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InterContinental Dubai Festival City
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · InterContinental · High Luxury
Completed in 2007 on Dubai Creek inside Dubai Festival City, this 34-storey InterContinental was designed by 3D/International with a sail-curve facade aimed at the water. Pierre Gagnaire dining, a glass-bottomed pool that juts from the tower, and the IMAGINE laser-and-fountain show on the former marina give the creek-side IHG campus its nighttime signature. An abra ferry links the quay to Al Jaddaf and the Green Line metro by day.
- 498 rooms
- Opened 2006
- Neighborhood: Dubai Festival City
- Rooms from 441 sq ft (41 m²)
About InterContinental Dubai Festival City
- Architect 3D/International shaped the 2005-2007 tower as a curved sail facade facing Dubai Creek.
- Dining includes restaurants by three-Michelin-starred chef Pierre Gagnaire inside the Festival City tower.
- A glass-bottomed swimming pool protrudes from the building over the Dubai Creek side.
- The IMAGINE evening show projects lasers and computer-controlled fountains onto the hotel facade from the former marina.
- Daytime abra ferries run from outside the hotel to Al Jaddaf Marine Transport Station on the Dubai Metro Green Line.
The setting
10 km from Dubai World Trade Centre. 12 km from landmark Burj Khalifa skyscraper.
Restaurants and bars
- Pierre Gagnaire — Restaurant · French · Chef Pierre Gagnaire
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Dubai's Leading City Business Hotel 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
- Middle East's Leading City Hotel 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
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