easyHotel and Delta Hotels Jumeirah Beach
The greenest way to do Winter Season in Dubai is to stay somewhere that already does the work for you. So these are 5 certified eco hotels near Downtown Dubai, all verified green and an easy reach from the action. Every one holds a real, third party certification, and every one lets you show up for the day and still tread light on Dubai.
These are the Dubai stays we send conscious travellers to first.
My top picks:
- Highest certification standard: easyHotel Dubai Jebel Ali
- For Green Globe Gold: Delta Hotels by Marriott Jumeirah Beach, Dubai
- For a Burj Khalifa base: Armani Hotel Dubai
- For biodiesel operations: JA The Resort
- Jebel Ali, Dubai
- About 35 km from Downtown Dubai, in Jebel Ali
JOIN INN HOTEL Jebel Ali is the UAE’s first LEED Gold certified hotel, meeting a high standard of green building near the Jebel Ali free zone.
- Jumeirah Beach, Dubai
- About 20 km from Downtown Dubai, on Jumeirah Beach
Delta Hotels Jumeirah Beach holds Green Globe GOLD, awarded only after five continuous years of certification, on the Jumeirah coast.
- Downtown Dubai, Dubai
- In Downtown Dubai, in the Burj Khalifa
Armani Hotel Dubai is Green Globe certified, with a full LED retrofit, water saving aerators and UAE Food Bank participation inside the Burj Khalifa.
- Jebel Ali, Dubai
- About 35 km from Downtown Dubai, on the Jebel Ali coast
JA The Resort is Green Globe certified, converting used cooking oil to bio diesel and running electric buggies across its grounds on the Jebel Ali coast.
- Jumeirah Bay, Dubai
- About 15 km from Downtown Dubai, on Jumeirah Bay
Bvlgari Resort Dubai is Green Key certified since 2021 under the Foundation for Environmental Education’s criteria, on its own island off Jumeirah.