Hotels opening soon in United Arab Emirates
Announced and confirmed, next opening first.
Abu Dhabi
Olympia Resort Abu Dhabi
An active-lifestyle and recovery-focused resort on Hudayriyat Island from Modon Hospitality, built around altitude training, hypoxic guest rooms and 28km of cycling tracks, still listed as coming soon in late August 2026.
Announced · Early 2026
Dubai
Baccarat Hotel & Residences Dubai
Twin Studio Libeskind towers bring the French crystal house's hotel brand to the UAE for the first time
Announced · 2026
Abu Dhabi
Mondrian Abu Dhabi
Ennismore's lifestyle brand plans its UAE debut on the Abu Dhabi canal, after repeated delays
Announced · 2026
Abu Dhabi
Nobu Hotel Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island
Nobu's Abu Dhabi hotel faces the Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim across Saadiyat's Mamsha Beach
Announced · 2026-2027
Dubai
Gran Meliá Dubai Jumeirah
Meliá's first UAE beachfront hotel rises on reclaimed land in Meraas' Port de La Mer, anchored by a Zuma and a Novikov
Announced · 2026-2027
Dubai
Six Senses The Palm, Dubai
Six Senses' UAE debut is a 61-suite, SAOTA-designed resort on Palm Jumeirah's West Crescent
Announced · 1 September 2026
Ras Al Khaimah
Hilton Marjan Island Beach Resort & Spa
A 350-room beachfront Hilton resort under development on Marjan Island, Ras Al Khaimah, with six restaurants and bars and a 360-degree sky pool, targeted for Q4 2026.
Announced · Q4 2026
Dubai
Aman Dubai
Kerry Hill Architects designs Aman's UAE debut as an all-suite beachfront resort beside Four Seasons Jumeirah
Announced · 2027
Dubai
The Hoxton, Dubai Media City
Ennismore's lifestyle brand debuts in the Middle East with a 230-room hotel and its first wellness club
Announced · 2027
Ras Al Khaimah
NH Collection Ras Al Khaimah Al Marjan Island Hotel & Apartments
Minor Hotels' NH Collection brand debuts on Al Marjan Island with 120 beach-facing rooms and suites alongside 36 branded serviced apartments, targeted for early 2028.
Announced · Early 2028
Ras Al Khaimah, Ras Al Khaimah
Hard Rock Hotel & Residences Ras Al Khaimah
Hard Rock's first UAE property pairs roughly 300 hotel rooms with 395 branded residences in Ras Al Khaimah's Beach District, targeting a 2028 opening.
Announced · 2028
Fujairah, Fujairah
Avani+ Fujairah Resort
Minor Hotels' first Avani-branded resort in the UAE brings 232 beachfront rooms and 16 villas to Fujairah's Gulf of Oman coastline, targeting a 2028 opening.
Announced · 2028
Dubai
Bellagio Dubai
Bellagio's classic-luxury identity crosses to Dubai as one of three MGM Resorts towers on a $2.5 billion waterfront megaproject, now confirmed for a Q3 2028 opening.
Announced · Q3 2028Dubai
Aria Dubai
Aria's contemporary, art-forward identity crosses to Dubai as the second of three MGM Resorts towers on a $2.5 billion waterfront megaproject targeting Q3 2028.
Announced · Q3 2028Dubai
MGM Grand Dubai
MGM Grand's entertainment-scale format anchors the third of three MGM Resorts towers on Dubai's $2.5 billion Island by Wasl megaproject, targeting Q3 2028.
Announced · Q3 2028Dubai
Six Senses Residences Dubai Marina
A 122-storey Dubai Marina tower pairs a 61-room Six Senses hotel with four floors of longevity-focused wellness space, separate from the brand's already-open Six Senses The Palm.
Announced · Q3 2028
Dubai
Rosewood Dubai
Rosewood's Dubai debut: a 195-room hotel plus private garden villas at Peninsula Dubai, a new waterfront district on Jumeirah Beach.
Announced · 2029
Mirfa, Abu Dhabi
The St. Regis Mirfa Beach Resort
An all-villa waterfront resort of 63 private beachfront and floating villas, bringing St. Regis to the quiet Al Dhafra coastal town of Mirfa.
Announced · 2029
Dubai
Jumeirah Asora Bay
A boutique 103-room Jumeirah hotel plus 20 private villas on Dubai's La Mer South peninsula, targeted for 2029 as part of the brand's Mission 2030 expansion.
Announced · 2029
Dubai
Akala Downtown Dubai
Developer Arada's debut 'precision wellness' hotel and residences tower between Downtown Dubai and DIFC, sharing a wellness podium with 534 branded residences, due by the end of 2029.
Announced · End of 2029Dubai
The Dubai Beach EDITION
EDITION's first beachfront resort in the UAE, with 185 rooms and suites beside 165 branded residences at Dubai Harbour.
Announced · 2029
Dubai
Kimpton Sevn Dubai
IHG's playful lifestyle brand makes its UAE debut on the Business Bay Canal
Announced · TBC
Abu Dhabi
Al Nawras Island, LXR Hotels & Resorts
Hilton's all-villa LXR brand debuts in Abu Dhabi on a private island built around its own golf course
Announced · TBCUpcoming hotel openings in United Arab Emirates
Openings listed here are either announced by the operator or confirmed by our editorial team. Dates move: we update them as they do, and we say so when they slip.