The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai

absolutely epic christmas week at the Ritz-Carlton Dubai as a family of four (two boys aged 5.5 &9.5) travelled from Dublin!!! everything and everyone was perfect! shoutouts: - the staff (at every location & every restaurant were beyond the nicest people we’ve ever met! nothing was too much for them and they went out of their way to make it a magical experience at every turn). - the turn down team (Sakthi Herbert) were beyond amazing and made the boys look forward to coming back every night with writings on the mirrors for them, towels in fun shapes and the room perfect while we were at dinner!) - the christmas eve dinner with a visit from santa and carole singers was sooo special! - Brayton at Tamika was the nicest person ever and happily took the boys and minded them so we could have an adults only dinner! - christmas day brunch was out of this world!! - the kids club was great (facepainting, loads of activities, etc)- but i think it’s very much dependent on how many kids are there and their ages. the more the merrier obvs! our boys begged to stay! - the pool staff were absolutely amazing!! - the guy who runs the booking desk was so helpful (helped us book a few things!) - the rooms (we did a standard room) and it was really spacious and the bathroom was huge! The TV didn’t work when we arrived and it took a bit to fix it but the staff was really helpful and made sure it was done quickly. The weather wasn’t HOT but most of the pools were somewhat heated (enough for the kids), and you could absolutely eat all meals sitting outside. thank you to the entire team - we will absolutely be back!

Great Christmas Day as always - many thanks to Ravinder and team for looking after us. Great day - see you next year - thanks again!

Came for the Christmas brunch, food and drink exceptional. The staff went above and beyond, especially sai and grace and Lisa who made the experience. Thank you very much.

Absolutely excellent food and service especially our waiter sai he looked after us so well making sure our glasses were never empty

Exceptional service from each and every member of staff. A special thanks to Akshika on the front reception for her kindness and patience, and to Sachiith and Krishna our two amazing housekeepers who kept our rooms immaculate. So much attention to detail and a personal warm touch from everyone we met. Everyone from the impeccable Spa ladies to the concierge and beach staff are amazing. Our first time in Dubai and we were wary about it not being our thing but the Ritz Carlton JBR has changed that. Suggest you book with the Club Lounge included and if a larger family with older kids get interconnecting rooms. Leave enough time to do the extensive things to do in the Hotel (we only saw the padel court on our last day) as well as around Dubai - for example, you need more than a day for the Aqua venture. The beach is calm and relaxing despite the myriad of water sports going on nearby. The hotel’s central location makes it easy to stroll down JBR and experience all the restaurants / cafes /street sellers, whilst admiring the fleets of fancy cars.