Vida Downtown Dubai

Downtown Dubai


This crash pad for next-gen creatives and entrepreneurs has upbeat public areas with cool lamps and other urban accents that smoothly segue to white, bright rooms and huge open bathrooms with both a tub and walk-in shower. All electronics are controlled by the TV, there's a 24-hour gym to combat fat and fatigue, and a daybed-lined pool for chilling.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Downtown Dubai attractions

1. Dubai Fountain

0.38 MILES

This dancing fountain is spectacularly set in the middle of a giant lake against the backdrop of the glittering Burj Khalifa. Water undulates as…

2. Burj Khalifa

0.47 MILES

The Burj Khalifa is a stunning feat of architecture and engineering, with two observation decks on the 124th and 148th floors and a restaurant-bar on the…

3. KidZania

0.51 MILES

For guilt-free shopping without your kids, drop them off in this indoor miniature city – complete with a school, a fire station, a hospital and a bank –…

4. Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo

0.55 MILES

Dubai Mall’s most mesmerising sight is this gargantuan aquarium where thousands of beasties flit and dart amid artificial coral. Sharks and rays are top…

5. Dubai Dino

0.56 MILES

The Jurassic era meets the future in Dubai Mall's Souk Dome, the home of Amphicoelias brontodiplodocus, an almost complete 155-million-year-old dinosaur…

6. Sheikh Zayed Bridge Waterfall

1.28 MILES

This illuminated and motion-operated waterfall cascades down both sides of Sheikh Zayed Bridge, stopping only for passing vessels. It's an impressive…

7. Hub Zero

1.36 MILES

This high-tech indoor theme park is squarely aimed at serious gamers. Tickets buy access to 18 attractions, including a head-spinning VR experience, 3D…

8. Green Planet

1.37 MILES

If you can build a ski slope in the desert, why not a rainforest too? The Green Planet is an indoor tropical paradise intended to 'edutain' about…