Best guide book?

What about... Lonely Planet? LOL

when you land here , just head to a book store called borders or magrudy's either of them in most malls.. i can't recollect the name of the book,... but you can find a shelf of books right at the counter dedicated to uae travel... with maps and other details...
or you could try frommer's middle east guide book

cheers !!

nyk

Read though this forum on tips on things to do /see and then pick up an LP guide.

Dubai or Abu Dhabi Explorer.

an 8 day visit will be enough to visit the best places in Dubai! I am sure you'll love it here! As for the guide i would say the Entertainer hands down!! It's funny i was just telling another blogger about this book but basically it's a massive book with tons and tons of 2 for the price of 1 vouchers to all the main Dubai attractions along with restaurants cafes nightspots spas and so on! it's really cool! I got mine from spinneys but i guess other supermarkets like Carrefour have it or you could just go on their website www.theentertainerme.com

Hope that helps!
cheers

Thank you for your advice. I'm travelling alone - around the Emirates - I suppose that the vouchers are only useful for couples?

The vouchers for food and activities are only useful for couples but they also do a body book which you can use by yourself, it includes most of the best salons, spas, clinics of Dubai so that might be handy for you? Definitely make sure you check out Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, it's gorgeous!!

Hope that helps :)

Thanks for your advice all of you :-)

You are more than welcome! :)