Two are open. Three are coming. We mark which is which.
Status first, hype second. Dubai announces fast and builds faster, so the useful question is not which hotel is talked about but which one you can actually check into. We split this list into what is open now and what is still coming in 2026, verified the status of each in June 2026, and flag the dates that are targets rather than confirmed. We do not score hotels that have not opened. This page sits under our new hotel openings hub, next to the wider new Middle East luxury hotels for 2026 and the forward-looking 2028 pipeline. For the established names, see our top 20 Dubai hotels and the Dubai hotel guide; method on the methodology page.
Open means bookable today. A date means a target you cannot book a stay against yet.
| Hotel | Area | Shape | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ciel Dubai Marina (Vignette by IHG) | Dubai Marina | 1,004 rooms, world's tallest hotel | Open (Nov 2025) |
| Six Senses The Palm, Dubai | Palm Jumeirah | 61 suites, all-suite beachfront | Opens 1 Sep 2026 |
| Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab | Jumeirah | 386 keys, beach + marina | Open (Mar 2025) |
| Baccarat Hotel & Residences | Downtown | 144 rooms, twin towers | Expected 2026 |
| Kempinski Floating Palace | Jumeirah coast | 163 keys, floating resort | Expected late 2026 |
Statuses verified against each hotel's own materials and recent coverage, June 2026. Unopened projects carry target dates that can move.
The one you can book today, and the one that holds a record. Open since November 2025.
What it is: Part of IHG's Vignette Collection, Ciel rises 377 metres over 82 floors with 1,004 rooms, certified by Guinness World Records as the world's tallest hotel. There is a rooftop infinity pool and a glass observation level over the Marina and Palm Jumeirah, with the spa and some upper venues phased in through 2026.
Who it's for: A traveler who wants height, a skyline and a record in one stay, in the walkable Marina. Honest note: a 1,004-room tower is a big hotel, not an intimate one, and a brand-new opening of this scale tends to settle over its first months; expect some service to still be finding its feet. More in our Dubai rooftop pool hotels.
Sources: Time Out Dubai (Ciel, world's tallest, open); IHG (Ciel Dubai Marina, Vignette Collection).
The brand's first UAE hotel, and the most anticipated opening of the year. Opens 1 September 2026; reservations open.
What it is: An all-suite beachfront resort on the quieter West Crescent of Palm Jumeirah, 61 suites alongside branded residences, with design by SAOTA and a very large wellness floor, including a longevity clinic and hydrotherapy. Reservations are already open for stays from opening day.
Who it's for: A guest who books for wellness and calm over spectacle, and who can travel from September. Honest note: it is not open yet, so there is no lived guest record to read, and 1 September is the brand's target; hold any travel loosely until the opening is confirmed. See our best spa and wellness hotels.
Sources: Hospitality Net (Six Senses The Palm opens reservations, 1 Sep 2026); Hotelier Middle East (September debut).
A yacht-shaped resort you can book now, fresh off a global accolade. Open since March 2025.
What it is: A 386-key beachfront resort by Shaun Killa, the architect of the Museum of the Future, with 11 restaurants, an 82-berth superyacht marina and views to the Burj Al Arab. It was named to TIME's 2026 World's Greatest Places, which is what brings it onto a 2026 list.
Who it's for: A traveler who wants a brand-new Jumeirah resort, on the sand, that is open and proven enough to carry an award. Honest note: it opened in early 2025, so it is the least "new" name here; we include it for the 2026 recognition, not as a fresh debut. More in our top 20 Dubai hotels.
Sources: TIME (Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab, World's Greatest Places 2026); Hospitality Design (386 keys, opened 2025).
The French crystal maison's Dubai debut, in two sculpted towers. Expected 2026; not open.
What it is: A Studio Libeskind-designed twin-tower scheme in Downtown, near the Burj Khalifa, with 144 hotel rooms and 49 residences, developed by Shamal Holding and managed by SH Hotels & Resorts. Reporting points to a 2026 completion and opening.
