Where to stay with kids in UAE

Family hotel picks in UAE

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  Jumeirah Beach Residence / Marina€€€Higher-end

  Dubai — JBR & Marina beach hotels

  A beach and a walkable restaurant promenade directly outside the hotel is the one thing that reduces taxi use in a city where walking is otherwise impractical.

  • Direct beach access with lifeguards
  • Walkable promenade full of restaurants
  • Tram and metro connections along the corridor
  • Most properties have children's pools and clubs

  Fitting a family in

  Family rooms and suites are common; many properties allow two children to stay free in the parents' room.

  Watch out. Rates swing enormously by season. The same room can be half price in July and August.

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  Downtown / Business Bay€€Mid-range

  Dubai — Downtown apartment hotels

  Apartment hotels give a kitchen and separate bedrooms at less than two hotel rooms, within walking distance of the mall, the aquarium and the fountains.

  • Kitchen and laundry for a longer stay
  • Walk to the Dubai Mall and the Burj Khalifa
  • Metro station on the same block

  Fitting a family in

  Two-bedroom apartments are widely available and usually cheaper than two beach-hotel rooms.

  Watch out. No beach. Expect a 20–30 minute taxi ride each time you want the sea.

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  Yas Island€€Mid-range

  Yas Island — hotels with park tickets

  Several Yas hotels bundle theme-park entry into the room rate, which for a family frequently costs less than buying tickets separately.

  • Park tickets included in many rates
  • Free shuttle between hotels and parks
  • Walking distance to the parks and the mall

  Fitting a family in

  Family rooms are standard, and children often stay free in the parents' room.

  Watch out. Yas Island is 30–40 minutes from central Abu Dhabi and has little beyond the parks and the mall.

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  Al Marjan Island€€Mid-range

  Ras Al Khaimah — Al Marjan Island beach resorts

  These are self-contained beach resorts on quiet sand at rates below the Dubai equivalent, which is the practical argument for the emirate given how little there is to walk to.

  • Direct beach access with calm, shallow water
  • Kids' clubs and shallow pools as standard
  • Several restaurants on-site, buffet included
  • Half-board and all-inclusive rates widely offered

  Fitting a family in

  Family rooms and interconnecting doubles are standard, and two younger children frequently stay free in the parents' room.

  Watch out. Nothing is within walking distance of the islands, so every meal off-site and every excursion is a car or a taxi. That is precisely why the board-inclusive rates are worth pricing.

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  Al Hamra€€Mid-range

  Ras Al Khaimah — Al Hamra apartments & villas

  A kitchen, a washing machine and separate bedrooms cost less across a week than two resort rooms, and the marina and mall give somewhere to spend an evening that is not the hotel lobby.

  • Two and three-bedroom apartments and villas
  • Kitchen and laundry for a longer stay
  • Shared pools, with a mall and marina a short drive away
  • Beach club access included at some developments

  Fitting a family in

  Two and three-bedroom units are the normal stock here, so a family of five or six fits into a single booking.

  Watch out. Most units are not on the beach — check whether beach club access is included or charged, and expect to drive to it. The area is quiet to the point of empty in summer, when some outlets close.

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