Four Points by Sheraton Bur Dubai
Bur Dubai
Within suitcase-trundling distance of Al Fahidi metro station, this Four Points has carpeted rooms decked out in soothing yellows and anchored by…
Must-see hotels in Dubai
Dubai
About 500m from the Mall of the Emirates, Centro Barsha is the Rotana brand's entry into the budget-design-hotel category. Rooms are compact but stylish…
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
Next to a metro station, the popular Gloria actually flaunts numerous assets that'll make you want to stay put, including a top-notch gym, a 25m rooftop…
Dubai
It's a Holiday Inn Express, so you know you're not getting the Ritz. Still, the overall look at this well-run property is clean and contemporary, starting…
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
This place has the sophistication of a city hotel, but its location on the Marina Walk with direct access to the Marina Mall also pulls in a solid crowd…
Downtown Dubai
Shaped like an upside-down tuning fork, one of Dubai’s most architecturally dramatic towers hides traditional Thai decor behind its futuristic facade…
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
Despite the corporate feeling, this tower is a top-value pick thanks to fall-over-backwards friendly staff and generously sized studios and apartments…
Downtown Dubai
Close to Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) and the Dubai Metro, this hotel tower is a value-priced crash pad for urban explorers, with several…
Dubai
About 500m from the Mall of the Emirates, this modern hotel is a great base for power shoppers. Stow away your loot in stylish, carpeted rooms with…
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
Set bang on the beach, this super-stylish hotel has rooms decorated in gold and silver tones with pops of colour and floor-to-ceiling windows (book a room…
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
Match your mood to the room: Hip, Cool, Calm or Chill-Out. This lifestyle hotel loads up on all the zeitgeist essentials that global nomads crave coupled…
Downtown Dubai
Shangri-La is the mythical paradise first described in James Hilton’s 1933 novel Lost Horizon. In Dubai, it’s a business hotel imbued with an understated…
Four Points by Sheraton Downtown Dubai
Bur Dubai
An excellent value-for-money pick, this outpost has rooms spacious enough for a small family beyond its chrome-and-marble lobby with adjacent coffee shop…
Dubai
Classic Ibis: a good deal with low-frill but sparkling-clean rooms. If you’d rather drop your cash in the adjacent mall than loll by the pool or nosh on…
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
Tucked into the far end of the Dubai Marina, the Pearl may not be as flashy as its high-rise neighbours, but who cares? The price tag is only a fraction…
JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai
Downtown Dubai
Standing 355m tall, the mammoth Marriott has 1600 rooms split across two jagged towers inspired by the trunk of a date palm tree. Cathedral-like loftiness…
Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
An older but well-kept 500-room resort flanks a gorgeous beach and counts extensive gardens, three pools, a Roman-themed spa and an excellent kids' club…
Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates
Dubai
Linked to the Mall of the Emirates, the Kempinski exudes modern European sophistication and is a perfect launch pad for a shopping immersion. The…
Bur Dubai
Opened in mid-2018, this new building was designed to emulate local traditional architecture with sand-coloured rough-hewn walls and rooms set on two…
Bur Dubai
This traditionally run hotel is a hop, skip and jump from BurJuman mall and metro station, and has well-kept, modern studios and one- or two-bedroom…
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
Not your classic hostel, this place in a Marina high-rise consists of dorms in apartments, with men and women on different floors. It's a hop, skip and…
Savoy Central Hotel Apartments
Bur Dubai
These roomy studios with kitchenettes and big purple sofa beds put you within steps of fabulous budget eats and the Al Fahidi metro station, and are a…
Dubai
In the heart of polyethnic Satwa, the Chelsea has traditionally furnished rooms with patterned carpets, shiny-dark furniture and floor-to-ceiling windows…
Dubai
Although the lobby exudes buttoned-up business flair, this mid-size hotel actually has plenty in store for leisure travellers, including a superb location…
Downtown Dubai
The functional but comfortable Novotel adjoins the convention centre and has generic if well-thought-out rooms with a sofa that pulls out in case you've…
La Villa Najd Hotel Apartments
Dubai
One of the older hotel apartments near the Mall of the Emirates, Najd has 64 tiled-floor apartments that make maximum use of space, packing a living room,…
Bur Dubai
With their white-tiled floors and heavy curtains, the Rainbow's 40 rooms exude a retro charm and, for a small hotel, there are good facilities, including…
Downtown Dubai
Of the several Dubai branches of this good-value chain, this one behind the World Trade Centre is the most central. After the airy feel and modern design…
Dubai
Terrific service-minded staff, a sunny rooftop pool and a good location give this place a considerable edge. You'll be steps from the beach, Jumeirah…
