United Arab Emirates

This showcase beach hotel has been modeled after the nineteenth-century palace of the current ruler's grandfather. The 292 rooms—with carved-wood...more

The 202 all-duplex-suite Burj Al Arab is, at 1,053 feet, the tallest building in the world to be used exclusively as a hotel. Low-key it is not, with...more

The twin towers of this 400-room hotel and its adjacent office block are a dominant feature on Dubai's skyline. Visitors always gasp at the transparent...more

This 2003 hotel comprises four curved structures that are connected by glass-enclosed arcades and rise above pools and "well-manicured grounds." Original art...more

This 217-room hotel is located bang in the center of the building site that is the Dubai Marina, yet it still pulls in the crowds. Thankfully, the moment you...more

Arguably as iconic as the Burj Al Arab, with its wavelike exterior, this was the first of Jumeirah's beachfront resorts, opening in 1997. Admittedly the...more

Dubai's answer to Vegas's Venetian Hotel, complete with 2.3 miles of meandering waterways navigated by traditional abras (water taxis), sounds tacky but is in...more

One of the city's most established resorts, this stalwart comprises three separate hotels in one heavily landscaped 150-acre complex. There's the original...more

The Moorish-style Park Hyatt's soothing cream, beige, and ocher interiors offer a welcome respite from the brash decor of most hotels in Dubai; even the staff...more

Although attached to a shopping mall with an ancient Egyptian theme, the pyramidal Raffles is a lesson in not judging a hotel by its exterior. The external...more