★★★★★ · Jebel Jais
Jais Ridge Retreat
High on the Hajar ridge, where winter nights need a fire and July needs a jumper after dark.
1,400 m elevationZipline accessFireplaces
Non-refundable · 2 rooms left · 887 reviews
AED 3,8703 nights
Where to stay
A room in the landscape you came for.
From a camp on the edge of the Empty Quarter to a room on the Hajar ridge at 1,400 metres. Rates are per night and read in your own currency.
12/12 available
★★★★ · Liwa, Al Dhafra
Liwa Dune Camp
Twelve tents at the edge of the Empty Quarter. No generators after ten, which is the entire point of the place.
Empty QuarterStargazingLow impact
Non-refundable · 2 rooms left · 612 reviews
AED 2,6703 nights
★★★★ · Hatta
Hatta Mountain Lodge
Cabins above the wadi, ninety minutes from the skyline and about six degrees cooler in summer.
Dam kayakingTrail access
Free cancellation · 5 rooms left · 508 reviews
AED 2,2803 nights
★★★★★ · Saadiyat Island
Saadiyat Lagoon Resort & Spa
Ten minutes from Louvre Abu Dhabi, on a protected beach where hawksbill turtles nest between March and June.
BeachfrontTurtle baySpa
Free cancellation · 4 rooms left · 2,841 reviews
AED 3,5403 nights
★★★★ · Kalba, east coast
Kalba Mangrove Retreat
On the oldest mangrove stand in the country, on the Gulf of Oman side of the mountains.
Kayak from the deckBirding
Free cancellation · 4 rooms left · 342 reviews
AED 2,0703 nights
★★★★ · Al Fahidi, Bur Dubai
Creekside Heritage House
A restored courtyard house in the coral-and-gypsum lanes, ninety seconds from the abra station.
Wind-tower buildingAbra at the door
Free cancellation · 3 rooms left · 1,288 reviews
AED 1,9203 nights
★★★★★ · Al Zorah, Ajman
Al Zorah Lagoon Resort
Between a protected mangrove reserve and an empty beach, forty minutes from Dubai airport.
Flamingo lagoonGolf
Free cancellation · 7 rooms left · 1,104 reviews
AED 2,5503 nights
★★★★★ · Downtown Dubai
Downtown Skyline Suites
Rooms facing the fountain, and a lift that reaches the mall without going outside in August.
Burj Khalifa viewMetro 4 min
Free cancellation · 6 rooms left · 4,102 reviews
AED 4,2603 nights
★★★★ · Al Mureijah
Heart of Sharjah Courtyard
Inside the restoration district, with eleven museums and the creek within a fifteen-minute walk.
In the museums quarterAlcohol-free
Free cancellation · 8 rooms left · 731 reviews
AED 1,4403 nights
★★★★ · Al Aqah
Snoopy Bay Dive Lodge
Coral a hundred metres off the sand, tanks filled on site, and mountains directly behind the car park.
House reefDive centreTurtles
Free cancellation · 6 rooms left · 964 reviews
AED 1,7103 nights
★★★ · Umm Al Quwain old town
Old Harbour Inn
Beside the fort and the watchtowers, where the boats unload at first light and the island trips leave.
Fishing harbourIsland boats
Free cancellation · 9 rooms left · 226 reviews
AED 9903 nights
★★★★ · Abu Dhabi Corniche
Corniche Tower Hotel
On the eight-kilometre corniche promenade, with the public beach across the road and the old souk behind.
City viewWalk to beach
Free cancellation · 11 rooms left · 1,943 reviews
AED 1,5603 nights