Queen Elizabeth 2, Dubai, UAE

• Shipping made stylish: Formerly the transatlantic flagship of Cunard’s formidable fleet, today Queen Elizabeth 2 is a luxury floating hotel in Dubai’s cultural capital, Al Mina. Much like her namesake, Queen Elizabeth 2 is as elegant as you could imagine, and the interiors of what is now a Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice hotel are both thoroughly modern and super stylish. The cabins are so well appointed that you even forget you’re on a ship, until you gaze out of the windows and see the glittering deep blue just beyond.
  
  
• Culinary choice: As with many of Dubai's hotels, this one boasts a wealth of delicious dining and drinking options. At Lido you’ll find the finest array of international cuisine, whereas The Queen’s Grill is a quintessentially British affair, never more so during afternoon tea, where a selection of fresh pastries and sweet treats can be enjoyed with lashings of tea and champagne. This just leaves The Golden Lion,  the traditionally styled British pub, which is said to be Dubai's oldest.
  
  
• Swanky facilities: Having a base where you can kickback and properly recharge your batteries is crucial in a city as bustling as Dubai; lucky, this is a luxury afforded to you here. Whether you choose to set up shop on a lounger next to the pool, or with a pampering session in the hotel’s beauty parlour, you’ll find R&R is easily come by here. There’s also a full program of exciting entertainment, not to mention a 515-capacity theatre, where world-class performances are frequently exhibited.

Entry requirements

The passport, visa and health requirements at the time of booking can be viewed on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website for UK citizens, and on the Department of Foreign Affairs website for IE citizens. It is your responsibility to ensure that you and all members of your party are in possession of all necessary travel and health documents, and in compliance with any other immigration/entry requirements before you travel, including whether your passport must be machine readable or which visas/waivers may be required for entry, such as ESTA for USA travel and/or ETIAS for EU travel. Please also be sure to check the validity of your passport and allow up to 10 weeks for passport renewals.