This Week in Dubai: Luxury Happenings, Exclusive Launches & Lifestyle Highlights

Week 45, 2 – 8 November 2026. Seven days in Dubai, ordered around what our own guides already document: the hotels we cover from Emirates Hills to JBR, the restaurants and lounges we return to in DIFC and Downtown, the showrooms, charter desks, courses and clubs that fill an afternoon, and the launches that define the city’s prime property market. Every entry links to the full article.

Hospitality & Stays — Monday and Tuesday

• Address Montgomerie, Emirates Hills. A boutique retreat inside one of the city’s gated golf enclaves, with 21 rooms and suites, an 18-hole par-72 championship course laid out by Colin Montgomerie with Desmond Muirhead across 265 acres, Mediterranean dining at Nineteen, Monty’s Lounge and fairway-facing rooms with the Marina skyline beyond. Read our Address Montgomerie golf resort review.
• Palace Downtown, Burj Lake. A low-rise Arabian palace at the water’s edge by Emaar Hospitality, with front-row Dubai Fountain views, overwater Thai dining at Thiptara, a palm-fringed lakeside pool and a promenade that runs to Souk Al Bahar, the Dubai Opera and The Dubai Mall. Read our Palace Downtown lakeside resort review.
• Address Downtown. Sixty-three storeys and 302 metres directly opposite the Burj Khalifa, with a climate-controlled skybridge into The Dubai Mall, the Neos sky lounge on level 63, a five-tier cascading pool and fountain-facing suites. Read our Address Downtown hotel guide.
• Address Beach Resort, JBR. Twin 77-storey towers joined at the base and crowned by a skybridge, holding a 217-key hotel, serviced residences and beachfront penthouses, with the level 77 infinity pool that holds a Guinness World Record and direct access to the sand. Read our Address Beach Resort JBR feature.
• The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai Marina. Waterfront rooms and suites over the marina, from Deluxe and Club rooms to Executive Suites with Club Lounge access and Residential Suites with a full kitchen, with Blue Jade, Splendido, Sandbar and The Lounge in the building. Read our Ritz-Carlton Dubai Marina review.
• Address Dubai Marina and Address Boulevard. Two Address properties for midweek: a five-star waterfront hotel in the centre of the Marina, with sailing, fishing and yacht charters leaving from the quay, and a Downtown address that pairs Arab hospitality with a rooftop terrace, spa and yoga sessions. Read our Address Dubai Marina stay guide and our Address Boulevard hotel guide.
• DAMAC Towers by Paramount, Business Bay. Four towers styled on successive eras of Hollywood’s golden age, from Art Deco to Contemporary, with hotel rooms and suites, a rooftop infinity pool, spa and fitness centre at the edge of Business Bay. Read our Paramount Towers Business Bay feature.
• The Bvlgari Villa, Jumeira Bay. The largest accommodation at Bvlgari Resort Dubai: 540 square metres of interior with a further 500 square metres of private landscaped garden, three bedrooms, the signature oval pool, a private cinema and a dedicated hammam, on the seahorse-shaped island. Read our Bvlgari Villa Jumeira Bay guide.
• Atlantis The Royal Signature Penthouses, Palm Jumeirah. Six sky residences on the Crescent, conceived by Kohn Pedersen Fox with interiors by GA Design and led by the 1,128-square-metre Royal Mansion, with 24/7 butler service and private dining. Read our Atlantis The Royal penthouse feature.

Culinary & Social — Wednesday

• Zuma Dubai, DIFC. Contemporary Japanese cooking from a Michelin-selected kitchen, with Black Cod with Miso, Wagyu and a full sushi and sashimi counter, plus private dining rooms for larger tables. Read our Zuma Dubai restaurant review.
• 3BK Restaurant & Terrace, Burj Khalifa. Middle Eastern cooking — hummus, fattoush, grilled meats and seafood, baklava and knafeh — served in the Armani Hotel Dubai, with a terrace facing the Dubai Fountain and seating for more than 250 guests. Read our 3BK Restaurant & Terrace guide.
• GÅL Restaurant, Downtown Dubai. Regional flavours with modern and international accents, built on locally sourced ingredients, with the Burj Khalifa framed from the dining room. Read our GÅL Restaurant feature.
• Amelia Lounge. A cocktail-led evening with a smart-casual dress code and live music: the Amelia Sunset, Dubai Dreams and a Smoky Old Fashioned, with grilled tiger prawns, truffle fries and chocolate fondant alongside. Read our Amelia Lounge nightlife guide.
• The watch salons of The Dubai Mall. Four maisons within a few minutes of each other: Franck Muller at Shop 191 with the Vanguard Aero Revolution 3 Skeleton and the Aeternitas Mega, Richard Mille in the Grand Atrium at Level G, Shop 279, F.P. Journe on Fashion Avenue with Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons, and Audemars Piguet on the Ground Floor, which also runs an authorized service center. Read our guides to the Franck Muller Dubai Mall boutique, the Richard Mille Grand Atrium boutique, the F.P. Journe boutique on Fashion Avenue and the Audemars Piguet flagship.
• Jacob & Co. The Astronomia Art series, the Epic X line and the Billionaire collection, with The Dubai Mall and Burj Al Arab among the places our guide points to for viewing them in the city. Read our Jacob & Co watches Dubai guide.

