Where to stay in Dubai
21.07.2023 - 07:33
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Dubai, the sparkling city that rises from the sand, can be a little overwhelming for first-time visitors. Choosing where to stay can be equally tricky, but Rough Guides' low-down on where to stay in Dubai should help you decide. Whether you want big, brash, luxurious hotels or a more low-key break in the UAE, this neighbourhood and hotel guide will point you to the best places to stay in Dubai.
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One of the best neighbourhoods where to stay in Dubai, the Marina has much of the action when it comes to bars and restaurants. Its 7km-long promenade, which traces the water's edge, makes for a beautiful dawn or dusk stroll, ideal for eyeing up all those glitzy yachts. On the western side of the Marina, meanwhile, hotels have endless sea views.
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Dubai's glittering Marina © Humza Syed/Shutterstock
Most of Dubai Marina’s tourist development is focused on the string of luxurious beachside hotels which now find themselves ignominiously hemmed in by densely packed high-rises on all sides. Much of the area is now dominated by the Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR), the world’s largest single-phase residential complex, comprising a 1.7 km-long sprawl of forty high-rises with living space for ten thousand people.
The JBR’s feature is The Walk at JBR (or just “The Walk”, as it’s usually known), an attractive promenade set into its sea-facing side which is home to a long straggle of boutiques, pizzerias, coffee shops and burger joints. Bounding the ocean side of The Walk between the Sheraton and Hilton Jumeirah Beach hotels is The Beach at JBR leisure complex, an attractive cluster of low-rise buildings.
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Strung out along the southern side of Dubai Creek, the district of Bur Dubai is the oldest part of the city. You’ll find virtually all the bits of old Dubai that survived the rapid development. Parts of the area’s historic waterfront still retain their old-fashioned appearance, with a tangle of sand-coloured buildings and a distinctively Arabian skyline, spiked