Jumeirah Emirates TowersvsMelia Desert Palm member of Melia Collection
Both properties are rated very highly by writers. Overall, Jumeirah Emirates Towers ranks significantly higher than Desert Palm Dubai. Jumeirah Emirates Towers has a TripExpert Score of 83 with approval from 10 sources such as Time Out, Lonely Planet and Jetsetter.
Jumeirah Emirates Towers
Sheikh Zayed rd, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
From $217/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Concierge
"Located in the heart of the business district, the hotel has a monopoly on the power brokers doing business in the adjacent Dubai International Financial Center."
Insight Guides
"Part of the Jumeirah Group’s portfolio, the landmark 305m (1,000ft) Emirates Towers Hotel has frequently been voted one of the world’s best business hotels."
Travel + Leisure
"The twin, triangular-shaped towers of the Jumeirah Emirates Towers are one of the defining architectural elements of Dubai’s skyline." Full review
Rough Guide
"Occupying the smaller of the two iconic Emirates Towers, this exclusive establishment is generally rated the top business hotel in the city."
Time Out
"One of the first five-star hotels to be built in Dubai was Jumeirah Emirates Towers, located in what is now Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)." Full review
Gayot
"Located in the center of Dubai's business district, this 51-room tower is prime example of the architecture and style that has made this city famous."
Oyster
Luxury
"This luxurious, 400-room hotel... adjoins a shopping mall and is within a few minutes' drive of the Dubai Financial Center." Full review
Jetsetter
"Soaring high-tech tower for the corporate crowd with its own mall and a buffet of restaurants." Full review
Fodor's
"The in-house magazine here, Etalks, epitomizes the hotel's atmosphere of cool sophistication, quality, and money." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Housed in one of Dubai’s soaring steel-and-glass buildings, this is one of the Middle East’s top business hotels." Full review
Melia Desert Palm member of Melia Collection
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 Telegraph
8.0
"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