Supercars & Leisure — Thursday and Friday

• The Sheikh Zayed Road showroom mile. Exotic Cars Dubai in the MSM 1 Building at Al Safa First, trading since 2003 with more than 400 vehicles and doors open from ten in the morning until midnight; The Elite Cars at 723 Sheikh Zayed Road, with a hand-picked stock of around 100; and VIP Motors near the Mashreq Bank building, where the floor carries an Aston Martin One-77, a Koenigsegg Regera and a Lamborghini Revuelto. Read our profiles of Exotic Cars Dubai, The Elite Cars Dubai and VIP Motors Dubai.
• The Al Quoz specialists. F1rst Motors in the Danube Building at 409 Sheikh Zayed Road, with around seventy collector-grade cars spanning 1985 to 2025; Dourado Luxury Cars in the Rawabeh Building, the official Middle East dealer for Onyx Concept, which owns its stock outright and ships worldwide; and LMG Motors in the Al Brashy Building, trading new and pre-owned across marques. Read our profiles of F1rst Motors, Dourado Luxury Cars and LMG Motors.
• Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Dubai. Operated by AGMC and named Global Dealer of the Year 2025, with a newly renovated flagship on Sheikh Zayed Road and a second address at City Walk that opened in February 2026, making Dubai the first city in the Middle East with two Rolls-Royce showrooms, alongside the Bespoke programme. Read our Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Dubai guide.
• Luxury Supercars Dubai. An Al Quoz rental showroom that never closes, with more than 100 supercars across 14 or more marques, free delivery across the city and collection at any hour. Read our Luxury Supercars Dubai rental profile.
• Marcus Yachting. Marcus Giltay’s boutique brokerage and charter consultancy, with crewed motor yachts, day cruisers and confidential off-market superyachts out of Dubai Harbour, including a Tecnomar for Lamborghini for coastal runs. Read our Marcus Yachting charter guide.
• Villiers Jets. A charter platform with access to a network of more than 10,000 aircraft, from light jets for short hops to large-cabin aircraft for long range, with helicopter, airport transfer and yacht arrangements and 24/7 support. Read our Villiers Jets private aviation guide.
• Two rounds in the city. Greg Norman’s Earth and Fire courses at Jumeirah Golf Estates, home of the DP World Tour Championship and the first Tommy Fleetwood Academy, and the Troon-managed layout at Dubai Hills Golf Club, designed by European Golf Design with the Burj Khalifa on the horizon and lunch at The Duck Hook or Hillhouse Brasserie. Read our Jumeirah Golf Estates guide and our Dubai Hills Golf Club review.
• Two more worth the drive. Gil Hanse’s links-inspired course at Trump International Golf Club in DAMAC Hills, with a floodlit night golf complex, a floodlit par-3 and Dubai’s first TrackMan-powered driving range; and the Peter Harradine layout at Abu Dhabi Golf Club, with its falcon-shaped clubhouse, 27 holes and a floodlit nine-hole Garden Course, under an hour from Dubai. Read our Trump International Golf Club guide and our Abu Dhabi Golf Club guide.
• Train Beach Club. A fitness club, restaurant and lounge in one, with skyline and Arabian Gulf views and tiered membership options arranged through an online application and the club’s membership team. Read our Train Beach Club membership guide.

Property Spotlights — Saturday and Sunday

• AVA at Palm Jumeirah. Seventeen residences by Omniyat, serviced by the Dorchester Collection, each occupying its own floor with 270-degree views across the Gulf, Ain Dubai and the Burj Al Arab horizon, from three- and four-bedroom apartments to a four-level mega penthouse with a private infinity garden pool. Read our AVA at Palm Jumeirah residences.
• Armani Beach Residences, Palm Jumeirah. Arada with Armani/Casa and architect Tadao Ando on the outer crescent, where cantilevered arches frame the Burj Al Arab, Atlantis The Royal and the Marina skyline, in two- to four-bedroom apartments, sky penthouses and multi-level Presidential Suites. Read our Armani Beach Residences guide.
• The Rings, Jumeirah 2. PMR Property with Foster + Partners delivering twelve residences across two low-rise pavilions on the Dubai Water Canal — Sky Mansions of 9,500 to 12,572 square feet and Sky Palaces of 15,123 to 19,192 square feet with rooftop gardens and 360-degree infinity pools. Read our The Rings Dubai by PMR Property.
• The Cove, Dubai Creek Harbour. Emaar’s waterfront community on Creek Island, with one- to four-bedroom apartments, sky duplexes and promenade-level townhouses, looking across to the Downtown skyline and the flamingo sanctuaries of Ras Al Khor. Read our The Cove at Dubai Creek Harbour.
• Dubai Hills Estate. Emaar with Meraas across 2,700 acres, anchored by an 18-hole championship course, Dubai Hills Mall and the 180,000-square-metre Dubai Hills Park, with addresses including Hills Park, Park Field, Address Villas and Golf Grand. Read our Dubai Hills Estate apartment guide.
• Safa Two de GRISOGONO, Sheikh Zayed Road. DAMAC’s collaboration with the Swiss jeweller, ruby-toned and faceted, with studios to three-bedroom residences and outlooks over Safa Park, the Dubai Water Canal and the Burj Al Arab. Read our Safa Two de GRISOGONO residences.
• Developer context. For the wider picture behind these addresses, see our profiles of Emaar Properties, Nakheel Properties and DAMAC Properties and Hussain Sajwani.

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