St Regis Saadiyat Island

This white palace, with art-deco touches in the lobby's sweep of the ceiling and structured hanging lamps, is a behemoth, all-bells-and-whistles resort. Classically styled rooms have balconies from where you can survey the manicured gardens, multiple pools and chunk of beach while restaurants including Buddha-Bar Beach and water-surrounded Thai food fan favourite Sontaya provide foodie flair.