The Fairmont Hotel

The Fairmont Hotel Apartments by Accor Hotels  is conveniently located at Sheikh Zayed Road in the heart of Dubai. An elegant beast of a hotel, the The Fairmont Hotel juggles the requirements of both business and leisure guests in some style. Catering to the former, the hotel sets high-tech standards in the city, with wireless internet connection in all rooms and comprehensive in-house IT support. At the Fairmont’s centre is a massive foyer graced with groovy leather sofas and a huge atrium, its walls splashed with every tone of colour to head-spinning effect. Bedrooms are spacious, with large beds, huge windows and well-chosen furnishings – although again they suffer from the ‘more is more’ approach to colour. The minimalist bathrooms, though large, will seem sterile by comparison.

The breathtaking Fairmont Dubai was modeled after an Arabian wind tower and soars 34 stories above the Dubai skyline. The hotel features nearly 394 rooms including 128 suites and penthouse apartments, as well as 20 meeting rooms on the 33rd floor. With its world-class shopping and fantastic restaurants, visitors will find plenty of things to do to fill their days, including the spa, the state-of-the-art Health Club, and two outdoor pools. For those with more than a couple of days to spare, a trip into the desert to meet the Bedouins provides fascinating insight into one of the world’s most ancient cultures.