travel42 Hotel Review: Raffles The Palm Dubai

Raffles The Palm Dubai travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

About 30 minutes from Dubai International Airport, 15 minutes from Sheikh Zayed Road offices and Dubai Mall, and 10 minutes from the Ain Dubai (the world's largest and tallest Ferris wheel), this resort sits on the outermost fringe of Palm Island. This means that once guests are on Palm Island itself, it is one of the farthest destinations from the main bridge. There is less traffic, but the drive takes a bit longer, and there is no free shuttle into town eith...