The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai

Each of the luxurious guest rooms has a private balcony or terrace overlooking the pool and garden area. For a sweeping sea view, we recommend one of the indulgent Club Level rooms which also include access to the exclusive Club Lounge (with separate children’s room) where complimentary refreshments are available throughout the day and into the early hours.

The hotel boasts a fabulous Spa, four floodlit tennis courts and a state-of-the-art Fitness Centre with personal trainers. This is also one of the most child-friendly of Dubai’s top hotels – there is a children’s pool with waterslide and a fun-filled Ritz-Kids Club.

There are four main restaurants – including the signature restaurant, ‘La Baie’, which serves gastronomic dishes in a refined yet intimate ambience – and ‘Amaseena’ (closed during the summer months) – a cluster of Bedouin tents in the hotel’s lush gardens where you can enjoy Arabian food under a starry night sky.