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One&Only Royal Mirage
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · One&Only · Grand Luxury
Opened in 1999 by Sol Kerzner and designed by WATG in a Moorish-Andalusian palace style, One&Only Royal Mirage occupies 65 acres of private beachfront in the Mina Seyahi corridor, a resort that predates Dubai Marina and the Palm Jumeirah and whose low-rise, garden-centric template defined Dubai's luxury beach resort vernacular. Its three distinct sections, The Palace, Arabian Court, and Residence & Spa, together hold around 450 rooms.
- 450 rooms
- Opened 1999
- Neighborhood: Palm Jumeirah
- Architect: WATG
About One&Only Royal Mirage
- The resort opened in 1999, before Dubai Marina, Palm Jumeirah, or JBR existed; it was one of the first grand beachfront resorts in the Gulf and helped establish Jumeirah Road as the city's luxury corridor.
- Sol Kerzner, the South African hotelier behind Sun City and later the Atlantis brand, conceived the Royal Mirage as a statement of Moorish romanticism, its domes, arcades, and 65 acres of manicured gardens remain architecturally unmatched by any later beach resort in Dubai.
History
One&Only Royal Mirage opened in 1999 as one of Dubai's first grand beachfront resorts, occupying a long stretch of private beach on Jumeirah Road. Designed by WATG in a Moorish-Andalusian palace style with domes, arcades, and lush gardens, the property is divided into three distinct sections: The Palace, Arabian Court, and Residence & Spa, totaling approximately 450 rooms and suites. It was developed by Sol Kerzner as part of his vision to create an ultra-luxury resort collection and remains one of Dubai's most architecturally cohesive resort complexes. Its low-rise, garden-centric design set a template for opulent yet contextually sensitive hospitality in the Gulf.
The setting
One&Only Royal Mirage occupies 65 acres of private beachfront on King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Street in the Mina Seyahi corridor — a resort that predates Dubai Marina, Palm Jumeirah, and much of the city's recognisable modern skyline, its Moorish gardens and low-rise architecture establishing the Jumeirah Road beach strip as the city's luxury resort corridor in the mid-1990s. Aquaventure World on Palm Jumeirah is thirty minutes by car, and W Dubai – Mina Seyahi is 1.2 kilometres along the same coastline. The resort's depth of garden setting and private beach scale remain unmatched by any of the newer island addresses that surround it.
Restaurants and bars
- Celebrities — Restaurant
- Eauzone — Restaurant
- Olives — Restaurant
- Nina — Restaurant
- Rotisserie — Restaurant
- The Rooftop — Restaurant
Amenities
- Private beach
- Four swimming pools
- Extensive landscaped gardens
- ESPA spa
- Tennis courts
- Watersports centre
- Kids club
- Fitness centre
- Meeting rooms
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
- Middle East's Most Romantic Resort 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
- Condé Nast Traveler Gold List (2023)
- Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice: Top Resorts Middle East (multiple years)
- Forbes Travel Guide Star Award
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