Radisson Blu Downtown, skyline room view

An International hub in the Middle East, by the Persian Gulf, Dubai is a great destination for luxury shopping, nightlife, or simply to relax. As temperatures average 44°C in summer, and 30°C in winter, it might be better to visit it in winter season, although most places are climatized, and there are close to no sidewalk to enjoy a warm stroll . With beach clubs, night clubs, shopping malls, aquaparks, indoor ski slopes, and more, there are plenty of activities to do, for all ages and expectations.

Hotel view at night

Luxurious and perfectly located hotel, with access to everything you need for single / couple / family / business trip, would it be weekend or holiday... This is a perfect choice for any stay in Dubai.

Outdoor pool

Great 5* hotel on Jumeirah Beach, hotel features access to the beach, an outdoor pool, a business lounge, and a magnificent view on the Dubai marina on one side. Perfect place to spend some holiday time.

Lobby view

With a stunning lobby, a restaurant with an awesome view on upper floor, and a great rooftop bar, this hotel is a good choice for entertainment.

Main outdoor pools next to the beach

Amazing hotel choice to stay on the famous artificial Palm island, this hotel also offers a great Beach club.

Pool view

Close (5min taxi) to the Dubai Mall, Burj Khalifa tower and dancing fountains, the Radisson Blu Downtown features everything needed from a hotel. Hotel is recent, rooms are comfortable, according to the Radisson Blu standard, and you will hardly want to leave the bed. The building includes an outdoor swimming pool, on the 4th floor, a gym, a restaurant with terrace. Staff is friendly and helpful, room service choice is acceptable, and pool is open late at night. Suitable either for a business trip or for a relaxing holiday, this hotel is affordable, well located, and definitely a good choice.

Rooftop pool at night

Affordable hotel located on an important road. It has an asian restaurant, a smoking lounge with pool table (billiard), a rooftop swimming pool, which becomes at night a comfortable rooftop restaurant. Not so much entertainment around - interesting places will most likely have to be reached via taxi.

Rooftop pool

Very good alternative to standard hotels, the Park Inn apartments has a rooftop pool, a good gym, and a 24h restaurant. The rooms are spacious, and offer the comfort you would expect from an apartment, with all kitchen commodities.

Outdoor view

Restaurant on The Walk, it is a great place to enjoy a meal or an ice cream after a long walk along the beach. The inside of the restaurant features a beautiful green wall, and the outside offers a generous terrace.

Beach view from seating area

Restaurant on the Jumeirah Beach, it offers a small but good choice of drinks and foods, Seats are very comfortable, and view on the beach is great.

Crepe and fresh juice

Situated in Barsha Heights, this restaurant - open 24 h - is great for a fresh juice, or, as its name indicates, for a Belgian waffle or a French crepe.

Rooftop dinner and drink

With 7 different restaurants on as many floors, right in the center of the Marina, this is the best place to have dinner during a walk around the marina. The last floor hosts a rooftop bar, and, every Tuesday, one of the best ladies night in the city.

creative desserts

Right next to the Dubai Mall, Burj Khalifa tower and dancing fountains, you can even watch the show from the terrace The restaurant offers a reduced yet expensive choice of Japanese food. Sushi choice does not offer Philadelphia options, for example, and they do not have salmon rolls, but a few creative options instead. Restaurant is properly climatized, staff is nice, and terrace view is right on the Burj Khalifa and close enough to the dancing fountains, which makes up for the high price and limited choice.

Drink at the bar

In the upper floors of the H Hotel, the lounge part offers a unique point of view on the city, while the restaurant has a limited but tasty choice of cuisine.

Lebanese salad

Lebanese chain of fast food, they offer great salads with local ingredients, served quickly.

Marina view by day

The marina is an amazing place, surrounded by skyscrapper. Walking around it takes up to 2 hours, and is a ravishment, especially at night. Plenty of restaurants are all around, as well as great hotels - most of them on the beach side.

Burj Khalifa night view

Right at the feet of Burj Khalifa tower, on the man made lake, a light and sound show is played ever half hour from 6 to 11 pm on weekends (Thursday, Friday, Saturday), and also sometimes during the day and business days evenings. On top of the show, you can also admire the light show on Burj Khalifa tower, which is a mix of advertisement and entertainment. The lake is situated right next to Dubai Mall, where you can surely spend a few days only doing shopping.

