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A Burj Khalifa view can mean two very different things in Dubai, and the difference matters when you are choosing a room. In Downtown, the closest hotels put the tower directly in front of you, often with the Dubai Fountain dancing on Burj Lake below. A little further away, along Sheikh Zayed Road and in […]

Dubai is a long, spread-out city, and the cost of getting around adds up quickly if every sightseeing trip starts with a taxi. Staying within a short walk of a Metro station changes that maths completely. The Dubai Metro runs the length of Sheikh Zayed Road and out to Deira, Jebel Ali and the marina, […]

Dubai Festival City sits on the eastern bank of Dubai Creek, a self-contained waterfront district where the shopping, dining and evening entertainment all centre on Dubai Festival City Mall and Festival Bay. After dark, crowds gather along the promenade for IMAGINE, the record-breaking show of water screens, lasers, fountains and fire that plays across the […]

Jumeirah is where Dubai first learned to do beach holidays properly. Long before the Palm and the Marina reshaped the coastline, this low, leafy stretch along Jumeirah Beach Road was the address for sea-facing hotels, quiet residential streets, small cafés and an easy walk to the sand. That character still matters. Stay here and you […]

DIFC is where Dubai does business during the day and dines well after dark. Formed in 2004 as a special economic zone, the Dubai International Financial Centre has grown into a top-ten global financial hub off Sheikh Zayed Road, and the streets around Gate Village are lined with galleries, coffee bars and some of the […]