silversilver

I have visitors coming to celebrate the festive season in Dubai. They will be here over the new year. Where oh where do I look for packages for New Year's Eve/Day brunches and the like? I've googled to no avail. And ... what are your plans for the New Year?

rowell

Bit early yet but don't worry there are loads of overpriced evenings.

Ditzy

Desert, tent, good food, gloves/hat/scarves, roaring fire, and a sand dune that we can see the BK fireworks from

The Dean

Two years ago, we dragged a couple of visitors out to Bab Al Shams for New Year's Eve - it was stunning beyond belief. Amazing food, served on the rooftop under the stars, and - at midnight - a firework display I cannot even begin to describe (I thought I'd seen all fireworks before, but these were unbelievable - things that exploded into mid-air waterfalls (yes, waterfalls) and the like.

We are in the UK this year - if not, we would definitely be going back there (assuming they still do the same sort of thing).

mentalist

Don't they have a little firework display at that Burj place too?

Blue Cat

most hotels are already fully booked for Christmas Day

The Dean

What, literally? So why are they all still advertising?

Blue Cat

Mina Salam is def full, a friend called them the other day. For a good value for money brunch type affair look up Airport Millenium Hotel

Patsy Stoned

Nope.... I called them last week to get a table for some friends of mine on Christmas day darling :-D

The Dean

Yeah but it's just lots of fireworks - and we have all seen it before. Plus - where are you going to eat, drink, dance, whatever?

scrubbedexpat141

I'm having a house party. Balcony looks at the khalifa so fireworks should be on the agenda!

Spugsy

It's all a rip off - after last years nightmare getting into the Meydan for Snoop Dogg there's no way I'm going out.

Looking for mates with a house party....even then it'll be tough getting home.