Expect sophisticated dining and luxurious shopping on a holiday to Dubai with Small Luxury Hotels of the World. Discover a gilded city of exclusive malls, desert sanctuaries and towering skyscraper views.
Luxury things to do in Dubai
Laze away the day at your exclusive beach club or go wreck-diving with dolphins in the Arabian Gulf. On an exhilarating micro-lite flight across the city, glass skyscrapers catch the sun below or take things more gently with a wooden dhow cruise to spot elegant flamingos by the lagoon at the end of the Creek. Fly falcons in the desert at twilight and watch as stars dot the black velvet sky like diamonds. At Nad al-Sheba, Sheikhs enjoy the exclusive sport of camel-racing.
Luxury shopping in Dubai
In the exclusive Gold Souk, narrow lanes glitter with tiny boutiques. Sip refreshing mint tea while selecting 24-carat golden rings and necklaces. A chauffeur-driven limousine will transport you to Dubai Mall to shop for Pucci prints and Missoni knitwear in palatial arcades of soaring marble and glass or among winding canals and replica wind towers at Madinat Jumeirah. The Carpet Souk is the place to pick up a luxurious rug of woven silk.
Gourmet Dubai
Dubai’s sophisticated restaurants serve global haute cuisine on marble terrazzos. Trays piled high with dried fruit, chocolates and nuts tempt shoppers at the food halls of luxury malls. Dine amid the mosaics, golden pillars and velvet swags of exclusive Dubai restaurants, where pigeon pastilla is accompanied by a laidback Arabic lounge soundtrack. Enjoy a decadent frozen margarita cocktail on a rooftop terrace overlooking the Gulf.
Indulge in an exclusive holiday in a luxury hotel in Dubai with Small Luxury Hotels of the World to play polo at sundown and be pampered in an oasis of calm with infinity pool, boutique spa and your own private villa.