Dubai: Emaar Hospitality Group will open Vida Aljada in Sharjah later this year, bringing one of only two five-star Vida properties in the UAE to Aljada.The hotel will be Emaar Hospitality Group’s first five-star property in Sharjah and will add a new lifestyle hotel offering to Aljada, the mixed-use destination developed with residential, retail, cultural and leisure components.Five-star Vida brand enters SharjahVida Aljada will sit within Aljada’s creative district and will offer rooms, suites and extended-stay residences, allowing the property to serve short visits and longer stays.The hotel will be positioned for leisure and business travellers, with access to University City, Sharjah Airport Free Zone, Dubai International Airport and Sharjah Corniche.Rooms, dining and wellnessThe property will include dining, café-style spaces and outdoor gathering areas, with social spaces designed to connect hotel guests, residents and visitors.Wellness facilities will also form part of the hotel’s offering, supporting Vida’s lifestyle positioning within the wider Aljada community.Aljada hospitality offer growsThe opening is expected to strengthen Aljada’s hospitality mix and support its position as a destination where residential, cultural, retail and hotel offerings sit within one community.Nivetha Dayanand is Assistant Business Editor at Gulf News, where she spends her days unpacking money, markets, aviation, and the big shifts shaping life in the Gulf. Before returning to Gulf News, she launched Finance Middle East, complete with a podcast and video series.