The 10 Best Neighborhoods in Dubai for Tourists Dubai hotel with views and central location.

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1. Dubai Creek

Wide enough to resemble a major river rather than a creek, it’s actually neither: just an outlet of the sea. One of the most historic and atmospheric districts, Dubai Creek is plied by traditional abra water-taxis and lined with ‘floating restaurants’. The few hotels along the water’s edge offer some of the city’s more varied views, while others may be just across the main road from the wharf with traditional dhow boats. Less than 15 minutes from the airport, this is the best option if staying a short while between flights. Also connected by the excellent metro to the airport and all the beaches and malls across Dubai.

2. Al Fahidi and Al Seef

Within ultra-modern Dubai, it’s so lovely and rare to stay somewhere historic – even if both of these areas have been substantially rebuilt and reconstructed. Still maintaining a lovable charm, Al Fahidi, the city’s oldest neighborhood, is filled with guesthouses, cafés, galleries, and museums within ‘mud-brick’ buildings along meandering lanes nicely distant from traffic. Al Seef is an amazing rebuilt ‘old Arab village souk’ (market) congested with shops and cafés also crafted from ‘mud-brick’. Both areas are wonderfully positioned alongside Dubai Creek: close to genuine old-style markets, about 1km from the excellent metro with connections across Dubai and the airport, and handy to the bus station for services across the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

3. Bur Dubai and Bur Juman

Heading away from the older parts of the city on either side of Dubai Creek, these two areas still retain some history and charm before Dubai turns into dusty clusters of high-rises farther down the coast. Bur Dubai is home to numerous mosques, several traditional markets, and the fascinating Dubai Museum within a 230-year-old fort. Adjacent and often ignored, Bur Juman offers a range of good-value hotels and familiar fast-food outlets, as well as a superb mall. Both areas are connected by the useful metro that stretches to the beaches, malls, and airport, and are within a short taxi trip of the bus station for services across the country.

4. Downtown and Business Bay

Hotel near Dubai Mall

The Taj Dubai is the best luxury hotel near the huge Dubai Mall.

Business Bay is clustered with office blocks, apartment buildings, and luxury hotels within an area called Downtown – probably because it’s about halfway along Dubai, although there is no real city center. Conveniently between old and new Dubai, Downtown is dominated by the world’s tallest building (Burj Khalifa), walkable to The Dubai Mall (arguably the planet’s largest), and bisected by the new Dubai Canal which connects to Dubai Creek. Downtown is also particularly easy to reach by the metro service that connects to the rest of Dubai and the airport.

5. Mina Seyahi Beach and Dubai Media City

Near the upscale Dubai Marina and monorail station for Palm Jumeirah Island, Mina Seyahi is a delightful expanse of calm water and white sand lined with world-class resorts. As well as areas just inland with less exotic names like Dubai Internet City and Dubai Media City, this part of Dubai is less crowded and less overbuilt than the Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) area and Dubai Marina, but still connected to both regions by tram. (These trams also link with the handy metro that connects to the rest of Dubai and the airport.)

6. Dubai Marina

Between Mina Seyahi Beach (see above) and the Jumeirah Beach Residence area (see below) is one of the city’s poshest addresses. Dubai Marina is overbuilt and overcrowded with high-rise apartments and hotels facing an artificial stretch of water lined with particularly inviting bistros, nightclubs, and bars. Trams loop around the area connecting all the cafés and shops along the Jumeirah Beach Residence area and linking to the metro which stretches across Dubai as far as the airport.

7. Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR)

Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dubai.

The tropical-resort style of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

Jumeirah is the name of a very long stretch of city coastline that includes the public Jumeirah Open Beach, remarkable Madinat Jumeirah ‘old Arab village’, and very upmarket Jumeirah Beach Residence area. (Adding to the confusion, Jumeirah is also the name of a local chain of 5-star hotels.) Along a man-made island created by the Dubai Marina, JBR offers shimmering white sands and glassy blue waters, as well as water-sports, fabulous bistros and boutiques, and several top-class hotels and resorts – many ideal for families. Trams loop around the area, also connecting to Dubai Marina and the metro for the rest of the city and the airport.

8. Palm Jumeirah Island

Beach resort with pool in Dubai

The Andaz – Palm Jumeirah on the Palm Islands of Dubai.

This internationally-famous and man-made island sprawling across the water in the shape of a palm tree offers some of the swishest and priciest hotels and resorts on the planet – but few other facilities. It may, however, disappoint some: much of the island is dusty clusters of high-rises among construction sites and the unique design is impossible to appreciate from ground level – only on a helicopter tour and, to a lesser degree, by the monorail, which shuttles down the ‘trunk’ of the ‘palm’ – but not along its ‘fronds’.

9. Airport

As one of the world’s major transport hubs, many come to Dubai just to get a connection elsewhere. Actually closer to Sharjah (another city in the United Arab Emirates) than most of Dubai, the airport is less than 15 minutes by taxi or metro to the older and more interesting districts of Deira and Dubai Creek. For early departures and late arrivals, however, there is no shortage of airport hotels. All are wonderfully soundproofed and some provide free transfers 24/7, but very few places to eat, drink, or shop are within walking distance, so hotels provide everything needed. (The airport is also well-connected to the rest of Dubai by the excellent metro.)

10. Deira

Where to stay in Dubai.

The Hyatt Place Al Rigga is a great affordable hotel close to the airport – and still within easy reach of Dubai’s best beaches and shopping malls.

This likable and convenient residential area is close to the Dubai airport and nicely distant from the more touristy districts farther down the coast. It offers more than enough amenities for tourists – often more likely to be locally-run supermarkets than malls – as well as souks (markets) dedicated to gold and spices. Mostly populated by Emiratis and resident workers from other countries rather than tourists and western expats, Deira has several stations for both lines of the excellent metro that stretches the length of Dubai and links to the airport. With plenty of budget accommodations, and a few more upmarket options, all the hotels listed below are less than 15 minutes from the airport, so it’s terrific for short stays between flights.

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