Which to choose · Dubai
The Dubai EDITION or the Ritz-Carlton, DIFC?
The EDITION, opened in 2021, is a 100-metre tower of bronze screens in Downtown, its podium turned 45 degrees to face the Burj Khalifa, about five minutes' walk from the tower, the Dubai Mall and the fountain; the Ritz-Carlton, opened in 2011, is a 14-storey hotel in French limestone inside the financial centre, with a direct walkway to The Gate. The EDITION is the one for Downtown on foot and a pool terrace with DJs; the Ritz-Carlton for a MICHELIN-starred dinner, two pools and the business district at the door.
Downtown, Dubai
The Dubai EDITION
Opened 2021 · 233 rooms
DIFC, Dubai
The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre
Opened 2011 · 261 rooms
In short
Choose the EDITION to walk to the Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Mall, with a Burj-view suite and a pool terrace; choose the Ritz-Carlton for DIFC on foot, Birch's MICHELIN star and a heated rooftop pool. The Ritz-Carlton's Ambassador Suites add a large balcony over the financial district.
A first visit to Dubai
The Dubai EDITION
The Burj Khalifa, the Dubai Mall and the Dubai Fountain are each about five minutes' walk.
A business trip
The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre
A direct walkway to The Gate in DIFC, and a Club Lounge on Level 13 for the high-floor Club Rooms.
Dinner as the reason
The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre
Birch holds a MICHELIN star, with Mitsu-Ya's omakase bar and Café Belge in the same hotel.
The Dubai EDITION
Choose The Dubai EDITION for
- The Burj Khalifa, the Dubai Mall, the Dubai Fountain and the Dubai Opera are each about five minutes' walk
- Suites take the main corner of each floor, and the Premier Suite and Penthouse look at the Burj Khalifa
- Duomo, Italian under 15-metre vaulted ceilings, and Thia Skylounge by the pool with cabanas and DJs at night
The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre
Choose The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre for
- Birch, a chef-owned tasting menu by Arslan Berdiev with a MICHELIN star, and Café Belge with its year-round terrace
- An indoor pool and a heated rooftop pool, with The Ritz-Carlton Spa
- In DIFC with a direct walkway to The Gate, and Financial Centre metro station about 400 metres away
Side by side
- Where
- Downtown
- DIFC
- Opened
- 2021
- 2011
- Last renovated
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- –
- Rooms
- 233, 42 of them suites
- 261, 80 of them suites
- Room sizes
- 42 sq m
- 42 sq m
- Restaurants and bars
- 2
- 9
- Pool
- Yes
- Yes
- Hot spring
- –
- –
- Awards
- –
- Forbes 4 stars
- Design
- LW Design Group
- Gensler
- Airport
- Dubai International (DXB) is about 15.5 km away
- Dubai International Airport is 15 km away
- Brand
- EDITION
- The Ritz-Carlton
- Booked through us
- Marriott STARS
- Marriott STARS
The rooms
The Dubai EDITION
Which to book. Book a suite for the view: each suite takes the main corner of its floor, looking over Downtown and the sunset over the old town.
The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre
Which to book. Club Rooms are on the high floors and come with the Club Lounge on Level 13, which serves breakfast, light lunch and evening hors d'oeuvres; for outdoor space, the Ambassador Suites have a large balcony overlooking DIFC.
The first room
The Dubai EDITION
Guest Room
42 sq m · one king bed; marble bathroom with separate bath and shower
The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre
Deluxe Room
42 sq m · city or courtyard view · floor-to-ceiling windows; 145 rooms
The room to ask for
The Dubai EDITION
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The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre
Club Room
42 sq m · city or courtyard view · high floors, Club Lounge access; 38 rooms
The largest suite
The Dubai EDITION
Penthouse
197 sq m · Burj Khalifa view · one bedroom, two marble bathrooms
The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre
Royal Suite
220 sq m · city view · separate living and dining rooms, kitchen with its own entrance; two suites
Dining
The Dubai EDITION
Duomo · Italian restaurant
Thia Skylounge · pool bar and lounge · level 2, by the pool
The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre
Birch · tasting-menu restaurant
Café Belge · Belgian brasserie
Mitsu-Ya · Japanese omakase and izakaya
Cara · breakfast buffet restaurant · breakfast
Wayfarer · all-day café · breakfast and lunch
The Sunken Garden · open-air garden lounge
Lobby Lounge & Terrace · lobby lounge · afternoon tea
The Hidden Room · cigar lounge
Cake · coffee house
The spa and the pool
The Dubai EDITION
A second-floor spa with three treatment rooms including a couple's suite, an outdoor pool on the level-two terrace with cabanas, and a 24-hour Technogym gym.
The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, an indoor pool, a heated rooftop pool and a 24-hour fitness centre.
Where they are
The two stand 2.3 km apart, as the crow flies.
The Dubai EDITION
In Downtown Dubai, a walk from the Burj Khalifa, the Dubai Mall and the Dubai Opera
Dubai International Airport
30 min by car
Al Maktoum International Airport
50 min by car
The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre
In the Dubai International Financial Centre, off Sheikh Zayed Road
Financial Centre metro station
5 min on foot, Red Line; nearest station by map
Emirates Towers metro station
6 min on foot, Red Line; nearest station by map
Dubai International Airport
32 min by car, Hotel limousine, booking required
The building
The Dubai EDITION
Architecture and interiors by LW Design Group with the Ian Schrager Company, the first hotel for which LW did both; the façade is by LW's Cristina Wakamatsu. The 100-metre tower stands on a podium rotated 45 degrees to open views to the Burj Khalifa. Opened in 2021.
The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre
Designed by Gensler to fit the low-rise master plan of the financial district, with a French limestone façade, Art Deco interiors, 180 Art Deco chandeliers, a colonnade, a sunken garden, a three-storey lobby and a ten-storey outdoor waterfall falling into the courtyard. It opened on 12 January 2011 as the second Ritz-Carlton in Dubai.
Booked through us
The Dubai EDITION
The Dubai EDITION
Marriott STARS
A room upgrade on arrival when one is available
Daily breakfast for two
A US$100 hotel credit each stay
Early check-in and late checkout when available
On the hotel's flexible public rate.
The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre
The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre
Marriott STARS
A room upgrade on arrival when one is available
Daily breakfast for two
A US$100 hotel credit each stay
Early check-in and late checkout when available
On the hotel's flexible public rate.
Still deciding? Tell us your dates and what matters most, and we will say which we would choose, and book it at the hotel’s own rate with the perks above.
Questions
The EDITION is about five minutes' walk from the Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Mall. The Ritz-Carlton is a few minutes by car, as are the Museum of the Future and the World Trade Centre.
The Premier Suite and the Penthouse face the Burj Khalifa, and every suite takes the main corner of its floor. The rooms are all 42 sq m.
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