Who it's for: A traveler who wants a design-led city hotel from a name better known for crystal than hospitality, steps from the Burj Khalifa in Downtown. Honest note: it is still under construction with no bookable rooms, and the project has carried a 2026 line for a while, so treat the year as a target and confirm before planning. See our Dubai hotel guide.
Sources: Sleeper (Baccarat Hotel & Residences Dubai, 2026); Shamal Holding (groundbreaking, 144 rooms).
A resort that floats off the coast, reached by boat. Expected late 2026; not open.
What it is: A five-star, 163-key floating resort off the Jumeirah coast, with a glass-pyramid main building, 48 attached floating villas and a large floating restaurant, accessible by yacht, boat or helicopter. Construction is under way, with completion targeted toward the end of 2026.
Who it's for: A traveler drawn to the genuinely unusual, who reads "accessible only by boat" as a feature, not a problem. Honest note: a first-of-its-kind floating build is the most likely on this list to slip, and access logistics will shape the real experience; this is one to watch rather than book. More in our most exclusive hotels.
Sources: Time Out Dubai (Kempinski Floating Palace, 163 keys); Construction Week (first villa unveiled, late-2026 target).
If your trip is this year, the safe picks are the two that are open: Ciel in the Marina for height and a record, and Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab on the Jumeirah sand. Six Senses The Palm is the one genuinely worth waiting for if your dates are flexible past September and wellness is the point. Baccarat and the Kempinski Floating Palace are real and under way, but until they open they belong on a watch-list, not an itinerary.
Dubai's calendar moves, so this page does too. We re-verify each status on every update, move a hotel from "coming" to "open" only when it is actually taking guests, and correct any target that slips out of 2026. Where a hotel is open, the link goes to a real booking; where it is not, we say so plainly and send you to the brand for the date instead.
Two headline names you can book today: Ciel Dubai Marina, the world's tallest hotel, which opened in November 2025 with 1,004 rooms in the Marina; and Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab, a 386-key beachfront resort that opened in March 2025 and made TIME's 2026 World's Greatest Places. The other big 2026 names, Six Senses, Baccarat and the Kempinski Floating Palace, are not open yet.
Six Senses The Palm, Dubai is scheduled to open on 1 September 2026, and reservations are already open for stays from that date. It is the brand's first hotel in the UAE, an all-suite beachfront resort of 61 suites on the West Crescent of Palm Jumeirah, with a very large spa and longevity wellness offer. Until it opens, treat the date as the brand's target and confirm before booking travel around it.
Not yet. Both are still under construction. Baccarat Hotel & Residences Dubai, a Studio Libeskind twin-tower scheme in Downtown with 144 hotel rooms, is targeted for 2026, and the Kempinski Floating Palace, a 163-key floating resort, is expected toward the end of 2026. Neither has bookable rooms today, and large Dubai projects can slip, so confirm directly before planning a stay.
Ciel Dubai Marina, part of IHG's Vignette Collection, which opened in November 2025 and is certified by Guinness World Records as the world's tallest hotel at 377 metres over 82 floors, with 1,004 rooms. It took the record from Dubai's own Gevora Hotel. Its spa and some upper-level venues phased in through 2026.
Yes. The current wave spans the world's tallest hotel, a first-in-the-UAE Six Senses, a Baccarat in Downtown and a floating Kempinski, across the Marina, Palm Jumeirah, Downtown and the Jumeirah coast. The mix is unusually varied for one year, though several dates are targets rather than confirmed, which is normal for a market that builds at this pace.
If you want a record and a skyline, Ciel in the Marina is open now. If you want beach and wellness and can wait for September, Six Senses The Palm is the standout debut. If you want a sea-facing resort you can book today, Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab is already open. The unopened Baccarat and Kempinski Floating Palace are ones to watch, not to plan a 2026 trip around yet.
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