Dubai
Days 1-7 · 6 nightsA four-star hotel in Al Barsha. The district is served by the metro and costs less than Downtown for the same comfort.
€100 a nightSee on Booking →A four-star hotel on Al Rigga Road, in Deira. The gold and spice souks are on this side, and the metro links the rest.
€95 a nightSee on Booking →On Al Fahidi Street, in Bur Dubai, near the historic Al Fahidi district. The gold and spice souks are just across the Creek.
Abras, wooden water taxis, cross the Creek to Deira for a few dirhams.
€100 a nightSee on Booking →In the Al Seef district, on the Creek. For those who want old Dubai and its souks within walking distance rather than the towers.
€120 a nightSee on Booking →On Al Seef Street, along the Creek. A base on the old Dubai side, for taking in Al Fahidi and the souks and then reaching Downtown by metro.
€110 a nightSee on Booking →An urban hotel in Downtown, on Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, nine hundred metres from the centre. The Dubai Mall and the fountains are within walking distance, a rarity here.
€70 a nightSee on Booking →A budget hotel in Al Jaddaf, on the creek. A no-surprises room for those who spend their days out and about.
€60 a nightSee on Booking →In Dubai Marina. An urban hotel near Palm Jumeirah and the beaches, for those who prefer the marina to the towers of Downtown.
€75 a nightSee on Booking →On Al Mina Road, between Jumeirah and old Dubai, 4 km from the centre. A budget hotel halfway between the Deira souks and the towers of Downtown.
€60 a nightSee on Booking →In Barsha Heights, along Sheikh Zayed Road. The gentlest price in the selection, for those happy to travel by metro or taxi.
€55 a nightSee on Booking →The sail-shaped hotel, on its island off Jumeirah. You go for the building itself, not for being close to the sights.
The 321-metre tower opened in 1999 on an artificial island linked by a bridge.
€1200 a nightSee on Booking →A five-star hotel in Jumeirah, on the beach. For those who come for the sea rather than the towers of Downtown.
The building has traced the shape of a wave, facing the Burj Al Arab, since it opened in 1997.
€350 a nightSee on Booking →On Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, facing the fountains, 1.3 km from the centre. The Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Mall are within walking distance of the hotel.
The Dubai Mall fountains perform every evening, every half hour after sunset.
€450 a nightSee on Booking →On Sheikh Rashid Road, on the Creek. A quiet five-star hotel between the airport and the Deira souks, away from the bustle of Downtown.
€280 a nightSee on Booking →At Madinat Jumeirah, in Umm Suqeim, next to the Burj Al Arab. For those who come for the beach and the resort's canals more than for sightseeing.
€550 a nightSee on Booking →