Where to stay in United Arab Emirates

Most of the major chains are represented and over-the-top luxury is ever present, with many of the hotels offering decadent spas and five-star amenities. The Burj al-Arab, the Emirates Palace and the Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa are some of the more luxurious, but there always seems to be another opulent property opening, including the Armani hotel in the newly opened Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. Hotel rates tend to be cheaper in the sweltering summer months, when many of the UAE’s residents escape to cooler climes. Smaller, non-descript, budget hotels do exist, concentrated around Deira and Bur Dubai in Dubai.