The best places to shop in Dubai, from traditional souks to gleaming malls
More insider guides for planning a trip to Dubai Shopping is a national pastime in the UAE, a place where high street and designer brands...
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The most romantic hotels in Dubai, from opulent suites to private picnics in the dunes
Dubai is known for doing things on a grand scale â supersized hotels, aquariums, designer cars and luxury yachts are all commonplace â but it...
The best all-inclusive Dubai hotels, from romantic desert escapes to lively beach resorts
Please note our writers visited Dubai prior to the coronavirus pandemic An insider’s guide to the best all-inclusive Dubai hotels, including the best for direct...
Dubai’s best luxury hotels for a ‘seven-star’ stay, from beach butlers to lavish designer spas
Sail-shaped landmark Burl Al Arab was dubbed the worldâs first seven-star property. With so many contenders in Dubaiâs luxury market, those able to rise to...
The best family-friendly hotels in Dubai, from action-packed kids’ clubs to wild water parks
It’s not hard to see why Dubai is such a family-friendly wonderland. Walking along the winding paths of Atlantisâ blooming gardens, past pirate-ship playgrounds, with...
The best spa hotels in Dubai, from glamorous interiors to 24-carat gold facials
Dubai isn’t known for moderation â supersized hotels, aquariums, designer cars and luxury yachts are all commonplace â and off-the-scale spa experiences are the norm...
The most extravagant hotel brunches in Dubai, including seafood mountains and Burj Al Arab views
If youâve been handed an actual map to navigate brunch, chances are youâre in Dubai. Brunch is huge in the emirate, both physically and conceptually, and...
The best budget hotels in Dubai, from rooftop pools with stellar views to hip and homely bedrooms
You can find a glut of bland budget hotels in Al Barsha and Deira, but those with character tend to be concentrated around the historical,...
Secrets of the sands: 10 of best hidden desert resorts in the UAE
There’s more to the UAE than gleaming metropolises you know? Beyond Dubaiâs towering horizon of look-at-me landmarks and hotels lie rustic retreats nestled between the...
48 hours in . . . Dubai, an insider guide to the City of Gold
Audacious architecture and gold-dipped glamour in a desert metropolis Dubai is often described as Las Vegas without the casinos. It certainly likes to do things...