Luxury Hotels In The United Arab Emirates

Dubai: Pair The Skyline With The Creek

Dubai suits travelers who want architecture, dining and shopping to play a large part in the visit. Make time for a different side of the city around Dubai Creek: Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood has wind towers, winding lanes and cultural spaces that give context to the contemporary skyline.

An urban hotel makes sense when several evenings and visits are elsewhere in the city. One&Only One Za'abeel illustrates the contemporary architectural side of that choice, while Raffles Dubai offers an urban garden setting. Use the Dubai hotel guide for the more detailed neighborhood decision.

The Palm: A Resort Stage Within Dubai

Palm Jumeirah changes the emphasis toward the shoreline, beach clubs, dining and time at the resort. Atlantis The Royal is one example of the large landmark resorts that give this part of Dubai its character.

Abu Dhabi: Culture And A Choice Of Coast

Abu Dhabi works well for a journey in which cultural visits have their own space. Louvre Abu Dhabi, on Saadiyat Island, brings together art and objects from different civilizations; Qasr Al Watan offers a contrasting palace visit.

Saadiyat makes a useful combination of coast and culture, while the West Corniche gives a different city-and-shore setting. Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi illustrates the beach-led Saadiyat option; Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi illustrates the capital's grand palace-hotel tradition. The Abu Dhabi hotel guide develops the individual local connections.

Liwa: Stay For The Empty Quarter Landscape

Liwa and the Empty Quarter add a different purpose to an Abu Dhabi journey: dunes, desert activities and an unhurried retreat away from the city.

Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara is an illustration of a luxury stay among these dunes. Settle the move from the capital and the chosen activities before arrival.

Ras Al Khaimah: Mountains, Desert Or Beach

Ras Al Khaimah adds mountain scenery to the choice of coastal and desert stays. The road toward the Jais Viewing Deck Park offers views across the Hajar landscape and toward the Arabian Gulf. A mountain outing can give a beach holiday a very different day without making the hotel itself the only attraction.

Decide whether the reservation should return to the coast or remain within a desert setting. The Al Wadi Desert and Al Hamra Beach Ritz-Carlton resorts illustrate those contrasting purposes. Do not confuse a desert retreat with a beach address because both share the same emirate and brand.

For a Jebel Jais visit, plan the mountain journey as a distinct outing and check the chosen attraction's current visitor arrangements.

Fujairah: A Different Coast Below The Hajar Mountains

Fujairah changes the sea as well as the scenery. Al Aqah Beach faces the Gulf of Oman, with the Hajar Mountains forming the backdrop. This gives an east-coast stay a different character from the Arabian Gulf addresses of Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

InterContinental Fujairah Resort illustrates this combination of beach and mountain backdrop. Arrange the east-coast move as part of the route, rather than reserving here while keeping most daily plans in central Dubai.

Ajman: Keep The Stay Focused On The Shore

Ajman offers another coastal choice when the main purpose is a resort stay beside the Arabian Gulf.

Ajman Saray illustrates a luxury beach resort in this setting.

Combine Bases That Add Different Experiences

Dubai And Abu Dhabi

Use separate city bases when both have a substantial place in the journey. Dubai can carry the architectural, dining and shopping stage; Abu Dhabi can give more attention to cultural visits and the capital's coast. Complete the main outings for one base before moving to the next, rather than repeatedly crossing back for individual reservations.

Abu Dhabi And Liwa

A capital stay followed by Liwa creates a clear city-to-desert sequence. Arrange the main urban visits before the move to the dunes.

Dubai And A Northern Retreat

After Dubai, choose Ras Al Khaimah for a coastal or desert base with a mountain outing, or Fujairah for the Gulf of Oman setting. These are different alternatives for the next stage, not obligatory consecutive stops.