méridien Al Marjan Island, UAE" (31 August 2023): https://www.hospitalitynet.org/announcement/41009991.html
• Zawya, "Ras Al Khaimah's Al Marjan Island to get new 350-key hotel": https://zawya.com/en/projects/construction/ras-al-khaimahs-al-marjan-island-to-get-new-350-key-hotel-ikf759c7
• Hotel Executive, "Hilton signs with M Hospitality to develop Hilton Marjan Island Beach Resort & Spa in Ras Al Khaimah" (13 September 2024): https://www.hotelexecutive.com/newswire/72265/hilton-signs-with-m-hospitality-to-develop-hilton-marjan-island-beach-resort-spa-in-ras-al-khaimah
• Arabian Business, "Marriott announces W Al Marjan Island hotel to open in 2027": https://www.arabianbusiness.com/abnews/marriott-announces-w-al-marjan-island-hotel-to-open-in-2027
• Construction Week, "RAK: The Unexpected Al Marjan Island Hotel & Residences set to open in 2027": https://www.constructionweekonline.com/news/the-unexpected-al-marjan-island
• Zawya, "Abu Dhabi National Hotels unveils $817mln waterfront project in Ras Al Khaimah": https://www.zawya.com/en/projects/construction/abu-dhabi-national-hotels-unveils-817mln-waterfront-project-in-ras-al-khaimah-xc1r83ap
• WOW-RAK, "New Hotels Opening in Ras Al Khaimah Before 2027" (24 June 2026): https://wow-rak.com/check-out-the-new-hotels-opening-in-ras-al-khaimah-soon/
• Marjan, official website: https://www.marjan.ae/
• Wynn Resorts newsroom, "Wynn Al Marjan Island Reimagines the Destination Wedding" (2 November 2026): https://www.newsroom.wynnresorts.com/en/wynnalmarjan/wynn-al-marjan-island-reimagines-the-destination-wedding/s/b40f4f5c-67e3-4b6c-8852-b8ddf80d1333
• Gulf Business, "Wynn Al Marjan Island set to open in September 2027" (5 August 2026): https://gulfbusiness.com/en/2026/hospitality/wynn-resorts-sets-sept-2027-opening-for-al-marjan-resort/
• GCGRA, "Our Licensees": https://www.gcgra.gov.ae/en/licensing/our-licensees/