Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City

The 5-star Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City hotel features beautifully appointed rooms and suites and is directly connected to the Festival Centre, a luxurious shopping centre with over 600 retail outlets, 100 restaurants and cafés, and a 100 berth marina. The complex also includes a 12-screen cinema complex, bowling centre and entertainment zone.

All of which means you could, technically, enjoy a holiday to remember without ever seeing the sun. Especially as the hotel's own leisure facilities are extensive, including state-of-the-art 24 hour gymnasium complete with steam and sauna rooms, a 25-metre, temperature-controlled, outdoor swimming pool and three spa pools all located on the leisure deck with uninterrupted creek and city skyline views.

The hotel has two superb restaurants - Zaytoun (‘Olive' in Arabic) all-day dining, the authentic Belgian Beer Café and lobby lounge Mazar, each with stunning city and creek views.

Dubai is known for its many attractions, and some of the best are within easy reach of this hotel - the iconic Burj Al Arab, record breaking Burj Khalifa, Ski Dubai, Wild Wadi water park, Mall of the Emirates and the beautiful Dubai beaches in Jumeirah or Mamzar.