New Year 2023 in Dubai: Hotels in Downtown Dubai, Palm Jumeirah race to 100% bookings

New Year 2023 in Dubai: Hotels in Downtown Dubai, Palm Jumeirah race to 100% bookings

Dubai: Don’t go looking for hotel rooms at some of Dubai’s happening locations for the New Year weekend - there aren’t any available. This year, any visitor planning on a last-minute booking will be in for a disappointment. On the off-chance that his luck is still intact, he might have to shell out Dh6,000-Dh7,000 for the one-night stay at a hotel in Downtown Dubai, and catch all the New Year’s eve action, including the fireworks display lighting up the Burj Khalifa to mark the entry into 2023. Hotel rooms on the Palm Jumeirah, not surprisingly, are all taken up, many of the bookings made well in advance as Dubai reaffirms its global credentials as the place to welcome in another year. Are you considering spending a night at Atlantis The Palm over this weekend? No chance. All categories of stay options at the iconic hotel are booked, according to travel aggregator Booking.com. At the Atlantis, the only available room (at the moment) is the ‘Neptune Underwater Suite’ priced at Dh150,000, inclusive of taxes. Hotel reservations in certain areas across Dubai have exceeded 95 per cent, especially properties in Downtown Dubai and Palm Jumeirah. Serviced apartments are recording occupancies of more