Where to stay in Dubai with kids
In Dubai, a family day can start on the sand: Sofitel Dubai The Palm, our pick, opens its private beach at 09:00 and its Kids Club at 10:00 for ages 4 to 12. With a toddler, look at Fairmont The Palm, whose club takes children from 18 months; for a week of malls and the aquarium, Sofitel Dubai Downtown is linked to The Dubai Mall by a skywalk. Choose your neighbourhood below, then your hotel.
12 hotels in our list · 7 neighbourhoods · checked 12 November 2026
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Best family hotels in Dubai
Find the best Accor family hotel in Dubai: our pick, Sofitel Dubai The Palm, gives your children a Kids Club until 19:00 and you 500 m of private beach.
12 November 2026 · 12 hotels
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Sofitel Dubai The Palm
Your children can spend the day at the Kids Club, open to ages 4 to 12 from 10:00 to 19:00, and you all meet up later on 500 m of private beach on Palm Jumeirah. Children under 12 stay and dine free, and the family apartments come with a kitchen for evenings in.
No. 1 in Best family hotels in Dubai
Sofitel Dubai Downtown
Le Petit Prince Kids Club opens at 09:00 for ages 4 to 12, and a skywalk takes you from the hotel into The Dubai Mall and its aquarium. Children under 12 stay and dine free, and the Kids & Family Room fits bunk beds for them beside your king bed.
No. 7 in Best family hotels in Dubai
Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk
The AstroKids Kids' Club stays open until 20:00 for ages 4 to 12, so you can have an early dinner on your own while the children play. The Soleil pool has a children's pool with a splash pad, and the three-bedroom apartments sleep up to 10, with a kitchen and a washing machine.
No. 8 in Best family hotels in Dubai
Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach
Every room looks at the sea from its own balcony, the public JBR beach is about 100 m from the door, and the Family Suite sleeps 8 in 85 m². There is no kids' club, so this is the hotel for children who swim with you, in the sea and in the Infini Pool, open until 20:00.
No. 10 in Best family hotels in Dubai
The neighbourhoods
Each neighbourhood with the hotels of our list that stand in it.
Palm Jumeirah
Man-made island shaped like a palm tree, in three parts: the trunk (mixed commercial and residential), the fronds (homes and villas) and the outer crescent (luxury resorts). Construction began in June 2001; the first residential handovers were announced in 2006. Nearby: Atlantis, The Palm and Aquaventure water park; Palm Jumeirah Mall (formerly Nakheel Mall); Dubai Marina and JBR skyline across the water. Palm Jumeirah Monorail: Atlantis Aquaventure, The Pointe (closed since July 2023 for redevelopment), Palm Jumeirah Mall (opened 28 November 2019), Al Ittihad Park and Palm Gateway, with an out-of-station interchange to the Dubai Tram's Palm Jumeirah stop. Suspended in December 2025, running again since June 2026. No Dubai Metro link; the nearest Red Line station is Dubai Internet City. None of the Accor Palm hotels names a station on its own pages.
- Sofitel Dubai The Palm
- Fairmont The Palm
- Raffles The Palm Dubai
- Rixos The Palm Hotel & Suites - Ultra All Inclusive
- Aparthotel Adagio Premium The Palm
Jumeirah Beach Residence
Beachfront complex 1.7 km long with 40 towers (35 residential, 5 hotels), launched in 2002 and completed in 2010. The Walk, a 1.7 km strip on the ground and plaza levels, officially opened in August 2008. Nearby: The Walk and The Beach; Dubai Marina (walking distance); Bluewaters Island and Ain Dubai, linked by a pedestrian bridge. Dubai Tram stops Jumeirah Beach Residence 1 and 2. Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach publishes the JBR 2 tram stop at 700 m (5-minute walk) and DMCC metro at 1.4 km.
- Rixos Premium Dubai JBR
- Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach
Bluewaters Island
Man-made island built by Meraas, opened in November 2018. Ain Dubai (250 m), the world's tallest Ferris wheel since October 2021, opened on 21 October 2021, closed in March 2022 and reopened to visitors on 26 December 2024. Nearby: Ain Dubai; JBR and The Walk across the pedestrian bridge; Dubai Marina. No metro or tram stop on the island; the hotels publish none. Pedestrian bridge to JBR; Banyan Tree Dubai gives about 15 minutes by car to Dubai Marina, Palm Jumeirah and JBR.
- Banyan Tree Dubai
Downtown Dubai
District of about 2 km² developed by Emaar. Burj Khalifa: 828 m to the roof, opened 4 January 2010; observation decks At the Top (floors 124-125) and At the Top Sky (floor 148). Nearby: Burj Khalifa; The Dubai Mall; Dubai Fountain. Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station on the Red Line, linked to the mall by an 820 m air-conditioned footbridge. Sofitel Dubai Downtown publishes the station at 100 m (1-minute walk).
Wafi City
Mixed-use development with an Ancient Egypt design: mall, two five-star hotels, restaurants and residences. Wafi Mall opened in 1991 with over 300 stores. Nearby: Wafi Mall; Dubai Healthcare City. Dubai Healthcare City station on the Green Line. Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk publishes it at 500 m (7-minute walk).
