Dubai currently has around 720 hotels with nearly 150,000 rooms between them. In H1 this year, 2,700 new rooms came to the market – and another 10,000 are set to delivered by the end of 2025.
Our latest research shows that hotels in the 4-star category saw the biggest growth this year compared to 2023. There’s also been a surge in new 5-star rooms, with more than 1,680 opening between January and June.
But what exactly do these star-ratings mean? A 5-star hotel in Dubai – and other parts of the Middle East – is not equivalent to a hotel with the same rating elsewhere in the world. The same goes for 4- and 3-star establishments, which offer inconsistent levels of service and amenities depending…
