Hotel on Bainouna Street, located 7 minutes from the city centre and 30 minutes from the international airport; restaurants: Fishmarket (seafood), Chamas Churrascaria & Bar, Belgian Beer Cafe, Boccaccio, Selections & Yacht Club

Luxury hotel on historic Dubai Creek; has over 600 rooms & suites, five restaurants & two bars (Anise, Edamame, Al Sultan Brahim Beirut, Bistro Madeleine, Reflets par Pierre Gagnaire), health & fitness centre, spa, outdoor pool, etc

Company which operates hotels (Burj Al Arab, the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, the Jumeirah Beach Club, the Carlton Tower, the Lowndes Hotel in London), commercial real estate, a water theme park, and an institute of hotel management

One of 'The Leading Hotels of the World'; overlooks Sheikh Zayed Road; has 400 rooms and parking for 1,800 cars; restaurants: Al Nafoorah (Lebanese cuisine), Corner 3, ET Sushi, Harry Ghatto's, Lounge on Level 10, Mosaico, Noodle House, Rib Room etc

Five-star hotel on Abu Baker Al Siddique Road, adjacent to Hamarain Shopping Centre, in Dubai; has more than 350 rooms with high-speed Internet connections, plush bedding etc; facilities: 11 restaurants, lounges & bars, pool etc

Three-star hotel in Dubai, a few minutes drive from Dubai international airport; offers 117 guest rooms including five executive suites; dining at Casablanca Cafe (Arabic and Moroccan cuisine) and Hina's Café

Five star deluxe hotel attached to Dubai's first indoor ski resort and the biggest shopping mall outside of North America; has 395 deluxe rooms and suites including 15 ski chalets; restaurants include 24 Seven, Aspen Café, 1897 Bar, Mosaic Bar etc

Five-star hotel located in the Tourist Club Area, close to the business and shopping district of Abu Dhabi city; beachfront property; facilities: 15 restaurants and bars, two swimming pools, spa, fully-equipped gym etc

Five-star deluxe hotel with 383 rooms and 19 suites on Airport Road; offers a spa and fitness club; restaurants: Al Mijana (Lebanese cuisine), Café Chic (French), Casa Mia (Italian), Gourmandises, Kiku, Long Yin, M's Beef Bistro, Sukhothai, Yalumba

Beach resort on the Jumeirah coastline; popular haunt for water-sports enthusiasts and sun-seekers; has four restaurants and facilities for the business traveller