Centara Mirage Beach Resort Dubai

The rooms are family-minded too. Most categories sleep two adults with two children, and the 41-sqm Mirage rooms add bunk beds for the kids alongside the king bed — their Family version takes up to 2 adults and 4 children. Booking a Mirage room also unlocks the Mirage Family Lounge: breakfast, afternoon tea and evening cocktails, with an indoor playground. At the top of the range is a 95-sqm two-bedroom suite with panoramic sea views.

There are four age-specific kids' clubs: Camp Safari for ages 3–9 (10:00–20:00), E-zone for ages 10–16 (9:00–21:00), a Virtual Sports Zone for ages 10+ (11:00–22:00), and the Mirage Family Lounge for ages 3–12 for Mirage guests. Each child is entitled to up to 3 hours a day at the clubs, and children under 3 enter with a guardian. Beyond that there's Candy Spa — a sweets-themed spa for children up to age 10, with treatments and manicures — alongside SPA Cenvaree for adults.

Dining runs from a Thai buffet at Suan Bua, with a dedicated children's buffet corner, to an Argentinian charcoal grill at UNO MAS that requires booking 24 hours ahead. Rooftop Sheesh (8th floor) serves an Arabian-international buffet beside a shisha lounge, and in summer its terrace becomes an air-conditioned Arabian tent. Sands by the pool serves brick-oven pizzas with a DJ most evenings, joined by a beach bar, a lobby café and a bakery. In-room dining runs 24 hours and all venues are halal-friendly.

Worth knowing: the resort sits on Dubai Islands beyond Deira — away from the familiar tourist areas. Downtown and Burj Khalifa are about 21 km away and the nearest metro (Deira City Centre) is 12 km, so without a car or taxis you'll rely on the hotel's paid shuttle. On the other hand, DXB airport is relatively close at about 15.5 km. A damage deposit is collected at check-in and refunded at check-out, subject to a room inspection.