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Melia Desert Palm member of Melia CollectionvsConrad Dubai
Both hotels are recommended by professionals. Overall, Desert Palm Dubai scores marginally better than Conrad Dubai. Desert Palm Dubai scores 78 with endorsements from 7 reviews like Travel + Leisure, Mr & Mrs Smith and Condé Nast Traveler.
Melia Desert Palm member of Melia Collection
Travel + Leisure
Rough Guide
Time Out
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Condé Nast Traveler
The Telegraph
Mr & Mrs Smith
Michelin Guide
Al Awir Rd, PO Box 119171, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
From $179/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Travel + Leisure "Opt for the royal seal of approval at HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein’s sprawling property that opened in Spring 2009 with 24 modern rooms on a former polo estate." Full review
Rough Guide "On the edge of Dubai, around twenty minutes’ drive from the city centre, the Desert Palm is a pleasantly laid-back suburban bolthole."
Time Out "Designed by resort specialists Per AQUUM, the remote Desert Palm (45 minutes from the city centre) offers chic luxury in the midst of perfectly manicured polo fields." Full review
Fodor's "A boutique hotel surrounded by verdant polo fields brings exclusivity to the Dubai desert at a price point that doesn't require cashing in your Fortune 500 stocks."
Lonely Planet "Feel the stresses nibbling at your psyche evaporate the moment you step inside this luxe boutique retreat a short drive south of town and set on a private polo estate."
Condé Nast Traveler "One of the city’s rare small hotels, this enclave of 26 suites and villas sits on a 150-acre polo estate whose verdant lawns feel far, far away from the cranes of Dubai." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"Celebrating everything horse-related, this is a hotel, riding school and polo venue rolled into one." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith "Superlative service and seemingly endless facilities and activities await guests at Desert Palm Per Aquum Dubai hotel." Full review
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Our flight is a full one and we’re squeezed in next to the quintessential package holiday family – exactly the sort of travellers our friends had told us would be heading there, and whom I was hoping to avoid.
Michelin Guide "It's an oasis, a sedate resort-style experience with clean-lined modern villas surrounded by gardens, hedges, trees — greener than your average desert experience" Full review
Conrad Dubai
Oyster The Telegraph Condé Nast Traveler
Afar Magazine
Sheikh Zayed Road, P.O. Box 115143, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
From $135/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Oyster Luxury
"Originally built in 2013, the Conrad Dubai is an elegant and modern five-pearl hotel in a prime location near the Dubai International Financial Centre, just opposite the World Trade Centre." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"Scoring well on location, this classy tower-block hotel allows easy access to the shopping, art galleries and restaurants of central Dubai." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "This sleek, business-focused hotel (it is a Hilton, after all) has phenomenal views and bathrooms decked out with rain showers and corner tubs." Full review
Afar Magazine "The Conrad Dubai, a two-minute walk to Dubai’s World Trade Centre, is a luxury business hotel that doubles as nightlife central for hardworking, hard-partying Dubai expats who flock to its bars." Full review
