You need reasons to stop on The Palm, Dubai???

1. “The Palm Islands” are the largest man-made islands in the world and often called the 8th wonder of the world. They take the shape of a date palm and can be seen from space, adding around 180 km of shoreline to Dubai. A six lane sub-sea tunnel has been built to connect the spine to the crescent – it is 1.4 km long, 40m wide and 25m below sea level. It’s also the most beautiful tunnel I have seen, fully tiled, pristinely clean and with murals of dolphins!

2. If you stay at Atlantis, you get complimentary access to Aquaventure, the most fantastic water park in Dubai. With a 1.2km lazy river to the terrifying Tower of Neptune, this is a fantastic way to spend a couple of days. The onsite restaurants are fantastic, and as a hotel guest, there are often fantastic complimentary half board offers. Swim with dolphins, feed the sharks or just lie back and watch the kids having a ball…

3. Stay in an underwater suite and wake up to the sharks and stingrays in your room! The 65,000 marine animals are well looked after in the enormous Atlantis Aquarium and the amount of fresh food given to them daily ensures that they don’t start to eat each other.

4. For a luxurious, relaxed retreat from the City, the One & Only The Palm ticks all the boxes. With a light, airy, Mediterranean feel, the hotel has exceptional levels of service in a city which aims to exceed expectations. No wonder the resort was named “No1 in the Middle East and Africa” by Conde Nast Traveller Reader’s Choice Awards. I loved the understated low-rise buildings with their boutique feel, and with the sea on three sides, it has the feeling on being on your own private island. Of course, Dubai Marina is only a short hop in the hotel’s boat for when you want to explore the rest of Dubai.

5. The last hotel that we saw on the Palm (there are lots more to choose from, and more being built!) was the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray. The feature that struck me most about this lovely resort hotel was the fantastic Spa – it has won a multitude of awards, and with 42 treatment rooms, eight hydrotherapy rooms, steam rooms, saunas, snow rooms, floating baths and two thalassotherapy pools, you’ll discover almost limitless ways to treat yourself. The range of dining options here is impressive too – chill out at the beach front Plaj during the day; meet for cocktails at the ultra-chic Voda Bar before choosing from Indian, Lebanese, Turkish, fantastic steaks in the Rib Room or the lavish French Brasserie which is the hotel’s main dining room.

There are plenty more reasons to base yourself on the “Palm” when visiting Dubai, I’d be happy to chat through all the options with you!