Woman in a burkini at a swimming pool

Burkini & Modest Swimwear Guide for Dubai

Dubai is a beach city. With year-round sunshine, long stretches of public sand and hotel pools that stay open through winter, swimming is part of life here — and modest swimwear is completely normal on the city’s beaches. Burkinis, full-coverage swim sets and swim hijabs are sold in Dubai’s malls, worn at its public beaches […]

A smiling woman wearing a golden-yellow hijab outdoors

Hijab Styles for Dubai Weather: Summer Guide

Dubai in summer is a special kind of heat. Temperatures push past 40°C, humidity hangs in the air from June to September, and the walk from the metro station to the mall can leave you rethinking every layer you’re wearing. If you wear hijab, summer here raises a practical question: how do you stay covered, […]

Elegant black abaya with gold floral embroidery in a luxury interior

Abaya Styles Guide: Kimono, Kaftan & More

The abaya has come a long way from the plain black cloak. Walk through any Dubai mall today and you will see kimono sleeves, kaftan drapes, butterfly cuts and tailored open fronts — all modest, all recognisably abayas, yet completely different garments. If you are buying your first one (or your fifteenth), it helps to […]

Woman wearing a classic black abaya with subtle embroidery in Dubai

Best Abaya Shops in Dubai: Where to Buy

Few cities take the abaya as seriously as Dubai. Here it is everyday wear, high fashion and a souvenir worth packing all at once, and the city sells it at every price point imaginable — from a AED 60 find in a Deira side street to a hand-finished designer piece in a Fashion Avenue boutique. […]

Dubai International Airport at night, with hotels nearby for layovers and early flights

Best Hotels Near Dubai Airport (DXB) 2026

Landing at Dubai International Airport (DXB) at 2am with a 9-hour layover, or catching a 6am flight out, presents the same question: is it worth leaving the airport for a bed? The good news is that DXB has one of the best airport hotel clusters in the world. There is a hotel inside Terminal 3 […]

Aerial view of Aquaventure waterpark at Atlantis The Palm Dubai with waterslides, beach, and the resort towers

Best Family Hotels in Dubai for Kids (2026)

Choosing a family hotel in Dubai can feel overwhelming, because nearly every resort claims to welcome children. The ones that genuinely work for families, though, share a few things in common: properly staffed kids clubs rather than a single playroom, rooms that actually sleep a family of four or five, and easy access to a […]

Burj Khalifa lit up at night behind the Dubai Fountain water show

Best Hotels Near Burj Khalifa & Dubai Mall

If your first trip to Dubai has to be based in one neighbourhood, make it Downtown. This is where the city’s two biggest landmarks stand side by side: the Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Mall, with the Dubai Fountain dancing on the Burj Lake between them. Staying here means your evening walk, your dinner table […]

Aerial view of Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, with the Dubai Marina skyline in the distance

Best Palm Jumeirah Hotels on the Beach (2026)

Palm Jumeirah is the island most Dubai visitors picture before they arrive: a palm tree traced onto the sea, fringed with private beaches and stacked with some of the best-known resort hotels on the planet. If you are planning a beachfront stay in Dubai, this is the shortlist that matters. Here are the five Palm […]

Infinity pool at a Dubai hotel with the Burj Khalifa rising behind it at sunset

Best Budget Hotels in Dubai That Feel Premium

Dubai has a reputation for eye-watering hotel bills, but the city hides a serious collection of hotels that cost a fraction of the big names while feeling anything but cheap. Clean rooms, proper pools, free breakfast and metro stations at the door — that is the standard across Dubai’s best value hotels, not the exception. […]

Burj Al Arab Jumeirah sail-shaped tower rising above the sea in Dubai

Best Luxury Hotels in Dubai Worth the Splurge

Dubai does not do understated. If you are going to book a five-star stay here, it might as well be the kind you tell friends about for years. From the sail-shaped icon on its own island to a new generation of design-led resorts, the city’s top hotels are experiences in their own right — and […]