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The Jumeirah at Etihad Towers Hotel in Abu Dhabi opens with classy restaurant

There was a time when every day seemed to herald the opening of a new  hotel in  the United Arab Emirates, each one pushing the envelope of acceptable taste further and further in an orgy of cartoon rococo gold mouldings (real gold) and marble for miles. Developer Jumeirah was responsible for its fair share of crimes against design. That time is over it seems as Jumeirah opens its latest  hotel in  the Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi - Dubai's more sensible, and richer, uncle. The stunning modern towers enclose an interior that is a sophisticated and dare one say, fashionable, Euro-Arabic fusion.   The hotel occupies one 280 meter (920 ft) tower out of the five that make up  the building . The others consist of office space and 800 apartments with the four-floor podium containing conference rooms, restaurants and boutique shopping. Etihad is the UAE state airline and  the building  was developed under the control of Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, a member of the