Sometimes you really want to just get away without going through the hassle of spending hours in the airport, waiting in lines and boarding a plane. Fortunately for UAE residents, there's an escape and it's a car ride away.
Hotels in Dubai aren't just luxurious, they're experiential and they're unique.
1. Luxury in the desert with Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa
Escape to the desert and pamper yourself in style as you rest comfortably beside the pool, enjoy a massage or bask in the sauna's steam. Featuring three luxurious outdoor swimming pools, a health club and a full spa in a traditional Emirati setting surrounded by gently sloping desert dunes, you're sure to forget the stress of your daily grind, at least for awhile.
The resort is located on Al Qudra Road adjacent to Dubai International Airport. For bookings and more information, visit tajawal .
2. Time travel with XVA Art Hotel
Centrally located near Dubai's Grand Mosque, the Spice Souk and the Dubai Musuem in Dubai's historic Al Fahidi Neighborhood, XVA Art Hotel lets you relax in style as you travel back in time. It's a boutique hotel with only 13 rooms, guaranteeing great service and a cozy atmosphere to spend your time clearing your head from weekly stress.
The hotel is conveniently located in Dubai's Al Fahidi Neighborhood. For bookings and more information, visit tajawal .
3. Overwater bungalows with Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort
Looking for the perfect beach weekend without flying to Fiji or the Maldives? Dying to try over-water bungalows, to touch the water with your toes while you're still in your pajamas, mug of coffee in hand?
Guesthouses open onto a series of crystal blue canals next to a pristine private beach. Your biggest worry will be choosing whether to leave your custom decorated guest room, relax at the spa or tan on the sandy shores of the Arabian Gulf.
The resort is located on the Palm Jumeirah East Crescent. For bookings and more information, visit tajawal .
4. Quintessential Arabian luxuries with Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa
For the full Arabian desert experience complete with a serious dose of comfort, this is your go-to spot. Surrounded by sand dunes and built in a traditional Arabic style, the resort's setting will make you feel like you've entered a different era, leaving the bustle of Dubai's metropolis far behind.
The resort is located on the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve in Murqquab. For bookings and more information, visit tajawal .
Nothing says 'unique experience' like Dubai's Atlantis. Here you can stay in an underwater aquarium suite, and fall asleep to the mesmerizing view of exotic sea life swimming right in front of your eyes. This is the perfect spot for a romantic weekend with that special someone ... especially if you want to impress.
The resort is located on Crescent Road The Palm. For more bookings and more information, visit tajawal .
BONUS: Rosemont Hotel and Residences
It hasn't even opened yet, but the Rosemont Hotel is already making international headlines . A world first, it's a 7,000-square-meter rainforest inside a skyscraper hotel. It will be the youngest rainforest in the world.
With an expected opening date in 2018, this hotel is definitely one to add to your bucket list.
"Inside the rainforest, we've created a landscape akin to a full-scale tropical environment -- complete with adventure trails, a sandless beach, a splash pool, waterfalls, streams and a rainforest cafe," DJ Armin, principal architect and managing partner of ZAS Architects Dubai, told CNN .
"Technological features include an advanced sensory rain system that creates a 360-degree experience, simulating the sensation of being surrounded by rainfall without actually getting wet."
The hotel will be located in Dubai's business center, next to Dubai Internet City and Al Kazim Towers.