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Hotel Palace Downtown, Dubai

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd - Dubai, United Arab Emirates (show on map)

Expert reviews

Lonely Planet review:

“City explorers with a romantic streak will be utterly enchanted by this low-lying, luxe lakefront contender with its winning alchemy of old-world class and Arabic aesthetics. Rooms are chic and understated.”

Telegraph review:

“The Palace – located in the heart of Downtown, an area dubbed ‘The Centre of Now’ – neighbours Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Mall, two reasons many visitors come to Dubai. Its position on a man-made lake, handful of good restaurants, and palm tree-lined pool makes the resort an urban oasis for shopped-out sightseers.”

Guest rating

This an aggregated customer review rating of Hotel Palace Downtown, Dubai. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a customer review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0

4.5 out of 5.0

Ranked 11th in Dubai

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What guests liked

All you need to know

This 5-star hotel is located on Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard in Downtown Dubai. This hotel building is set in a traditional palatial residence which features traditional Arabian architecture while the typical splendor of a Dubai hotel is evident in Hotel Palace. The hotel is located in an excellent location where it provides an excellent and panoramic view of the neighborhood and the landmark buildings in the area.

The hotel is located at a 5-minute walk away from the Dubai Mall while the Souk Al Bahar shopping mall is also located within a 5-minute walk away from the hotel. The hotel is surrounded by various entertainment centers and commercial centers providing the perfect hospitality oasis for guests.

The hotel offers stylish room and accommodation options to guests visiting the city. The rooms come with standard amenities such as free Wi-Fi, 42-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels, air conditioning, a comfy seating area, a well-equipped workstation and a minibar. The hotel rooms come with a private bathroom fitted with all necessary conveniences such as a spacious bath with a TV, walk-in shower, and bathroom slippers.

The hotel has four different restaurants which provide dining options for guest featuring local and international cuisines. All-day eateries serve a buffet of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes which would guest would enjoy.

The leisure facilities provided in the hotel are of the highest quality, and they include an outdoor pool and a spa facility. Monsoon showers, hot tub, and steam rooms are also available for guests.

 

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Location

Recent guest reviews

5.0
Pierre

7 November 2025

Exceptional

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Location

5.0
Nicola

6 November 2025

Perfect!

We absolutely love the Palace Downtown and it was our second time staying here. There is nothing to fault, the room & facilities and perfect, and the staff are so attentive. We’re already looking at booking again next year.

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4.0
Angela

4 November 2025

Location is insane!

Location is insane! The view of the Burj was 10/10. The staff were very kind and attentive. Essentially the cleaning everyday from all the housekeepers was fantastic but Pavan from housekeeping went the extra mile. He was outstanding.

Little things; - the bathroom is awkward. Double sink but weird space. The bathroom door opens onto the shower door too. Shower leaks terribly to outside and the shower head continuously dripped on my head when using the hand held shower head. The first night our shower clogged and overflowed but a handy man was out in no time which was good. - Powerpoints. There is one two in the floor near the door entry. None near the sides of the beds - only USB cables which doesn’t help when you have the iPhone charger with the smaller USB port. - the pool and the chairs availability is too small for the amount of guests in the hotel.

5.0
Hauer

2 November 2025

Exceptional

Loved it all.

4.5
Alex

1 November 2025

A very nice and pleasant experience. Would recommend and visit again when I travel to Dubai.

Location, service, facilities. I am very surprised by the cleaning services. They were diligent, respectful and available 24/7. Amazing work!

The food quality was not the best.

5.0
Ali

1 November 2025

Exceptional

Every thing

Every thing

5.0
Vi

31 October 2025

so beautiful and wonderful

The view around the hotel is very beautiful, near Dubai Mall, near the center, near everything. There are many beautiful restaurants and bars around. The hotel space is beautiful, splendid, spacious, majestic and very beautiful for taking pictures. The room is spacious, has a beautiful view, clean and super beautiful. Looking at the fountain and the Burj Khalifa around me, I rate 10 excellent points

A little improvement on breakfast would be perfect but the surroundings are so beautiful I don't even notice breakfast anymore

5.0
Darnell

31 October 2025

Fabulous hotel

Size & location

4.5
Andreas

31 October 2025

Fabulous

Everything Near to Dubai mall, restaurants etc

4.0
Angela

29 October 2025

It’s a great hotel for comfort and proximity to Dubai Mall.

Large rooms and bathrooms. Location close to Dubai Mall and in front of Dubai Fountain. Comfortable bed and ultra-comfy pillows. 24-hr front desk and room service. Clean and smells good.

Breakfast too crowded and understaffed, so orders take long or do not arrive at all. Bathroom amenities are not automatically provided for. Only one entrance and exit, so it’s always crowded with people.

