Jumeirah Al Naseem

What the classifiers highlight

Opened in 2016, this hotel skips the flash of its neighbour Burj Al Arab for 430 rooms built from wood and stone, interiors keyed to desert sand and gulf water. Ten in-house restaurants sit alongside 40 more across the Madinat Jumeirah complex, and a 26-room spa and private beach round out the stay, footsteps from Wild Wadi Waterpark.