Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek

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"Celebrating its 50th anniversary and originally opened in 1975, I experienced the Radisson Blu on Deira Creek as Dubai’s oldest five‑star with a suitably Brutalist silhouette and a nostalgic mood in its public areas: 288 guest rooms with solid marble bathrooms and dark wood furniture, each with a balcony angled toward Dubai Creek and many offering views of the Burj Khalifa, Dubai Frame, or Al Seef and Al Fahidi. The hotel offers an array of dining options — nine restaurants including Shabestan (Persian stalwart since 1984), Sumibiya for yakiniku, and Fish Market for seafood — plus five bars (including an English pub with a red telephone box), and it’s well placed for exploring the photogenic 1970s architecture and the bustling Naif and Deira souks, with abra crossings nearby." - Nicola Chilton