Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement with the Bin Otaiba Investment Group for a Hilton Hotels & Resorts property in Sharjah, marking the company's entry into the emirate.

Scheduled to open in Q4 2011, the 259-room conversion property will feature four F&B outlets including an all-day dining restaurant, two specialty restaurants and a lobby lounge. To accommodate Sharjah's strong meetings and conference requirements, the hotel will have five boardrooms, a ballroom with a capacity for 400 and a business centre.

Leisure facilities are to include a health club and two pools. Image: Hilton Hotels & Resorts. Pictured at the MA signing ceremony - front left: Rudi Jagersbacher, president, Middle East and Africa, Hilton Worldwide; front right: His Excellency Khalaf Bin Ahmad Al Otaiba