A fabulous holiday doesn't have to involve a plane ticket. Check out our pick of UAE hotel deals for your upcoming Eid celebrations.

From kayaking in RAK to relaxing at a spa in Dubai, there’s an ideal break for every type of vacationer this Eid. By Shreeja Ravindranathan

INTERCONTINENTAL DUBAI MARINA

The trendy five-star hotel has an Eid Al Adha package that will let you spend the long weekend in style. One Bedroom Suites start from Dh750 per suite per night including a buffet breakfast and if you book for three nights or more, you’ll also nab a Dh150 F&B credit that you can splurge on at Accents restaurant. For additional savings, you can book a Deluxe Room – these will be let out at Dh500 per room per night including breakfast. The celebratory discounts extend to the spa too – you can work those knots away with a 20 per cent discount on treatments. Offer valid from August 22-31.

Call 04 446 6669 or email res.icdubaimarina@ihg.com.

MELIÃ DESERT PALM

Instead of bonding over a marathon of summer blockbusters in the living room during the holidays, enjoy a movieinspired staycation at Melia Desert Palm’s gardens. The five-star hotel located amidst a 160-acre polo estate has an IMG package that packs all the ingredients for a fun-filled family getaway. The package gets you a two-bedroom Pool Residence, in-villa barbecue, complimentary minibar, 15 per cent discounts on F&B and spa treatments, and four fasttrack tickets to IMG Worlds of Adventure themepark giving you access to the Cartoon Network and MARVEL zones as well as IMG Boulevard and the Lost Valley – Dinosaur Adventure zone. From Dh2,800.

Call 04 323 8888

AVANI DEIRA DUBAI HOTEL

Use the long Eid weekend as an excuse to step away from Dubai’s towering skyscrapers and rediscover the down-toearth brick and mortar charm of Deira’s bylanes, where you can enjoy traditional Eid celebrations. Avani Deira Dubai Hotel has an Advance Purchase offer that’s valid over the Eid Al Adha holidays. Book 15 days ahead of your intended stay and your room rates will be slashed down by 20 per cent, accompanied by a sumptuous complimentary breakfast that you can work off either at the hotel’s in-house gym or with long walks through Al Fahidi historical district’s colourful winding lanes whose shops and hole-in-the-wall eateries will overflow with Eid delicacies and handicrafts. Rooms start from Dh300.

Call 04 6013999.

RITZ-CARLTON RAS AL KHAIMAH, AL WADI DESERT

Desert the city’s madness for a retreat in the dunes of Ras Al Khaimah. The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert’s Family Eid Escape package includes a stay in a mud-brick pool villas with traditional Arabic décor and latticework in the heart of the desert, breakfast buffet for two adults and two children, dinner for two adults and kids aged 12 and below, 25 per cent discounts on selected spa treatments, falcon shows and bicycle rides through the resort’s nature reserve. If you want to add some surf to the sand the package also gets you private beach access at the Ritz-Carlton on Al Hamra Beach and complimentary transfers between both hotels. From August 21-26;

Call 07 2067777.

KEMPINSKI HOTEL MALL OF THE EMIRATES

Shopaholics can shop to their heart’s content and then drop off at the Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates with their special Eid package with options of a three, five or seven nights’ stay. All three options includes Majid Al Futtaim’s Hands Free Shopping Service that lets you drop off bags at the Hands Free collection desks located around the mall and have them delivered to your hotel room – no cutting shopping sprees short because heavy bags are weighing you down, and the five- and seven-night packages also include two tickets to each Magic Planet and Snow Park Ski Dubai, so you can dream of the Swiss Alps while firmly rooted in Dubai’s sweltering summer. If you intend to obliterate the searing summer outside with a hygge-style escape in an alpine chalet’s then book the hotel’s luxe Aspen Chalets that includes a free ski lesson at Ski Dubai. Rooms from Dh1,099.

Call 04 341 0000.