Here's how the first Abu Dhabi Lock In of 2025 went down
Our guests turned up in force…
Over the weekend of May 24 and 25, What’s On hosted Abu Dhabi’s exciting, sold out most weekend summer celebration at the InterContinental Abu Dhabi Hotel, over a full 28 hours.
Our wonderful guests turned up in droves and experienced a fun-soaked weekend like none other, with a superstar staycation, bottomless brunch, wellness treatments and watersports with Laluna (@laluna.sports), as they created lifelong memories with friends and family right here in the UAE capital.
Highlight reel
In a sentence, this was a weekend party to remember at the InterContinental Abu Dhabi.
Our guests enjoyed a range of free activities and discounted access to an array of hotel and partner experiences, both thrilling and relaxing – including head and shoulder massages, blow-dries and manis for the ladies and beard trims for the gents from the master stylists at Cayenne Beauty Salon (@cayennebeautysalon), as well as other glow-up treatments that had them looking their best all weekend long. To ensure our guests also dressed in their stylish best, Serge de Nimes, also our esteemed event partners (@serge_de_nimes_dxb) were in attendance with a wide variety of fashionable outfits on display.
After a morning of meeting our team and each other, our guests moved to Belgian Café for a full four hours of brunch madness, where hearty European delights, free-flowing drinks and great entertainment laid the table. Wondering what was on the menu? It really was the whole nine yards of some of the best Belgian food and drink in town, with leading favourites such as Belgian mussels, steak frites, cheese platters, oysters, and beef stew only a few of the taste-packed delicacies on offer. Coupled with free-flowing pints of Belgian goodness and electrifying live entertainment, brunch time at our Lock In kept the weekend vibe at optimum levels.
When it was time for the afterparty, the party train moved to the InterContinental Abu Dhabi’s epic Chamas Churrascaria & Bar, where guests shook a leg and enjoyed the beats from the deck of a skilled DJ, as samba dancers brought the carnival vibes to the party. It was a peerless afternoon of food, drink, socialising and merrymaking where the good times rolled on all day (and weekend) long.
At the end of an exhilarating Day 1, guests finally retired to their luxurious King Classic Sea View rooms to grab a good night’s rest, with the most gorgeous vistas of Abu Dhabi keeping them company right outside their windows.
On Sunday, breakfast was served at Selections restaurant, with buffet-style eats and relaxed vibes. The extensive selection of breakfast options was just what the doctor ordered after a full day of fun and entertainment, and guests refuelled for a day of R&R that included several fun and relaxing sessions including a gentle yoga flow session at Bayshore Beach Club with YogaOne(@yogaone_uae), followed by free workouts and watersports with Laluna (@laluna.sports) with guests making a splash by the UAE capital’s skyline.
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If you couldn’t get your hands on a reservation this time…
Don’t worry, this peerless weekend party was only the first of several…and we might have another big one in the works, so make sure you register here to receive all the updates first.
If you’d like to book your own stay at InterContinental Abu Dhabi, call (0)2 666 6888, book here, or email reservations.icabudhabi@ihg.com
