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Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Waldorf Astoria · Grand Luxury
Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre opened in 2023 on floors 18 to 55 of Burj Daman in the DIFC, Dubai's 110-hectare financial free zone, becoming the first Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star hotel in DIFC (2026), its Bull & Bear steakhouse and Peacock Alley importing the Waldorf Astoria's mid-century Manhattan aesthetic into the UAE's most concentrated district of Michelin-starred restaurants.
- 275 rooms
- Opened 2023
- Neighborhood: DIFC
- Rooms from 527 sq ft (49 m²)
About Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre
- Bull & Bear, the hotel's signature steakhouse, takes its name directly from the original Bull and Bear Bar at the Waldorf Astoria New York, opened in 1941 and named for the wall street financial terminology appropriate to the DIFC neighbourhood.
- The DIFC free zone was established in 2004 and houses more Michelin-recommended restaurants per square kilometre than any other district in Dubai, the Waldorf's address places it inside one of the world's most concentrated fine-dining postcodes.
History
Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre opened in 2023 as Hilton's Waldorf Astoria-branded hotel in DIFC. The hotel occupies Burj Daman on Al Mustaqbal Street and is positioned as a residential-style luxury address with skyline-view rooms and suites. Its signature food-and-beverage venues include Bull & Bear, Peacock Alley, St. Trop, Cigar Lounge, and Waqūd. The property emphasizes personalized service through a personal concierge, spa, and rooftop pool rather than a long historic lineage.
The setting
Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre occupies floors 18 to 55 of Burj Daman on Al Mustaqbal Street in the DIFC — Dubai's 110-hectare financial free zone established in 2004, housing major regional banks alongside Gate Village's art galleries and Michelin-starred restaurants within a precinct where smartly dressed executives share pavements with gallery-goers. The Museum of the Future is sixteen minutes on foot; the Dubai Fountain eighteen minutes by car; Dubai Mall and Burj Khalifa nineteen and twenty-three minutes away. The Waldorf's mid-century Manhattan aesthetic, widely noted by critics for its 1960s New York glamour, translates compellingly into DIFC's own culture of curated urban sophistication.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Rooftop bar
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026)
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