Dubai · United Arab Emirates
Hotels in Dubai Festival City
Dubai Festival City is one of the 41 neighbourhoods of Dubai (Wikidata: "building complex in Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates"); area 483 km². Its centre is 6.9 km from the city centre. 14 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 14of 333 in Dubai's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 6.9 km
- Nearest station
- Creek1.4 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Dubai Opera House1.7 km
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 61OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
- Area within its boundary
- 6.1 km²OpenStreetMap; Wikidata gives 483 km²
Where to stay
Places to stay in Dubai Festival City
Nearest the area's centre point first, by straight-line distance. Chain properties link to their own websites; hotels recorded in Wikidata link to their encyclopedia article where there is one.
| # | Place to stay | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | InterContinental Dubai Festival City | 0.3 km |
| 2 | Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City | 0.4 km |
| 3 | Holiday Inn Dubai Festival City | 0.6 km |
| 4 | InterContinental Residence Suites Dubai Festival City | 1.2 km |
| 5 | Palazzo Versace Dubai | 1.2 km |
| 6 | Kingsgate Al Jadaf | 1.4 km |
| 7 | IntercityHotel Dubai Jaddaf Waterfront | 1.5 km |
| 8 | Premier Inn Dubai Al Jaddaf | 1.6 km |
| 9 | Form Hotel Dubai, Dubai, a Member of Design HotelsTM | 1.8 km |
| 10 | Element Al Jaddaf, Dubai | 2.1 km |
| 11 | Hilton Garden Inn Dubai Al Jadaf Culture Village | 2.1 km |
| 12 | Al Jaddaf Rotana Suite Hotel | 2.3 km |
| 13 | Holiday Inn Express Dubai Airport | 2.4 km |
| 14 | Premier Inn Dubai International Airport | 2.4 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Dubai Festival City
OpenStreetMap maps 39 restaurants, 18 cafes and 4 bars and pubs counted in Dubai Festival City, and 3 named sights: museums and galleries, parks, monuments, viewpoints and other attractions. They are counted the same way as the places to stay: each place goes to the area whose centre is nearest, within that area's reach. This rule has no boundaries, so places near the edge can fall in a neighbouring area's count.
| What | Mapped | Rank in Dubai |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 39 | 14 of 41 |
| Cafes | 18 | 9 of 41 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 4 | 7 of 41 |
| Museums and galleries | 1 | 9 of 41 |
| Named parks | 1 | 16 of 41 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 1 | 17 of 41 |
Rank 1 has the most among the 41 neighbourhoods of Dubai; areas with equal counts share a rank.
The 3 best-known sights counted in Dubai Festival City
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Dubai Festival City is the nearest area centre, the same rule as the counts above, so some may lie outside the boundary of Dubai Festival City: those linked to Wikidata or Wikipedia first, then by the number of Wikipedia language editions covering them. Distances are in a straight line from the area's centre point.
| Sight | Type | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Jameel Arts Centre | Museum | 1.4 km |
| Garhoud Park 3 | Park | 2.1 km |
| DFC fireworks spot | Attraction | 0.5 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Dubai Festival City
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Dubai Festival City, and the nearest of each kind (rail, metro, light rail, monorail, funicular) within the same distance. Tram and bus stops are not included.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.
Distances
How far Dubai Festival City is from Dubai's main sights
| Sight | From Dubai Festival City |
|---|---|
| Dubai Opera House | 1.7 km |
| Dubai Creek Tower | 2.7 km |
| Al Bastakiya | 7.1 km |
| Museum of the Future | 7.1 km |
| Dubai Museum | 7.2 km |
| Grand Mosque | 7.4 km |
| Iranian Mosque, Bur Dubai | 7.5 km |
| Jumeirah Mosque | 8.9 km |
| Dubai Zoo | 9.6 km |
| Safa Park | 11 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Dubai Festival City
Nearby
Areas next to Dubai Festival City
Questions
Dubai Festival City: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Dubai Festival City?
14 places to stay in this guide are counted in Dubai Festival City: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 41 neighbourhoods of Dubai. The nearest to the area centre is InterContinental Dubai Festival City, 0.3 km away.
How far is Dubai Festival City from the centre of Dubai?
6.9 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Dubai.
How far is Dubai Festival City from Dubai Museum?
7.2 km in a straight line from the centre of Dubai Festival City. The nearest of Dubai's main sights is Dubai Opera House, 1.7 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Dubai Festival City?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Creek (metro, 1.4 km), Al Jadaf (metro, 1.9 km) and Emirates (metro, 2.5 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Dubai Festival City?
OpenStreetMap maps 39 restaurants, 18 cafes and 4 bars and pubs counted in Dubai Festival City (each place in the area whose centre is nearest).
Areas: the 41 neighbourhoods of Dubai that Wikidata records as a neighborhood located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 333 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.
Sources: the area, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); Dubai Festival City on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.