4.0
Athanasios

29 October 2025

Very good

Location was perfect, size of room was great!

Even though we were at a non smoking floor, there were people smoking and the whole floor smelled a lot! Also, sometimes the communication with the staff was not good even though they were polite & making an effort!

4.5
Jamal

29 October 2025

The stay was average.

The view, room size. The bathroom was good.

Far away, no woman salon no book shop and no book shop for magazines etc…

4.5
Hassan

28 October 2025

Immaculate

Quality was superb

Breakfast service was slow

5.0
Abbas

28 October 2025

We liked our experience at the hotel

food was great

nothing

4.5
Jo

28 October 2025

Gorgeous views - a stunning hotel.

Gorgeous looking externally and rooms were also gorgeous. The view was spectacular overlooking the lake/fountains and Burj Khalifa. So close to the magnificent Dubai Mall and a heap of fantastic restaurants including the Time Out Market which we frequented for its amazing selection of international cuisine & vibe. Staff were very attentive.

All of the restaurants were extremely expensive. So much so, we did not dine at the hotel at all.

4.5
Carine

28 October 2025

Truly exceptional, except the lost and found process...

Location, room, comfort and breakfast buffet

A bit complicated when we asked for support because we left over one item that we forgot in the hotel when we did the check out. I called them and they found it. But they were too rigid in their process asking us to come back to pick up the item, that would have taken us 3 hours at least... while the other hotel where we moved, arranged everything for us and was able to collect the item and bring it back to us...

5.0
昊暄

27 October 2025

Exceptional

High quality of the environment and service!

4.5
Bader

27 October 2025

Beautiful palace in the middle the city

The location is perfect if you want to be downtown, beautiful style and great view of the city.

A bit noisy due to on going construction and you can always hear music playing nearby.

5.0
Dr

22 October 2025

Luxury

The location is perfect given the traffic in Dubai. Breakfast is amazing Staff are so nice and helpful The whole place smells amazing The pool is great

Nothing

4.5
Surajit

21 October 2025

Great stay

Great location, great view

Service can be better and more consistent

5.0
Hiba

20 October 2025

The best hotel to stay in downtown Dubai.

The resort itself is so esthetic. The service is amazing. And the food is 10/10.

Nothing.

4.0
Rami

17 October 2025

Very good

Location close to Dubai mall. Very friendly and helpful staff.

Old interior in the rooms they need to refurbish the ones for such an important hotel with high rates. Also, traffic around the hotel is very bad.

5.0
Sam

14 October 2025

Amazing experience and highly recommend

Best Location

Staff was super friendly

4.5
Cindy

13 October 2025

Fabulous

The location; only a 5-10 minute walk to the Burj, Mall and fountains. The room with two double beds was so comfortable and spacious and had full block out curtains. Breakfast choice was spectacular and staff were extremely friendly and helpful. You can view the Burj from the pool.

For the price of the room bottled water should be included.

5.0
Melsi

9 October 2025

Exceptional

Very clean place good breackfast, nice lokation

5.0
Joseph

5 October 2025

It was quite comfortable and convenient, enjoyable.

Beautiful and cozy. We loved the access to the mall and the many restaurants.

The room and the hallway smelled like mildew. We had to keep our patio doors open to relieve the smell.

5.0
Jamie

1 October 2025

Exceptional

This was the most beautiful and amazing place to stay for our honeymoon. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience here and we will be returning for every overseas trip even if it’s a stop over for a few days. Thank you for making our last stop of our honeymoon so memorable!

5.0
Rosemary

1 October 2025

Perfect

All the above location, room and breakfast were excellent

4.5
Gurpreet

30 September 2025

Fabulous

Slight musty smell on the ground floor Like you from corridor. Otherwise, absolutely fantastic.

5.0
Rachael

29 September 2025

Exceptional

Beautiful hotel and rooms. Staff were super attentive. The location is great for seeing the burj and fountain show from your balcony. Very close to the mall and market food place. The bed was maybe the comfiest I've ever slept in 10/10.

Nothing we had a perfect stay

4.5
Ashlee

28 September 2025

Too short!

Rooms were spacious and clean, impressed by the breakfast which was anything we could think of! Beautiful spread of fresh fruit! Great service, everyone wants to help!

On the 2nd day of our stay noticed our room smelt like stale smoke- we upgraded our room anyway that night so didn’t affect us too much.

5.0
Ana

28 September 2025

Dream

Everything was simple amazing from kindness, go quality of the rooms and balcony, pool. No words. Amazing

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4.5
Waleed

27 September 2025

Great experience

The location, size of the room, cleanliness, staff attidude

The bath towels teed to be renewed

4.0
Diana

26 September 2025

Good hotel and helpful staff

Nice room Good location

It was difficult to find the entrance to the hotel as there were hoardings erected in the area. Breakfast not included in the price and was expensive. The fountains were being cleaned, so despite paying for a room overlooking them, we got a room out the back of the hotel.

