Le Meridien Abu Dhabi

We hot-footed it to Le Meridien Abu Dhabi for a sneaky look around...

Crowne Plaza Yas Island

We take a quick look around the Crowne Plaza Yas Island. Join us...

Radisson Blu Yas Island

We take a quick look around the Radisson Blu Yas Island. Join us...

5 to try: Hotel deals

Hotelier Awards 2009

Find out who were the big winners at the Hotelier Middle East awards

10 to try: Abu Dhabi hotels

Visit Abu Dhabi and stay in style at one of Time Out’s favourite luxury hotels

Mini break

Want to escape the hum drum of city life? Well, Time Out has found the answer at the Shangri La Qaryat Al Beri hotel… it’s just down the road and you really will wish you were here

Sun city

The desert is currently littered with solar panels – 25 different models being tested for their energy efficiency, one of which will help supply the capital’s most ambitious project to date. Masdar City is a zero-carbon, zero-waste initiative that could house up to 90,000 people and run almost entirely on renewable energy. At first glance, the project presents the reality of an oil-rich emirate taking environmental issues seriously. But is it the catalyst for the globe going green or simply a response to declining oil reserves?