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Bulgari Resort Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Bulgari · Grand Luxury
Bulgari Resort Dubai opened December 2017 on Jumeirah Bay Island, a seahorse-shaped private island connected to the mainland by a 300-metre bridge, as an intentionally low-rise (four-floor) Mediterranean village counterpoint to Dubai's skyscraper skyline. Designed by Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel in Arabescato marble, it houses Il Ristorante, Niko Romito (two MICHELIN stars) and the 9-seat omakase Hōseki (one MICHELIN star).
- 121 rooms
- Opened 2017
- Neighborhood: Jumeirah Beach
- Rooms from 570 sq ft (53 m²)
- Architect: ACPV Architects
- Interiors: ACPV Architects
About Bulgari Resort Dubai
- Bulgari Resort Dubai holds three MICHELIN stars across two restaurants in the same building: Il Ristorante – Niko Romito (two stars) and Hōseki (one star, nine seats), an omakase counter making it one of the smallest Michelin-starred restaurants in the Gulf.
- At 158,000 sq m, Bulgari Dubai is the largest property in the Bulgari Hotels portfolio and the brand's first to include a marina and yacht club — a deliberate departure from the urban-hotel model of the Rome, Milan, and London Bulgaris.
- The Jumeirah Bay Island seahorse shape was engineered by Meraas; the resort's deliberately four-storey maximum height was a design brief condition, making it the only major Dubai luxury hotel on a private island that refuses to build upward.
- Entry-level rooms start at 570 sq ft (53 m²).
History
Opened December 7, 2017 on Jumeira Bay — a private, seahorse-shaped island connected to mainland Dubai by a 300-metre bridge. At 158,000 sq m it is Bulgari's largest property. Deliberately low-rise (only 4 floors), the design evokes a Mediterranean coastal village — an unprecedented counterpoint to Dubai's skyscraper skyline. The resort is also home to Bulgari's first marina and yacht club.
The setting
Bulgari Resort Dubai sits on Jumeirah Bay Island — a 1.8 million square-metre seahorse-shaped private island developed by Meraas off Jumeirah Beach Road, connected to the mainland by a 300-metre bridge and housing the brand's first Yacht Club and Marina. Opened December 2017, the resort was designed by Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel with Arabescato marble façades and a Mediterranean village character, surrounded by Arabian Gulf views and the Burj Khalifa skyline to the north. Jumeirah Mosque is twenty-seven minutes by taxi, Jumeirah Beach thirty minutes — the island's seclusion is itself the luxury.
Restaurants and bars
- Il Ristorante – Niko Romito — Restaurant · Italian · Chef Niko Romito · Two MICHELIN Stars
- Hōseki — Restaurant · Omakase · One MICHELIN Star
- La Spiaggia — Poolside · Mediterranean
- The Bulgari Bar — Bar
Amenities
- Bulgari Spa
- Private beach
- Outdoor pool
- Bulgari Yacht Club and Marina
- 20 private hotel villas
- Bulgari Boutique
- Private pool
- Fitness center
- Cinema
- Fine dining
Awards
- Condé Nast Traveler Gold List (2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
- Michelin One Star — Hōseki (2025)
- Michelin Two Stars — Il Ristorante Niko Romito (2025)
- Robb Report 50 Greatest Hotels on Earth (2025)
- AHEAD MEA Event Spaces (2018)
- AHEAD MEA Hotel of the Year (2018)
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