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Uniquely known for defining the very meaning of extravagance, decadence, and superior luxury, Dubai offers the travel-savvy tourist a knockout experience that rivals any other city by a landslide, you can find out more at Accor Hotels website.

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(Starting from 5, this list winds down to the highest rated hotel in Dubai listed in the number one slot.)

5.  BAB AL SHAMS

Located just outside of Dubai—approximately 45 minutes from the Dubai International Airport—stands the exclusive low-rise Bab Al Shams Resort and Spa. Designed to resemble a highly fortified Arab village, the Bab Al Shams is meant to be an oasis surrounded by natural desert landscape—basically, it’s one of those mythical mirages that a thirsty, desert-worn, traveler might hallucinate, except it actually exists.

With 113 rooms and 8 suites outfitted in traditional gulf décor, 3 outdoor swimming pools, full spa, horseback and camel rides, boutique storefronts, and the region’s first completely authentic open-air Arabic desert fine-dining restaurant, the resort spares no expense in providing luxury at every turn.

4.  AL QASR

Located within the infamous Dubai Jumeirah, the Al Qasr—translation “The Palace”—is one of the three properties that comprise the Madinat Jumeirah Resort, and was designed to emulate an upscale Sheikh’s summer residence.

Surrounded completely by water, the Al Qasr provides guests an experience to look down over the Jumeirah and uses waterways for travel within the resort. All 292 rooms boast of easy access to, and views of, features that include: the resort’s two-kilometer-wide private beach, archaic local landmarks, decadent on-site swimming pools, resort waterways, Talise Spa, courtyard summer houses, Quay Healthclub, and more.

3.  SHANGRI LA HOTEL

Located within the heart of Dubai, the Shangri La is an award-winning hotel designed as a very chic, refined, and decadent example of what the very definition of luxury is. With 302 incredibly spacious guest rooms fully equipped with rain showers, deep-soak tubs, inviting warm décor, and gorgeous local artwork lining the walls, it certainly plays its part.

Furthermore, the hotel features two restaurants that serve high-end Cantonese cuisine, as well as Moroccan cuisine, a fully equipped fitness center, bright and lively courtyards, and is a mere block from all of Dubai’s extravagant shopping, entertainment, and tourism attractions.

 

2.  QASR AL SARAB DESERT RESORT BY ANANTARA

Located within the Empty Quarter of the Liwa Desert—the world’s largest uninterrupted sand desert—the Qasr Al Sarab is another mirage-ques desert resort – click here. All rooms provide guests with expansive desert views, however, the Deluxe Terrace rooms overlook the desert’s breathtaking sand dunes. With subtle earth tones, eye-stopping mosaics, and jewel-encrusted accessories adorning each and every room, the Qasr Al Sarah goes a long way to provide an authentic desert-retreat experience.

Guests can expect to spend their days lounging by the free-form pool, dining on fine Middle Eastern cuisine at any one of 4 on-site restaurants, and/or receiving luxury treatment within the resort’s superior spa.

1.  BURJ AL ARAB

Towering 1,000 feet into the air, the Burj Al Arab’s sail-shaped structural design immediately catches an onlooker’s undivided attention as it stands against the expanse of Dubai’s coastline. Voted consistently as the world’s most luxurious hotel, as well as the world’s only media-proclaimed “7-star” hotel, the Burj Al Arab is by far and away the height of Dubai’s decadence.

In fact, one might say that a stay at the Burj Al Arab might be akin to wandering into another world. Every floor of this luxury hotels features a private reception desk, fully trained butler staff, and in-suite private check in, and can even go so far as to provide you with your own chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce.

Add in a multitude of golfing, sailing, and safari attractions, and you have a vacation that will go down in the history books as an out-of-body experience.

 

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