Barsha Heights
- Mercure Dubai Barsha Heights Hotel Suites And Apartments
Jumeirah Village Triangle
- Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Village Triangle
Which area of Dubai suits which family?
Palm Jumeirah suits a beach holiday with children up to 12. Five of the 12 hotels in our list stand there, and the resorts on the crescent have their own sand, 800 m at Fairmont The Palm and 500 m at Sofitel Dubai The Palm. The island has no metro station and the monorail serves only the trunk, so plan on taxis for days in the city.
Downtown Dubai suits a city trip built around The Dubai Mall and the Burj Khalifa. Sofitel Dubai Downtown is 100 m from Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall metro station, and Dubai International Airport is about 15 minutes away. In Wafi City, Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk is connected to Wafi Mall and about 10 minutes from the airport.
Jumeirah Beach Residence and Bluewaters Island sit in between: public sand, The Walk and a tram stop at JBR, and a 500 m private beach at Banyan Tree Dubai, a partner brand listed on all.accor.com and co-managed by Banyan Group and Ennismore. Barsha Heights, with the family apartments of Mercure Dubai Barsha Heights, and Jumeirah Village Triangle, with the aqua park of Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Village Triangle, have no beach.
When do the kids’ clubs open in Dubai, and for which ages?
Five hotels in our Dubai list publish both the ages and the hours of their kids’ club. Fairmont The Palm takes the youngest: the Fairmont Falcons Kids' Club runs daily from 10:30 to 19:00 for children from 18 months, with two free hours a day for in-house children aged 3 to 12 and under-3s charged. Fairmont’s own site gives 12 as the upper age and the Accor listing gives 16, so check before counting on it for an older child.
Sofitel Dubai The Palm opens its Kids Club daily from 10:00 to 19:00 for ages 4 to 12. Sofitel Dubai Downtown starts earliest, at 09:00, closes at 18:00 and takes under-4s with a guardian. Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk closes latest, at 20:00, for ages 4 to 12. Raffles The Palm Dubai runs The Young Voyager for ages 3 to 8, from 10:00 to 19:00, and the club was listed as unavailable on Mondays.
Both Rixos hotels, Banyan Tree Dubai, Mercure Dubai Barsha Heights and Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Village Triangle name a club without publishing its ages or hours.
How do you get around Dubai with children from these hotels?
From a city hotel, by metro. Sofitel Dubai Downtown is 100 m from Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station on the Red Line, and Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk 500 m from Dubai Healthcare City station on the Green Line, a seven-minute walk. On the metro, the tram and the buses, children aged 5 and under travel free, and a nol card pays the fare for everyone else.
At JBR, the tram is the link: Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach publishes the JBR 2 stop at 700 m, a five-minute walk, and Rixos Premium Dubai JBR is 1 km from a stop.
Palm Jumeirah is harder. The monorail is the island’s only line and runs along the trunk every 15 minutes, with the first train from Palm Gateway at 09:00 and the last at 21:45; children under 5 or below 110 cm ride free, and a nol card does not pay for it. None of the Accor resorts on the crescent names a station, so a taxi is the practical choice there, as it is from Bluewaters Island, which has no metro or tram.
Frequently asked questions
Which Accor hotel do we recommend in Dubai?
Sofitel Dubai The Palm, first in “Best family hotels in Dubai”. Free stay and dining for children under 12 is the rule that sets this resort apart in Dubai, alongside 48 connecting rooms and 24 family apartments of 75 to 265 m² with separate living areas and kitchens.
Which Dubai neighbourhoods have the most Accor hotels in our lists?
Palm Jumeirah: 5 (Sofitel Dubai The Palm, Fairmont The Palm, Raffles The Palm Dubai…); Jumeirah Beach Residence: 2 (Rixos Premium Dubai JBR, Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach); Bluewaters Island: 1 (Banyan Tree Dubai).
Which Accor hotels in Dubai have a spa?
11 of the 12 hotels we checked publish a spa: Sofitel Dubai The Palm, Fairmont The Palm, Raffles The Palm Dubai, Rixos The Palm Hotel & Suites - Ultra All Inclusive, Banyan Tree Dubai, Rixos Premium Dubai JBR, Sofitel Dubai Downtown, Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk and others.
Which Accor hotels in Dubai have a pool?
12 of the 12 hotels we checked publish a pool: Sofitel Dubai The Palm, Fairmont The Palm, Raffles The Palm Dubai, Rixos The Palm Hotel & Suites - Ultra All Inclusive, Banyan Tree Dubai, Rixos Premium Dubai JBR, Sofitel Dubai Downtown, Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk and others.
Which airports serve Dubai?
Dubai International Airport (DXB): In Al Garhoud, 4.7 km east of the city centre; opened 30 September 1960; over 95.2 million passengers in 2025; Al Maktoum International Airport (Dubai World Central) (DWC): Jebel Ali, 37 km southwest of Dubai; passenger flights since 26 October 2013.
When did we check these Dubai hotels?
On 12 November 2026, from what each hotel publishes on its own site and on all.accor.com. Each review gives its date and sources.