Kuwait City
Two decades ago, during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, there wasn’t a window remaining in the Radisson. That's a difficult scene to imagine today at this…
Must-see hotels in Middle East
Iran
Hotel Koohrang is in a pretty valley near a river and makes up for any lack of exterior charm by the warmth of its welcome. With a range of activities…
East Jerusalem
Elegant cream-coloured rooms fill this refined hotel in a former YMCA building. Bathrooms would benefit from a spot of maintenance, and the breakfast…
Tehran
Located at 3525m, this is the only accommodation and place to eat near the summit of the mountain. As ski lodges go, it's a rather cosy and pleasant place…
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
When this timelessly elegant Mediterranean villa-style resort first opened in 1998, Dubai Marina was still the middle of nowhere. Now it's dwarfed by high…
Tel Aviv
Go back in time to the 1970s with this retro 'urban hotel'. It may not be in the best part of town, but scenesters love the rooftop bar with its sundeck…
Tel Aviv
Housed in a 1934 Bauhaus-style apartment block, this luxury hotel offers 32 sleek and stylish studios and suites with good amenities, including coffee…
Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
A top choice for water sports enthusiasts, this sophisticated beach resort feels like a cross between a Middle Eastern summer palace and an Italian…
Dubai
Owned by Marriott and on the doorstep of four theme parks and the Outlet Village shopping centre, this resort-style property keeps families front and…
Downtown Dubai
An eye-catching steel-and-glass high-rise harbours one of the top-ranked business hotels in the Middle East. Glide up in the panoramic lift to sumptuous,…
Tel Aviv
A major luxury hotel that opened in 2018, the Jaffa is housed in the 19th-century French Hospital, which has been redesigned by renowned architect John…
Mövenpick Hotel & Resort Al Bida'a
Kuwait City
Right on the beach, this large five-star hotel has 280 rooms (some with direct pool access), plus two restaurants, five pools and two shisha terraces…
Iran
In a woodland setting behind the garden of the appealing Telar teahouse (open from 3pm), the Tourist Hotel's main building has renovated rooms that are…
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
Twin-towered Grosvenor House was the first hotel to open among the jumble of the Dubai Marina’s sky-punching towers. The public areas are sleek, grown-up…
Shabhaye Talai – Golden Nights Beach Restaurant
Qeshm Island
No language barrier at this quirky venture: it's run by Annelie, from Germany, and her husband, Ali Reza, who both speak fluent English and go to great…
Tel Aviv
There aren't many opportunities in life to stay in a building incorporating remnants of an 8th-century Byzantine chapel, but that's what's on offer at…
Sharqiya Sands
This luxury camp offers what has been described as 'shabby sheikh' for those who want to see the sands but don't really want to engage with them. The…
Sisters of Nazareth Guest House
Nazareth
Set around a flowery courtyard with archaeological excavations underneath, this 61-room establishment, in a building that dates from 1855 (a new wing…
Tel Aviv
At nearly a century old, the mauve-painted Hotel Nordoy at the end of Nahalat Binyamin’s pedestrian walkway (where a twice-weekly arts and crafts market…
Oman
Offering good-value accommodation wedged between a calm lagoon full of waders and a sea bobbing with turtles queuing up to come ashore after dark, this…
Haifa
Original works by local artists adorn the public spaces and 40 mahogany-and-cream rooms of this hotel within a Bauhaus building. Some rooms feel a little…
Kuwait City
This stylish, if a little dated, downtown hotel prides itself on being the first ‘art and tech’ hotel in the Gulf, with a mishmash of styles including a…
Abu Dhabi
Le Royal Méridien is imbued with plenty of contemporary swagger, from its yellow-and-black-toned atrium looking out to the pool to the minimalist rooms…
Kuwait City
It's not often we recommend this international chain, but its modern rooms are outstanding value for Kuwait. Many on the upper floors have views out over…
Bur Dubai
This Dubai hotel apartment pioneer has 750 studios and one- or two- bedroom serviced apartments with kitchenettes spread over a dozen boxy midrises behind…
Doha
This contemporary hotel with traditional touches like arabesque archways and detailing has 32 enormous rooms, each with living areas and rain showers…
Doha
On its own island surrounded by the Gulf, the Doha Ritz is as grand as you'd expect from the American hotel giant. Enormous windows, polished floors and…
Abu Dhabi
This white palace, with art-deco touches in the lobby's sweep of the ceiling and structured hanging lamps, is a behemoth, all-bells-and-whistles resort…
Bur Dubai
The Versace is styled like an 18th-century Italian palace with neoclassical-style architecture and decor. This grand hotel has pretty landscaped gardens…
Bur Dubai
Located to the far west of the atmospheric Al Seef development, Zabeel has arty contemporary decor with life-size sculptures of figures that beckon you to…
Kuwait City
This small, tasteful boutique-style hotel, on a slip road off Arabian Gulf St, offers wonderful sea views, a French-rococo foyer and a bright and intimate…
Amman
Under new management in 2017, this stylish new hotel occupies a good spot in the downtown scene. Rooms are well-finished in crisp white with good fittings…
Haifa
Slow-moving nuns, swishing their robes, are your hosts at the sedate, boarding-school-like Saint Charles. Operated by the Latin Patriarchate Rosary…
Oman
Located 15km south of Al Ashkharah, this small resort has been tastefully designed with modern furniture and quality bathrooms. Most rooms have a verandah…
Mövenpick Hotel & Apartments Bur Dubai
Bur Dubai
A lobby decorated in shades of charcoal and cream leads to a sweeping Gone with the Wind staircase and from there to 255 good-sized and well-lit rooms…
St Andrew’s Scottish Guesthouse
Jerusalem
A lofty location and a stone exterior combine to give St Andrew's an edifying air. Accommodation has a school-dormitory feel, but rooms are sizeable, with…
Jerusalem
Beyond the heavy steel door are a variety of rooms, a courtyard garden and a rooftop reading room and lounge, built over mid-19th-century foundations…
Jerusalem
The Prima Royale is a solid choice on a quiet residential street within a short walk of the First Station complex. A shortcut through Teddy Kollek Park…
United Arab Emirates
The height of glamping luxury, these safari-style tents, all with patio and private plunge pool, sit in glorious isolation upon the skinny Khor Kalba…
Bur Dubai
Despite its ho-hum location on a busy street, this hotel scores highly for comfort, design and a happening vibe thanks, in part, to its myriad bars and…
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