Raffles Dubai
Here’s a luxury hotel that lives up to the moniker...
Here’s a luxury hotel that lives up to the moniker...
Housed in one of Dubai’s soaring steel-and-glass buildings, this is one of the Middle East’s top business hotels. Glide up to your room in the panoramic lift for incredible views...
The mile-long driveway through a lush date-palm grove is the first hint that the Park Hyatt is no ordinary hotel – an impression quickly confirmed the moment you step into the domed and pillared lobby...
A class act all around, the Royal Mirage consists of three parts: the Moorish-style Palace, the romantic Arabian Court, and the Residence & Spa, with its majestic spa and hammam (bathhouse)...
An eye-poppingly kitsch slice of Moscow, the lobby sports an over-the-top Bolshoi Theatre–styled dome...
Of several Dubai branches of this good-value chain, this one near the World Trade Centre is the most central (the cheapest is in Deira)...
Fit for a king (or for that matter an empress, an emir or a sultan), which is just as well because that is principally what this regal, super-luxurious hotel was built for. Despite regal prices, it is fully booked months in advance...
For those vital first impressions, Le Meridien is grand and stylish, as are its elite surrounds in the Shmeisani district...
The most family-friendly Jumeirah Group hotel is shaped like a giant wave and many rooms have stellar Burj al-Arab views. The beach is huge (nearly 1km long), but the decor looks very dated...
The stand-out chic of the beautifully restored Scots Hotel leaves most other offerings for dead. After stomping around the sites, escape to the landscaped gardens, breezy courtyards and dazzling pool with lake views...
Bright, breezy and informal is the feel here, with Mediterranean and Italian restaurants and a popular sports bar. The two pools and 24-hour gym will please jet-lagged health nuts...
Since its gala-opening in late 2005, the Kempinski Amman has earned the title of Amman’s most chic and sophisticated accommodation option...
Next to the Carlton Tower Hotel, the Riviera has updated all their rooms, which are now a delight with soothing colour schemes, plush carpeting and classy slate-grey-and-cream bathrooms...
Old tends to mean tired in the spanking new city of Abu Dhabi, and this is certainly true of the city's oldest hotel...
The King David is a blast from the past, a 1930s era hotel that is both grandiose and charming. The extraordinary lobby is furnished with velvet couches, gold drapery and marble-top tables...
The best time to stay at the Mercure is in summer, when temperatures at the hotel, located 915m up Jebel Hafeet, are noticeably cooler than those in Dubai...
You’ll have plenty of space to stretch out in these stylish apartments that feature flatscreen TVs, tiled floors and natural stone bathrooms, and are within walking distance of the Mall of the Emirates...
Located opposite the Dubai Museum, this hotel is an excellent launch pad for city explorers...
Situated across from the Bahrain National Museum, this low-rise hotel has a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, with a large pool area surrounded by cerise-coloured bougainvillea...
This Novotel resort has the kind of distinctive style and character that is all too scant in many international hotels...
With a popular rooftop garden and poolside terrace.
Twinned with the Westin, this beachfront hotel is nirvana for active types, offering a plethora of water sports (from waterskiing to kayaking), tennis courts and an enormous gym with state-of-the-art equipment and courses in everything from Thai box...
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