Nikki Beach Resort & Spa, Dubai, Pearl Jumeirah, Dubai
The original (and greatest) of luxury beach clubs, Nikki Beach now has four fabulous hotels too: the Dubai instalment home to a super-cool collection of rooms, suites and villas. The arrival (next to Dubai's dry dock) is not the prettiest, but once you're checked-in, your eyes will be eternally fixed on the 400-metre private beach and ocean beyond.