THE hotel name might be a bit of a tester for some but the Steigenberger Hotel Business Bay’s new terrace hangout is very easy to get your head around. For what is essentially a business hotel – being located where it is – The Backyard by Swim & Tonic comes as something of a very cool surprise.
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YOU see them almost as soon as you wander in…cooled, colourful and calorific. We are talking cheesecakes; deep, rich and decorated and present in many tempting forms. But the chiller cabinet containing the treats that give The Cheesecake Factory its name are laying down a gauntlet…
HIDDEN gem is a phrase used all too often but Al Boom Tourist Village is seemingly shrugging off the hidden part of the label as the crowds discover this haven beside Dubai Creek. This long established but recently refurbished Dubai attraction has enjoyed – and endured – hefty queues for its restaurant since emerging from a two-year hiatus.
HARDLY a week goes by without a new brunch vying for your appetite in Dubai. But a fresh Friday fixture at Olea, in Kempinski Mall of the Emirates, is proof that not all of those feasting forays need be the same.
THERE'S much to be said for eating and meeting outside in Dubai this time of year - so the new concept at The Cavendish could well take off. The restaurant at the base of the Bonnington hotel in the heart of Jumeirah Lakes Towers has introduced Social Dining Thursday to its offering.
ASK anyone familiar with Dubai’s tourism manifesto and you can be sure JBR will crop up before they draw their next breath. This golden strip of restaurants, hotels, shops and beaches is always refreshing itself and expanding. If you’re not a creature of habit that means there’s always something different or new to check out on and just beyond The Walk.
Subscribing to the latter, we went the extra few metres to DoubleTree by Hilton Dubai - Jumeirah Beach - and were pleasantly surprised. EVERYONE loves a good deal… That’s the successful theory behind the UAE’s favourite buy one, get one free voucher book and app as it releases the 2016 edition. With Christmas and the new year just around the corner, the appearance of the new Entertainer and that smiling yellow face is rather timely…
EVER looked at a website for a hotel and wondered what lurks beyond some of those pretty pictures? Well, two UAE resorts have become the first in the country to launch virtual tours of their facilities to show prospective guests more of what they will get when they check in. Rixos The Palm, in Dubai, and Rixos Bab Al Bahr, in neighbouring emirate Ras Al Khaimah, have worked with Google to give viewers a great preview of their luxurious properties.
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