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Wild fights between British partiers were videotaped over the weekend when several fights broke out inside a Dubai flash hotel.
Visitors to the Five Palm Jumeirah hotel in the United Arab Emirates were filmed fighting in a lobby, in a lounge and outside the entrance in images posted on social media.
The hotel owners acknowledged that a series of ‘isolated incidents’ took place at the hotel after ‘an event’ last week, believed to have been a concert by British hip-hop DJ Charlie Sloth on Saturday night.
Wild fights between visitors at the Five Palm hotel in Dubai were captured on camera over the weekend, and one shows guests fighting in the lobby (above)
But Aloki Batra, CEO of the company that owns the hotel, accused people of exaggerating the incidents.
“These posts combined some minor incidents to try to create a major incident out of nothing,” Batra told The National.
‘The main problem is the false information about a stabbing. This is very serious and it just didn’t happen, it’s silly.
“ We have beefed up our security considerably based on the new coronavirus regulations as all venues must be empty by 3am. ”
He suggested kicking everyone out at the same time was partly responsible for the fight, prompting crowds to gather at exits where tempers flared.
Hotel management said a ‘series of isolated incidents’ took place after ‘an event’ at the hotel last week
He added that departures will now be staggered to ease tensions.
Charlie Sloth, whose real name is Ian Rouillon, is a London-born former garage and hip hop MC turned DJ who once had a show on BBC Radio 1.
He left the show in 2018 after an angry outburst at an awards show, before signing with Jay Z’s record label, Roc Nation, in August of this year.
In October, he left the UK to begin his residency at Five Palm, presenting ‘Charlie Sloth and Friends’ at The Penthouse every Saturday from 1pm to 8pm.
A week ago, he uploaded a photo of a hotel bar receipt, claiming to have spent £ 200,000 on one night with 53 bottles of champagne, a bottle of vodka, two bottles of tequila, a bottle of cognac and Japanese food.
One of the videos shows two men fighting in a hallway while groups of others and security keep watch, before attempting to intervene.
Another shows two men fighting in what appears to be a living room, again while security guards are on standby.
More images show people fighting in a beach area at the rear of the hotel, and crowds gathering outside the main entrance, after another fight took place.
Social media users were quick to destroy the Five Palm, with many likening it to the infamous European party resorts of Benidorm and Aiya Napa.
More footage showed visitors fighting in a room while gorillas appeared to be waiting, and the hotel management said security will increase.
Another video showed a fight on the beach behind the hotel.
Twitter user Emma Brain wrote: “There always seem to be problems at these properties. It’s like Benidorm. ‘
Darren Bell added: “There is no need for all these idiots to ruin Dubai … I hope Ibiza and Marbella will reopen soon!”
Roxy Smedley simply said, ‘The Five Dubai is ready, man.’
Sloth issued a statement, saying there is no room for violence at his events and accusing the fighters of trying to “tear down the Penthouse venue name.”
Five Palm is known to tourists and expats alike as one of the most popular destinations in Dubai, specializing in all-inclusive vacation packages marketed for Europeans, notably the British.
However, he has started to earn a reputation for trouble when a British businessman was knocked unconscious in a bathroom in March last year.
The man said he had asked three men, two Somalis and one Sudanese, to make room for him in one of the bathrooms when they beat him unconscious.
The same group again attacked the 38-year-old man as he was leaving the bathroom, leaving him without a tooth and with a deviated septum in his nose.
The attackers, ages 23, 26 and 28, were jailed for six months each in January this year for assault and unlicensed drinking, Gulf News reported.
