Atlantis The Royal, Dubai
Cantilevered SkyPools and serious dining on Palm Jumeirah
Atlantis The Royal, Dubai is a luxury hotel in Palm Jumeirah, United Arab Emirates holding 3 MICHELIN Keys; a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating for 2026; a place on The World's 50 Best Hotels (No. 44 in 2023, No. 9 in 2024, No. 6 in 2025); a La Liste rating of 98.5. It ranks 9.67 out of 10 on the finehotels.world prestige index, which is built only from public award data. Every award recorded here is published by the body that grants it, and this page links to the listing that evidences it.
Atlantis The Royal is a 795-room resort on Crescent Road, Palm Jumeirah, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Opened in 2023, it is Kohn Pedersen Fox's 43-storey answer to the conventional waterfront hotel: a stepped composition of cantilevered SkyCourts and SkyPools, designed to open rooms and terraces toward the Gulf. The effect is less discreet retreat than engineered skyline event. Smooth white marble carries the interiors, and the building's nearly 500-metre width makes orientation part of the stay.
Its 17-restaurant roster gives the property its clearest reason to book, with Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, José Andrés, Ariana's Persian Kitchen, La Mar by Gastón Acurio, Estiatorio Milos, and Nobu by the Beach among the named venues. Five nightlife venues, two cafes, four beach bars, and a private beach extend the program. AWAKEN spa offers treatments including the Golden Hour Massage with gold stones. Reviews describe service as professional, warm, and detail-oriented. Beach volleyball, snorkeling, and kayaking add a casual register. A MICHELIN Three Key rating, Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star designation for 2026, and sixth-place 2025 World's 50 Best Hotels ranking suit travelers seeking serious dining, assertive architecture, and a complete resort stay.
At a glance
- 795 rooms
- Cantilevered SkyCourts and SkyPools
- 17 restaurants
- AWAKEN spa
- MICHELIN Three Key rating
How this hotel is scored
The prestige score is our own index, built from public award data: MICHELIN Keys, Forbes Travel Guide star ratings, placement in the World's 50 Best Hotels across 2023, 2024 and 2025 weighted equally, and a minor sway from La Liste. It is not a paid placement and no hotel can buy its way up. Read the full method.
Questions people ask about Atlantis The Royal, Dubai
Is Atlantis The Royal, Dubai worth staying at?
By the public record it is one of the most decorated hotels in the world. It holds 3 MICHELIN Keys; a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating for 2026; a place on The World's 50 Best Hotels (No. 44 in 2023, No. 9 in 2024, No. 6 in 2025); a La Liste rating of 98.5. On our index that works out to a prestige score of 9.67 out of 10. In short: Cantilevered SkyPools and serious dining on Palm Jumeirah. Whether that suits you depends on what you want from a stay, which is why the description on this page is written plainly rather than as marketing copy.
What awards has Atlantis The Royal, Dubai won?
Atlantis The Royal, Dubai in Palm Jumeirah, United Arab Emirates holds 3 MICHELIN Keys; a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating for 2026; a place on The World's 50 Best Hotels (No. 44 in 2023, No. 9 in 2024, No. 6 in 2025); a La Liste rating of 98.5. Those come from the four independent systems finehotels.world tracks: the MICHELIN Guide hotel selection and its Keys, Forbes Travel Guide star ratings, The World's 50 Best Hotels, and La Liste. None of them can be bought, and neither can placement on this site.
How is the prestige score for Atlantis The Royal, Dubai calculated?
The score is a point total built only from award facts, then shown on a scale of 5.00 to 10.00. MICHELIN Keys carry the most weight, a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating adds a flat six points, placements in The World's 50 Best Hotels for 2023, 2024 and 2025 are weighted equally, and a La Liste rating moves the total slightly. It has 795 rooms. The full formula is published on the methodology page, so the figure shown for Atlantis The Royal, Dubai can be reproduced from the awards listed on this page.
How can the awards for Atlantis The Royal, Dubai be checked?
Each award is published by the body that grants it, and this page links to the public listing that evidences the MICHELIN Keys award where one is held. MICHELIN, Forbes Travel Guide, The World's 50 Best Hotels and La Liste each remain the authority on their own award. finehotels.world is independent of all four, records what they publish, and does not review hotels itself.