LE ROYAL MÉRIDIEN BEACH RESORT AND SPA, DUBAI

Leave the house free for Santa and his reindeer this Christmas Eve and take your pick of offerings at Le Royal Méridien. Have a Mexican-flavoured feast at Maya, which will be serving exotic delicacies in a hacienda on the beach, accompanied by DJ beats (sharing set menu from Dh350 with soft drinks). Keep it highbrow at Rhodes Twenty10 for a succulent, meaty menu, featuring, beef, lamb and turkey all on the Dinner Plate course (Dh500 for sharing set menu). Or keep your options open at Brasserie’s international dinner buffet (Dh400). Call 04 316 5550 or log on to www.royaldiningcollection.com.