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A canal at Madinat Jumeirah lined with palms and wind towers, with the sail-shaped Burj Al Arab rising behind under a clear sky
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6 spas: the steam comes from two Russian banyas on the coast, the scrubs from two Moroccan hammams in town.

Photo: Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Six Dubai spas: two Russian banyas, two Moroccan hammams and two hotel spas

Dubai's most famous hotel spas did not make it. Talise at Madinat Jumeirah and the Bulgari spa sit at 4.4 on Google, Guerlain on the Palm at 4.3.

What passed instead: two Russian banyas, two branches of Sultana, a Moroccan hammam group, and two hotel spas. The six sit at least 3 km apart. Jumeirah is left empty, because nothing there had a bath, pool or sauna we could verify.

Illustrated map of Dubai's coast from Bluewaters Island to the Creek: Palm Jumeirah, the World islands and the canal, with the Burj Khalifa, the Burj Al Arab, a dhow on the Creek and date palms drawn in cobalt ink 123456
  1. 1

    Dubai Marina and JBR · Bluewaters Island

    Banya Forrest

    ResortSocial

    A Russian banya with a 20-ton stove, a 6°C plunge pool, a snow room, a sea-view terrace and a restaurant.

    BanyaSaunaMassage

    AED 3003-hour session

  2. 2

    Palm Jumeirah · Dukes hotel, the trunk

    DUBANYA

    BoutiqueSocial

    A Russian banya in the Dukes hotel: steam masters, a sauna, a salt room and a cold plunge.

    BanyaSaunaMassage

    On requestprices not published

  3. 3

    Umm Suqeim and Al Barsha · Al Barsha 1

    Sultana Spa, Al Barsha

    LocalTreatment

    A Moroccan hammam with a steam room and bath area: black soap, kessa scrub and rinse, from AED 250.

    HammamMassage

    AED 250Basic Hammam, 45 minutes

  4. 4

    Downtown and Business Bay · Souk Tamarhind

    Sultana Spa, Downtown

    ModernTreatment

    Sultana's Downtown hammam: black soap, steam, a lufa scrub and a clay mask, from AED 370.

    HammamMassage

    AED 370Traditional Hammam, 60 minutes

  5. 5

    DIFC and Za'abeel · Sheikh Zayed Road

    Soul Wellness Spa, Sheraton Grand

    Treatment

    A hotel spa with a thermal lounge: indoor jacuzzi, sauna, steam room and an ice fountain.

    SaunaMassage

    AED 420The Rapid Rub, 40 minutes

  6. 6

    Old Dubai and the Creek · Dubai Creek Harbour

    The Spa at Address Creek Harbour

    Treatment

    A hotel spa on the Creek with sauna and steam rooms and an ice machine; guests name their therapists.

    SaunaMassage

    On requestprices not published

Checked 7 November 2026. Picks follow the same published rules in every city.