Meeting and event venues in the United Arab Emirates

Atlantis The Royal

Beyoncé sang at its opening weekend in January 2023; the 795-key Kohn Pedersen Fox tower on Palm Jumeirah took guests from 10 February.

795 rooms

JW Marriott Marquis Dubai

1,608 rooms

Armani Hotel Dubai

Giorgio Armani designed every room of the hotel that fills the lower floors of the 828-metre Burj Khalifa, the first hotel to carry his name.

160 rooms

One&Only The Palm

On the western crescent of Palm Jumeirah, One&Only The Palm keeps fewer than 100 keys and a Michelin-starred STAY by Yannick Alléno.

Bulgari Resort Dubai

Built on Jumeira Bay, an artificial island shaped like a seahorse, Bulgari Resort Dubai pairs 101 rooms and 20 villas with its own yacht club and marina.

101 rooms

Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara

A fortress of rendered walls among the dunes of the Rub' al Khali, two hours from Abu Dhabi, where Star Wars: The Force Awakens shot its desert scenes.

Emirates Palace

Abu Dhabi’s domed palace hotel on its own stretch of beach, opened in 2005 and run by Mandarin Oriental.

Jumeirah Al Qasr

Designed to suggest a Gulf ruler's summer palace, Al Qasr stands at the sea end of Madinat Jumeirah's canals, facing the Burj Al Arab across the beach.

Palazzo Versace Dubai

Donatella Versace signed off every fabric and mosaic in a creek-side palazzo whose 215 rooms opened in November 2015, the second Palazzo Versace in the world.

215 rooms

The Lana

Dorchester Collection's first hotel outside Europe and America, a Foster + Partners tower on the Dubai Canal opened in February 2024 with a Dior spa.

225 rooms