My Honeymoon in Dubai

For my honeymoon I had a short time of just 5 days, and I knew I wanted to arrive somewhere and have everything at hand to have a WOW experience. We settled on Dubai, and it did not disappoint. We departed Dublin from T2 and booked access to airport lounge. It was the perfect start to our special trip tucked away in Terminal 2 with plenty of comfortable seating, tasty snacks, and drinks and with very fast WIFI, so we could reply to all our messages following our big day.

We stayed at Jumeirah Madinat in an Ocean View Club Room in the Dar Al Masyaf area. As we were staying in an Oceanview Summerhouse we had some fantastic features which included our own Ocean Suite, a Butler Service who could cater to any requests we had and evening sundowners to name a few. The rooms were tucked away in a quieter area of the Jumeirah Madinat and were accessed by Abra’s a traditional water taxi. Our Ocean View Summerhouse was beautifully decorated in traditional Arabian style with all amenities we needed.

The Madinat complex was a fantastic option for our short stay as it had several restaurants onsite which included an Italian restaurant, a French inspired restaurant and a Thai which were among our favourites. There are also a number of bars and lounge areas where we could have afternoon tea or drinks. One of the perks of staying at the Jumeirah Madinat was free access to their private beach, two kilometres of pristine white sand with the Burj Al Arab as its backdrop, there we could pick up an array of water sports. We also enjoyed both our private pool area at the Dar Al Masyaf and the other pools the complex had to offer. We visited Wild Wadi one of Dubai’s famous waterparks of which we had complimentary access to as it is part of the Jumeirah chain. The Madinat complex had a fantastic gym with top of the range equipment plus a fantastic café with tasty healthy snacks and smoothies which we got to a least once!

The Madinat complex had so much to offer that we didn’t need to venture out too much during our stay, but we did squeeze in a few great activities that Dubai has to offer. A Desert Safari was one, this is a must while in Dubai and it included thrilling Dune Bashing, Quad Biking, and a Camel Ride the day ended with a BBQ and refreshments under the stars. We visited the famous Dubai Mall home to 1,200 shops plus a trip to the top of the Burj Khalifa the tallest building in the world. We took a walk around one of the famous Dubai Souk’s which gives a taste of the real Dubai full of noises and exotic smells. Another fantastic afternoon was at a famous Dubai Friday brunch which we did at the Al Qsar another hotel in the Madinat Complex. Live music plus food and drinks of every type and cuisine from UAE and around the world. A fantastic way to spend our last day in Dubai. We had such a memorable trip for our honeymoon and hope to visit again soon.