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Al Fanar at Yas Mall: Emirati Cooking Through the Lens of the UAE’s 1960s

A restaurant designed to make heritage tangible Al Fanar takes its name from the old kerosene lantern and builds the rest of its identity around the same idea: illuminating a version of Emirati life that younger diners and international visitors may not have experienced first-hand. The Yas Mall branch uses a setting inspired by the […]

Al Dhafra Restaurant: A Heritage Table Built Around Emirati Seafood and Generosity

A restaurant with roots in the city rather than a manufactured heritage theme Al Dhafra Restaurant traces its story to 1993, when it was established in Abu Dhabi’s Mina Zayed area. Its own history credits the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan with encouraging the group’s founder, Abdullah Hareb Al Fallahi, in establishing the […]

Three Infinity Pools and a Nesting Beach: Jumeirah Saadiyat Island

Two hundred and ninety three rooms, suites and villas along the eastern end of Saadiyat, with three infinity pools stepping down to a protected hawksbill turtle nesting beach. Seven restaurants and bars trading, a spa with a Turkish bath and hydrothermal circuit, and one Michelin Key.

A Wave Pool in the Room Rate: Rixos Premium Saadiyat Island

Two hundred and eighty eight rooms and twelve villas on a private stretch of Saadiyat, with a wave pool, an aqua park and three outdoor pools all covered by the rate. Six restaurants, six bars, a snow room at Anjana Spa and one Michelin Key.

Low and Long on Saadiyat: Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas

Three hundred and six rooms, suites and villas along Saadiyat’s protected shore, where hawksbill turtles come ashore to nest between April and July. Five pools, a spa of nine treatment rooms opening onto private terraces, and fifty square metres in the smallest room in the house.

Three Hundred and Forty Keys and Thirteen Villas: Saadiyat Rotana Resort and Villas

Three hundred and twenty seven rooms and suites across five floors, thirteen beach villas on the sand, and suites running from eighty square metres to a Royal Suite of two hundred and seventy five. Eight places to eat and drink, ten treatment rooms at Zen the Spa, and the Louvre Abu Dhabi three kilo

Against the Forest: The Mangroves Abu Dhabi, LXR Hotels and Resorts

The only five star hotel in the capital built against the Mangrove National Park, three kilometres from the city centre, with kayaks launching beside it. The property has left Anantara for Hilton’s LXR portfolio, and a conversion to Waldorf Astoria Abu Dhabi with 167 rooms has been announced.

The Grand Manner: The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi

Butler service on all 376 rooms and suites, a royal suite occupying the upper two levels of the building, and a 3,000 square metre ballroom. Beyond the terrace lies protected sand where hawksbill turtles nest between April and July.

A white falcon takes AED 1.5 million at ADIHEX, the highest price of the 2026 auctions

The Ultra White Pure Gyr Garmousha, bred in the United States, becomes the most expensive bird sold at this year’s exhibition, in a market where Abu Dhabi sets the reference price.

ADIHEX 2026 Introduces New Family Activities and Interactive Experiences for Visitors of All Ages

Abu Dhabi, 29 August 2026: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Falconers’ Club, the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) 2026 is introducing a new range of interactive family activities and experiences that combine entertainment, education […]

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