Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi

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Now, that's a view. The Grand Hyatt swaggered onto the Abu Dhabi hotel scene in 2018, and its rooms, all with floor-to-ceiling glass doors and wrap-around balconies with panoramas either looking across the sea or to the city skyscrapers, are its calling card. Take our advice and book a city-facing room for the full-on Abu Dhabi by night experience.

In late 2018 it had opened its pool bar, lounge bar-cafe and one restaurant, but more in-house dining options were scheduled to be opened in 2019.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby attractions

1. Observation Deck at 300

0.16 MILES

Ride the lift to the 74th floor (your ears may pop along the way) for panoramic views looking down on the skyscrapers and coastline below. The '300'…

2. Emirates Palace

0.24 MILES

What the Burj Khalifa in Dubai is to the vertical, the Emirates Palace is to the horizontal, with audacious domed gatehouses and flying ramps to the foyer…

3. Founder's Memorial

0.37 MILES

After six years of planning and construction, this memorial celebrating the life and achievements of Sheikh Zayed, the founder of the United Arab Emirates…

4. Corniche – Al Khalidiyah

1.02 MILES

When idling on a sunlounger, swimming in the sea or strolling under a canopy of trees, it's hard to believe that the Corniche was a dhow-loading bay for…

5. Marina Eye

1.16 MILES

This observation big wheel sits rather incongruously in the Marina Mall car park but with its capsules reaching up to 60m at its highest point, it's a…

6. Sky Tower

1.21 MILES

Marina Mall's observation tower has traditionally been the budget way to get 360-degree aerial views of the city, costing just the price of a coffee from…

7. Al Khalidiyah Garden

1.22 MILES

This garden is a good place for people-watching. Once the sun goes down Al Khalidiyah's paths are prime territory for strollers and joggers, while its…

8. Zayed Heritage Centre

1.29 MILES

If you're into retro-tastic old museums, don't miss this eclectic, oddball collection of artefacts and personal memorabilia documenting the life of Sheikh…