Festival Centre
A picturesque creek-side setting provides the backdrop for this retail haven, which boasts more than 400 shops, 90 restaurants, cafés and bistros and several entertainment options. Like most malls in Dubai, Festival Centre is a sprawling tribute to one of the emirate’s most popular pastimes, shopping. Everything from top fashion labels to specialist stores and boutiques can be found under one roof. Restaurants and cafés that line the Marina Terrace outside the mall provide a leisurely spot to relax and refuel.
Al Badia Golf Club
It seems all golf clubs in Dubai have either been created by a professional player or celebrated designer, and Al Badia Golf Club, managed by InterContinental Dubai Festival City, is no different. The brainchild of architect Robert Trent Jones II, the 18-yard course stretches 7,303 yards and tests the skills of all players. A world-class golf academy that can transform amateurs into well-rounded players is one of the course’s many features. It also offers the standard floodlit driving range, chipping area and practice putting green. Away from the course, Al Badia has a range of leisure facilities such as separate relaxation areas for men and women with lounges, saunas, steam rooms, jacuzzis and showers.
Festival Marina
The Mediterranean-style marina conjures images of the French Riveria. It features 78 permanent berths that can accommodate yachts from 10 to 35 metres in length, allowing visitors to moor at the Quayside and enjoy a spell on dry land. A range of restaurants, bistros and cafes ensures there is something for everyone.
Hospitality
Offering stunning views of the creek, the InterContinental Dubai Festival City is a 498-room hotel with 121 suites, three presidential suites and one royal suite.
The property has four top-class restaurants, several amenities and shopping facilities close by, and easy access to major hotspots, including the Burj Khalifa, Dubai World Trade Centre, Al Mamzar Beach Park and Sheikh Zayed Road.
The 316-room Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City offers a business centre, 24-hour gym with steam and sauna rooms, temperature controlled swimming pool and three spa pools on a leisure deck with creek and skyline views. An adjoining wellness facility at Spa InterContinental has 10 treatment suites with Asian and Arabic holistic therapies to choose from. Dining options include two restaurants specialising in east-meets-west and European cuisine at Zaytoun and Belgian Beer Café respectively. Guests can also treat themselves to beverages and freshly-baked pastries and sweets at Mazar.
