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W Abu Dhabi - Yas Island vs Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi
Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi and Emirates Palace are both praised by writers. Overall, Emirates Palace ranks significantly higher than Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi. Emirates Palace scores 94 with approval from 11 sources including Condé Nast Traveler, Lonely Planet and Gayot.
W Abu Dhabi - Yas Island
Travel + Leisure
Time Out
Gayot
Lonely Planet
Oyster
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Yas Island Leisure Drive, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
From $123 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Travel + Leisure
"This 499-room hotel has brave-new-world bravado and future-is-now daring to spare."
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Time Out
"This elegant five-star hotel is among the best known in the capital, with distinct architecture and chic interior design."
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Gayot
"Just 15 minutes from Abu Dhabiâ's lively city center, the Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi boasts a truly unique location that straddles both land and water."
Lonely Planet
"The most visually dramatic addition to Abu Dhabi's hotelscape sits in pole position on Yas Island, not far from the Ferrari World Abu Dhabi theme park."
Oyster
Kid-Friendly
"The 499-room luxury Yas Viceroy is the world's only hotel built over a Formula One racetrack."
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Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
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West Corniche Road, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
From $265 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"Abu Dhabi's landmark hotel is unsubtle evidence of the city's wealth and grandiosity."
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Lonely Planet
"Fit for a king (or for that matter an empress, an emir or a sultan), which is just as well because that is principally what this regal, super-luxurious hotel was built for."
Travel + Leisure
"Perhaps the best way to express the grandeur of the newly built, Kempinski-operated Emirates Palace—reportedly the most expensive hotel ever built—is to break it down by numbers."
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DK Eyewitness
"All the rooms feature wide plasma TVs and extras such as welcome cocktails, flowers and fruit in the room, butler service, complimentary minibar and Internet access."
Rough Guide
"Abu Dhabi’s landmark hotel (see opposite) is the favoured residence of visiting heads of state and assorted celebrities, with every luxury you could think of."
