Dubai, United Arab EmiratesBusiness Bay
SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences
Maximalist glass tower
Business Bay Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Opened
2021
Price
$$$
Rated for
Design Wellness SocialOutside the door
The house
SLSMaximalist glass tower
Express elevators rise 71 floors from the ground atrium, launching a stay shaped by panoramic cocktail lounges and late-night rooftop parties.
What it’s good at
Notable
Paul Bishop interiors and stained-glass accents beneath an articulated honeycomb skyscraper facade.
Listed
Nightlife centers on the 75th-floor Privilege lounge alongside high-altitude cocktail bars.
What they say
Also in Condé Nast Traveler.
Everything is over-the-top, including the rooftop Privilege pool bar, located 75 stories up, and the Sky Family King suites that clock in at 990 square feet.
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Set along the Business Bay canal, the tower offers quick taxi runs into Downtown and sweeping views across Dubai Creek.
The rooms
Bedrooms occupy the 58th to 67th floors, with floor-to-ceiling glass looking out toward Downtown Dubai or the Creek.
The rooftop pools
Bring a swimsuit.
Striped parasols and pink daybeds flank the rooftop overflow pools, looking straight out toward the Burj Khalifa.
The spa and gym
Ciel Spa has marble plunge pools and herbal steam rooms, beside a gym with floor-to-ceiling windows.
Restaurant
Fi'lia Dubai
The female-led kitchen serves handmade pasta and wood-fired sourdough on a 70th-floor terrace overlooking Downtown Dubai.
At the table
Tuscan butcher Dario Cecchini oversees nose-to-tail dining at Carna, which hides the speakeasy Smoke & Mirrors behind it.
Dubai
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.