This month it’s a time for celebration for Radisson Hotel Group, as it opens its first resort in Dubai – Radisson Beach Resort Palm Jumeirah. Sitting pretty along the Palm’s much-loved West Beach promenade, the new hotel has easy access to all the city’s key lifestyle and entertainment destinations, including Nakheel Mall, Mall of the Emirates and Emirates Golf Club, as well as showstopping views over the Arabian Gulf and Dubai skyline. You’ll be spoilt for choice when it comes to bedding down, as the hotel features 389 contemporary rooms and suites, all designed in soothing neutral tones, each with floor-to-ceiling windows and balconies to max out on both space and magnificent ocean panoramas. When you’re ready to explore, go in search of one of three swimming pools – you’ll find one on the podium level, a rooftop pool on the 13th floor and a kids pool for any water babies travelling in tow.
The recreation side of the hotel also includes a private beach with sunbeds and umbrellas, a SPA with six treatment rooms, a fully-kitted out gym, a hair salon, and three state-of-the-art meeting rooms, each filled with natural light, for when business and leisure combine. When hunger comes knocking, you can choose between eight different outlets. Esco-bar is all about sultry Latin-American vibes, where you can enjoy handcrafted cocktails and Tex-Mex flavours. For a taste of the Med, try Tonino Lamborghini. With its rooftop 360-degree views of Palm Jumeirah, it combines the worlds of gastronomy, mixology, music and entertainment, from mid-morning to the early hours. Or try Latino-meets-Creole food and vibes at soon-to-open Black Flamingo. If you’re too lazy to leave your sun lounger, let Pool Bar come to you, and enjoy easy-breezy poolside bites, cocktails and mocktails without moving a muscle.