5.0
Sarfraz

24 September 2025

Exceptional

Location and atmosphere

Staff behaviour

5.0
Danny

23 September 2025

Amazing

Location and service

5.0
Takeshi

21 September 2025

It was awesome

Proximity to Dubai Mall, the ambience.

5.0
Joy

19 September 2025

Exceptional

The palace downtown feels like a luxury home. It feels familiar and comfortable. We loved every single bits of it. Our stay there was our second and will definitely not be our last!

I truly believe it would benefit greatly to offer butler services.

5.0
Ridha

17 September 2025

Incredible.

Everything, it’s incredible. The staff are so well mannered and helpful. The facilities is an old Arabic design blended with modern architecture. The pool is fabulous. Spa is separate which is nice. You can walk into the mall from the main entrance. Most visitors are older and more sensible.

Spa wasn’t working when I was there which was sad

5.0
Patty

17 September 2025

Blissfully relaxing

Absolutely stunning hotel, so much attention to detail, beautiful spa and hospitable staff. They provided us with a late checkout at no extra cost which was very helpful with our late flight.

5.0
Githinji

13 September 2025

Awesome.

Great location, room and service. 5 min walk to Dubai Mall. Lovely facilty and staff.

Nothing

5.0
Abeer

12 September 2025

Exceptional

Every thing

No thing

5.0
Koh

10 September 2025

Exceptional

Perfect hotel for my stay in Dubai. Very convenient location.

5.0
De

10 September 2025

Great experience. I wouldn’t hesitate to book there again

Personal service. Rooms exceptionally clean. All details had been well thought about. Staff were great and accommodating. True old world hotel where you don’t feel like a number. Location is great as most things in Old Dubai within easy reach, often walking distance ( in the heat). Breakfast was terrific. Had a large selection and multicultural to cater for many tastes. I stayed at another branded 5 star hotel later in my trip and that hotel did not compare at all with Palace Downtown.

Nothing

5.0
R

9 September 2025

Exceptional

Everything was so good, fabulous service. Especially the helping and kind guy in the reception named Mr. Shahab.

5.0
A

9 September 2025

Exceptional

Loction

5.0
Jotyar

7 September 2025

Exceptional

The service was very good and the staff very friendly

The design of the room was very nice and the bed was comfortable choosing the hotel is my biggest priority to make my journey completely wonderful. I choose the palace between too much options, the design and the warmness of the palace attracted me the THIP TARA เรือนแ restaurant and the food were very good and the swimming pool with the stuff there were very good too. See you very soon thank you so much.

5.0
Gulam

5 September 2025

We loved it and would definitely recommend it.

It was relaxed and luxurious environment without any rush. Dubai mall is only 6-8 min walk which is mostly inside through souk al bahar and time square market.

We would have appreciated if the hotel informed us about the renovation or gave a partial discount or an upgrade because of the inconvenience. We booked a Dubai fountain room which was under renovation.

4.5
Terry

4 September 2025

Fabulous

Location Quality

5.0
Abdulraouf

31 August 2025

Place was amazing

Room and breakfast was amazing

Dubai Fountain was closed

Hotel facilities

Food & Drink

  • - Restaurant
  • - Bar

General

  • - Room service
  • - Non-smoking rooms
  • - Facilities for disabled guests
  • - Family rooms
  • - Lift
  • - Safety deposit box
  • - Air conditioning
  • - Designated smoking area
  • - Airport shuttle (additional charge)

Business facilities

  • - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
  • - Business centre (additional charge)
  • - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)

Reception services

  • - 24-hour front desk
  • - Currency exchange
  • - Luggage storage
  • - ATM/cash machine on site
  • - Concierge service

Activities

  • - Sauna
  • - Fitness centre
  • - Spa and wellness centre
  • - Hot tub/Jacuzzi
  • - Kids' club
  • - Steam room
  • - Spa lounge/relaxation area

Outdoors

  • - Garden
  • - Terrace
  • - Outdoor pool

Entertainment and family services

  • - Babysitting/child services

Cleaning services

  • - Laundry (additional charge)
  • - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
  • - Ironing service (additional charge)

Pool and wellness

  • - Swimming pool
  • - Swimming pool

Miscellaneous

  • - 24-hour security
  • - Security alarm
  • - Smoke alarms
  • - CCTV in common areas
  • - CCTV outside property
  • - Fire extinguishers
  • - Delivered food is securely covered
  • - Access to health care professionals
  • - Thermometers for guests provided by property
  • - Face masks for guests available
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