Wafi Egyptian show

At the entrance of the Wafi mall, on the Egyptian sculptures, a great light and sound show, putting in the lights the Egyptian culture. Everyday at 21:30

Dubai Old town and Dubai mall free tour

Pool and beach

Situated at the end of The Walk, this hotel offers one of the nicest beach clubs in Dubai, considering the relaxing ones : large beachfront, large pool, quiet, pool bar.

Beach view

One of the nicest beach clubs in the city. It offers large outdoor pools, a large beach, and also lot of entertainment : beach volley ball, pool (billiard), ping pong, ...

Night view

The Walk on JBR, is the name of the promenade along the Jumeirah Beach. Great by day and night, it is borded on one side by the beach, and on the other side by restaurants, shops, and fun places.

Night bus tour departure

With several routes during the day, with possibilities to include Abu Dhabi and Muscat, and one during the night, the Big Bus hop on hop off tours are a great way to see all the main points of interests of the cities, to stop wherever you like to see more of it, and to learn about the history.

Marina skyline view

The marina is amazing to admire - but it is even better to walk all (or nearly all) around it ! The whole tour can take up to one hour, and is an enchantment - especially at night with beautiful lights.

crowded pool

During a warm day, as temperatures easily go above 40°C in summer, a good way to cool down is to chill at the 0 Gravity beach club. It features an indoor climatized bar, outdoor seats, outdoor pool, and private beach. As it gets easily packed at lunch time, the best way to get a deck chair or a sunbed is to be there early, meaning around 9 / 10am. The pool is full on these days and it is impossible to swim there, most people having drinks and standing in the pool. The sea is actually so warm it feels like entering a Jacuzzi, and not cooling down from the heat. Food choice is quite good, and do not be mistaken – even sandwiches are full meals. Loud music is played, and it becomes hard to even have a conversation at some point. Approximate price One entry : 150 AED (35€), which can be used as a voucher for the bar / restaurant

Down the slope view

The now well know fully indoor ski resort in the middle of the desert, in Dubai mall of the Emirates. This small ski resort is especially good for debutants. Generally crowded, you might have to queue quite a while to get to ride down the unique slope !

Upper floor and catwalk

Situated above the W hotel, this night club probably has one of the best ambiance in the city. With one main floor with shows and a bit of space to dance, and an upper floor mostly for a better view on the show, it has plenty of space.

Party is on

At the Rixos The Palm, right at the end of one of the longest island of the Palm, El Chiringuito is a fun place to party. Relatively small compared to other clubs, its particularity is to be a beach club by day, and an outdoor party by night. Great place to start the night before going to a night club.

Party in main room

This Polynesian restaurant situated under the impressive Jumeirah Beach Hotel, transforms at night in one of the best night clubs of the city, with a second room opening to offer a large dancefloor, despite the relative small place.

show with DJ and dancer

Stylish club with a good ambiance behind Fairmont hotel, Cavalli club is a good destination for a full night party. A regular dancing show is performed, and a small dancefloor allows to move. Don’t forget to dress up ! Entry cover can be used as a voucher for inside consumptions. Approximate price Entry without table : 500 dirhams for the group (120€), which can be redeemed for consumption in the club. One long drink : 15 to 25€

sword swallower show and fire eater in the back

Situated next door to Cavalli club, Cirque Le Soir is a good place to start the evening. Featuring nice circus shows, including fire-eater, sword swallower, and other entertainment, it does puts it the right mood to start the party. However, the club being small and the dancefloor non existing, once the show is over it feels there is not much more to do there. Approximate price Free entry. One long drink : 15 to 25€

Indoor view

With plenty of shops, this is the ideal place to cool down and relax after a walk along the marina - or simply to do some good shopping when you are staying in the area.

Mall view in the main entry

One of the most well known mall in the world, especially because it has... an indoor ski resort, in the middle of the desert. However, the main reason to visit it, is its central location, and its huge offer of shops.

Souk view

An Egyptian themed mall and entertainment area. It has an interesting souk, with goods in provenance of the whole Arabian world.