Jumeirah Emirates TowersvsJumeirah Zabeel Saray
Both Jumeirah Emirates Towers and Jumeirah Zabeel Saray are rated highly by expert writers. On balance, Jumeirah Emirates Towers is the choice of most writers compared to Jumeirah Zabeel Saray. Jumeirah Emirates Towers scores 83 with endorsements from 10 sources such as Time Out, Concierge and Lonely Planet.
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
Jumeirah Zabeel Saray
The Palm Jumeirah, Crescent Road West, PO Box 27722, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
From $191/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Concierge
"The richly brocaded suites and private villas have huge marble tubs in the bathrooms."
Condé Nast Traveler
"The opulent decor—think Delacroix meets Vanity Fair photo shoot—is especially evident in the men’s Turkish bath, where paintings of sheet-draped harem girls adorn the walls." Full review
Time Out
"Opulence pours from every wall and it feels grand, but slightly overwhelming, too – you wouldn’t want to walk into this place in scruffy shorts and flip flops." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"With its ten restaurants, lavish on-site Turkish hammam, and stretch of private beach, guests can live like a sultan during their stay here." Full review
Oyster
Kid-Friendly
"In many ways the 405-room Jumeirah Zabeel Saray is the epitome of the lavish hotels for which Dubai is famed." Full review
Lonely Planet
"With its domed ceiling, golden pillars and jewel-like lamps, Zabeel Saray’s lobby is as lavish and majestic as an Ottoman palace." Full review
Michelin Guide
"The look is Turkish, inspired by the Ottoman Empire...ten restaurants, ten tennis courts, a gym, spa, pool and hammam, and it’s clear there’s no physical need that could possibly go unmet here." Full review