Media One Hotel

Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah


Match your mood to the room: Hip, Cool, Calm or Chill-Out. This lifestyle hotel loads up on all the zeitgeist essentials that global nomads crave coupled with utmost comfort. The pool area is a lovely chill area that also draws locals with ladies' nights, shisha and other events. It's behind the American University.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah attractions

1. Marina Walk

0.4 MILES

Enjoy a delightful stroll along this tree-flanked promenade with its dancing fountains, terraced restaurants and cool cafes. Too hot? Head for the nearby…

2. Club Mina

0.4 MILES

Set along 500m of private beach, this club is a family favourite thanks to its five pools (including a shaded one for kids), a children's club and a water…

3. Cayan Tower

0.49 MILES

Stretching skyward for 307m, it may not be the tallest residential tower in the Dubai Marina, but it's certainly a building with twist: a 90-degree spiral…

4. The Walk at JBR

1.13 MILES

In a city of air-conditioned malls, this attractive outdoor shopping and dining promenade was an immediate hit when it opened in 2008, originally to meet…

5. Pier 7

1.27 MILES

Linked to the Dubai Marina Mall via a glass-encased walkway, this circular tower gets its name from the seven restaurants – from Asian to international –…

6. Fairmont The Palm Beach Club

1.53 MILES

Views of the mainland skyline are one of the most memorable aspects of a day at this family-orientated club at the swish Fairmont Hotel. Parents get to…

7. JBR Beach

1.61 MILES

This clean, wonderful playground has plenty of facilities, including showers, toilets and changing rooms housed in distinctive panelled pods. Kids can…

8. Riva Beach Club

1.65 MILES

Riva Beach Club is a popular independent beach club (ie not attached to a hotel), especially among expats. The entrance fee will score you a sunbed and…