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Atlantis The Royal
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Atlantis (Kerzner) · Grand Luxury
Atlantis The Royal opened in February 2023 with a $24 million Beyoncé concert, the highest-paid private performance in history, and a price tag of $1.5 billion. KPF's 43-storey stacked-cantilever tower on Palm Jumeirah's crescent holds 795 rooms, 17 restaurants including Heston Blumenthal's Resonance, the world's largest jellyfish aquarium, and 44 suites with private infinity pools. Ranked 6th on World's 50 Best Hotels 2025; the UAE's only MICHELIN Three Keys hotel.
- 795 rooms
- Opened 2023
- Neighborhood: Palm Jumeirah
- Rooms from 592 sq ft (55 m²)
- Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
- Interiors: GA Design; Sybille de Margerie
About Atlantis The Royal
- Beyoncé was paid a reported $24 million for the invitation-only opening concert — officially the highest-paid private performance in history; she performed backed by Firdaus, an all-female 48-piece orchestra, and was raised 16 feet above the 'Skyblaze' fountain during 'Drunk in Love'.
- The hotel's 'Royal Mansion' penthouse suite costs $100,000 per night, where Beyoncé herself stayed during the opening weekend; 44 of the 102 VIP suites have their own private infinity pools.
- Atlantis The Royal holds the world's largest jellyfish aquarium — a signature visual centrepiece of the lobby — and keeps its outdoor areas cooled for ten months of the year using shading, water features, and ornamental fountains.
- The $1.5 billion resort was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) as interlocking stacked blocks; its Cloud 22 skypool on the 22nd floor became one of the most photographed rooftop pools in the world within months of opening.
- Entry-level rooms start at 592 sq ft (55 m²).
History
Opened February 2023 with a Beyoncé concert, Atlantis The Royal is the second Atlantis property on Palm Jumeirah and Kerzner's ultra-luxury flagship — 43 stories of stacked cantilevered blocks designed by KPF.
The setting
Atlantis The Royal crowns the crescent of Palm Jumeirah on Crescent Road, adjacent to the original Atlantis resort on the breakwater arc that encloses Dubai's palm-shaped artificial island. Opened in 2023 with its signature stacked-cantilever geometry and sky pools, the hotel is eighteen minutes on foot from Aquaventure World — one of the region's most celebrated waterparks. From its uppermost terraces, the Arabian Gulf extends unobstructed to the west while the full sweep of the Dubai Marina skyline glitters to the south: the definitive all-horizon panorama from Dubai's most audaciously engineered island.
Restaurants and bars
- Nobu by the Beach — Poolside · Japanese · Nobu Matsuhisa
- Estiatorio Milos — Restaurant · Greek seafood · Chef Costas Spiliadis
- Ariana's Persian Kitchen — Restaurant · Persian · Chef Ariana Bundy
- Resonance by Heston Blumenthal — Restaurant · Modern British / molecular · Chef Heston Blumenthal
- La Mar by Gastón Acurio — Restaurant · Peruvian · Chef Gastón Acurio
- Dinner by Heston Blumenthal — Restaurant · British · Chef Heston Blumenthal · One MICHELIN Star
Amenities
- Awaken spa
- 17 pools (incl. Cloud 22 skypool)
- Beach
- Kids club
- ResortBy ToBe wellness
- Royal Atlantis Spa
- Infinity pool
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Tennis
- Water sports
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN Three Keys (2026)
- World's 50 Best Hotels (2026)
- Dubai's Leading Hotel Suite 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
- Travel + Leisure World's Best Hotels (2025)
- United Arab Emirates' Leading Hotel Suite 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
- AHEAD MEA Hotel Newbuild (2023)
- AHEAD MEA Hotel of the Year (2023)
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