Intercontinental Ras Al Khaimah: Close, But No Waldorf
A five-star with real potential on Ras Al Khaimah's coast, undone by beach and toilet basics.
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One & Only Royal Mirage, Dubai: The Reputation Outruns the Reality
Grounds and welcome are genuinely five-star, but a strict dress code and sunbed chaos mean we wouldn't return.
Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah: Dubai Luxury, Half the Price
A UAE winter-sun break that undercut a Canary Islands price and came in half the cost of Dubai.
Al Qasr, Madinat Jumeirah: A Week in Dubai During Ramadan
A five-star week at Al Qasr during Ramadan, undone almost entirely by pool sunbed politics.