Luxury hotel in Bur Dubai, 10 minutes from international airport; offers steam and massage facilities; restaurants: Yakitori House (Japanese cuisine), Troyka (Russian), Waxy O'Connor's (Irish pub), Thai Connection, and Waxy's Little Restaurant

Five-star beachfront hotel in a traditional Arabic setting; has 156 airconditioned rooms with minibar, TV etc; other facilities include tennis courts, swimming pools, gym, beach volleyball and Italian restaurant Al Dente

Hotel on Sheikh Hamdan Street, Abu Dhabi belonging to the Intercontinental Hotels and Resorts Group; dining: The Garden Restaurant, Cho Gao Restaurant and Lounge, Heroes pub, Spaccanapoli Ristorante (Italian cuisine), Cappuccino's Lobby Cafe

Five-star hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road, 15 km from Dubai international airport; has 560 guest rooms including 55 suites; other attractions: 12 restaurants and bars, outdoor pool, sauna, whirlpool, fitness centre etc

Five-star hotel with its own private beach and gardens, food and beverage outlets, health club, spa, business centre, conference and banqueting facilities; located at the city end of Jumeirah Beach Road

Business group based in Dubai; has interests in civil engineering work, earth-moving, mechanical and electrical engineering, drainage & tunnelling, dredging, survey and reclamation, pipeline engineering, information technology, telecommunications etc

Beachfront business hotel with 369 guest rooms & suites in Abu Dhabi; amenities include Willow Stream Spa & fitness centre, two swimming pools, fine dining restaurants (Elements, Poolside), business centre etc

Company which runs the Habtoor Grand Resort & Spa, Dubai; Metropolitan Palace Hotel, Dubai; Metropolitan Hotel, Dubai; Metropolitan Hotel Deira, Dubai; apart from hotels in Beirut and the UK

Ten-storey hotel in Abu Dhabi's city centre, on the Corniche Road; has king, queen & twin bedded rooms with minibars, hair dryers, AC, colour TV etc; other facilities include laundry/valet service, business centre, health club, tennis court etc

Hotel in Abu Dhabi, two km from the city centre; has 139 deluxe suites as well as two/three/four bedroom apartments; facilities: restaurant, coffee shop, health club, sauna, swimming pool etc