Hotels opening soon in United Arab Emirates
Announced and confirmed — next opening first.
Dubai
Kimpton Dubai
IHG's playful lifestyle brand makes its UAE debut on the Business Bay Canal
Announced · Q1 2026 (targeted)
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
Abu Dhabi
Mondrian Abu Dhabi
Ennismore's lifestyle brand plans its UAE debut on the Abu Dhabi canal, after repeated delays
Announced · 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
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
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
Dubai
Aman Dubai
Kerry Hill Architects designs Aman's UAE debut as an all-suite beachfront resort beside Four Seasons Jumeirah
Announced · 2027 (targeted)
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
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.