Ciel is open in Dubai Marina, with an infinity pool overlooking the Palm. Mandarin Oriental Downtown is open in Wasl Tower, and The Meydan is back beside the racecourse. Coming up: the Six Senses The Palm, on Palm Jumeirah, the first night on sale is 1 December.
Photo: Ciel Dubai Marina at sunset · IHG Vignette Collection
A beach day at Ciel means using the hotel’s access to Soluna Beach Club on the Palm; back at the hotel, there are 3 pools.6
I’d choose the neighbourhood before the floor. At The Meydan, I’d pack the golf clubs too: the 9-hole course is floodlit.3
On the Jumeirah 1 beachfront, Gran Meliá’s hotel will be called J 1. Its opening has moved from Q4 2025 to Q1 2027, then Q4.10 11 8 In DIFC, Janu has moved from 2027 to 2029, in a building by Herzog & de Meuron.12 13
Some names call for patience. Baccarat was announced for 2026.14 15 At Corinthia, 2030 is the target for completing the towers. The Dubai Beach EDITION and Akala target construction completion by 2029. Dates for the first hotel stays are still to come.16 17 18
Garden Cross Road, opposite Ibn Battuta Mall · open since September 2026.5 For a stay beside Ibn Battuta Mall, with a rooftop pool and 396 rooms and suites; some suites have their own terrace pool.19 5
Until 22 January 2027 the cheapest night costs 443 AED for two: 22 November 2026.20
Photo: NH Collection
Meydan Racecourse · open since 15 January 2026.3 For room to spread out: bedrooms from 62 m² and a rooftop pool.3
Until 22 January 2027 the cheapest night costs 677 AED for two: 28 October 2026.21
Photo: Kerzner / TheMeydanHotel
Dubai Marina · open since 17 November 2025.6 I’d consider it for a family trip too: there is a Kids Club, a splash pad and children’s menus.6
Until 22 January 2027 the cheapest night costs 958 AED for two: 12 December to 23 December 2026.1
Photo: IHG Vignette Collection
Wasl Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road · open since 7 November 2025.2 For a Downtown stay in a 303-metre tower.2
Until 22 January 2027 the cheapest night costs 1,862 AED for two: 15 November 2026.24
Photo: Mandarin Oriental
Palm Jumeirah, West Crescent · opening: 2026.27 The plans include a spa and a library.27
The first night on sale is 1 December 2026, from 4,006 AED for two.4
Photo: Six Senses
«To be confirmed» means the hotel hasn’t given the date itself yet.
Crystal-inspired towers in Downtown Dubai, by Studio Libeskind with interiors by 1508 London.30
A hotel, Aman Club and residences on the waterfront at Dubai Peninsula.31
An existing building in Dubai Media City will become a 230-room Hoxton, with interiors by AIME Studios and the brand’s first wellness club.34
ARIA will be one of The Island’s 3 hotels on the Jumeirah coast, alongside Bellagio and MGM Grand.35
MGM Grand forms part of The Island, the hotel development on Jumeirah’s coast that also includes Bellagio and ARIA.38
Dorchester Collection’s second Dubai hotel will stand on Palm Jumeirah’s Eastern Crescent, within Zaha Hadid Architects’ hotel-and-residences development.39
103 rooms and suites plus 20 villas on the La Mer South peninsula, alongside a separate collection of 29 residences.40
A 195-room hotel plus private garden villas on the Peninsula Dubai waterfront, with residences in a separate neighbouring tower.41
A hotel and residences between DIFC and Downtown, in 2 towers rising 220 metres, with spa and fitness facilities. Construction is due to finish by the end of 2029; the hotel opening is still undated.18
The region’s first Cheval Blanc maison is planned for Naïa Island off Jumeirah, with suites and private villas. An opening date has yet to be announced.42
A two-tower development rising above 500 metres on Sheikh Zayed Road, with a lobby more than 200 metres above the ground. The project targets completion by 2030; the hotel opening date is still to be announced.16
A hotel and residences beside a 700-metre beach in a cove on Dubai Islands. The hotel opening has not been dated.50
An EDITION hotel and branded residences on the beach at Dubai Harbour. The project targets completion in 2029; a hotel opening date has not been announced.17
2 hotels in the guide for a beach trip you can already plan.
For a trip with your partner or friends, moving from the pool DJ to the SoBe rooftop.54
WET Deck music reaches the rooms. I’d choose another hotel for a quiet holiday.54
On Palm Jumeirah’s West Crescent since 2019, with 349 rooms and suites, all with a balcony or terrace.54
Mandarin Oriental Downtown opened on 7 November 2025,2 followed by Ciel Dubai Marina on 17 November.6 The Meydan returned on 15 January 2026,3 while the former Oaks Ibn Battuta Gate relaunched as NH Collection in September.5
Google Hotels shows nights from 1 December 2026, starting at 4,006 AED for 2 adults.4 The brand originally opened reservations for stays from 1 September. That was a booking announcement; it did not confirm the arrival of the first guests.29
At Ciel, a night for 2 adults is 1,012 AED on 15 November 2026, 958 AED on 15 December and 1,300 AED on 10 January 2027.1 Single-night prices; taxes and fees are not specified. Google Hotels prices, 23 October 2026.
J 1 Hotel, a Gran Meliá Hotel, is due in Q4 2027 on the Jumeirah 1 beachfront.8
Janu has moved to 2029.13 Aman is expected in 2027, as reported by The National in 2024; the date remains unconfirmed.55
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