Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star, 2026
The Abu Dhabi EDITION stands on the waterfront of Al Bateen Marina, just west of the city centre.
Our team recommends
Al Bateen is one of the city’s quieter, older quarters, and the Corniche runs along the coast just to the north. Emirates Palace and the Marina Mall are about five minutes away by car, the city centre about ten and the airport about 30.
The lobby is a five-storey atrium of marble and soft peach tones, with a moving sculpture hanging overhead. Our suite was on the third floor, where a handwritten note and a slice of banana bread were waiting.
The suite was calm and pale, in cream and oak, with a freestanding round bathtub and a long balcony over the marina and the pool. Even the Deluxe Room has a balcony on the water.
Breakfast is at Market at EDITION, just off the lobby, and runs well into the afternoon. In the evening, Alba Terrace sets dinner beside a reflection pool, Oak Room is the steakhouse and Library Bar is a quiet place for a drink before dinner.
The ground-floor pool has a deck of loungers and cabanas beside Alba Terrace, and the EDITION SPA has seven treatment rooms.
From our guests
Our team recommends
Our team found it right for a stay that mixes city life with time by the pool, in a quiet part of town.
From our guests
Most of our guests stay in a Premier Deluxe King or a Deluxe King, and now and then a One Bedroom Apartment.
Our team recommends
For a longer stay, the One Bedroom Apartment has a full kitchen, a living room and a separate king bedroom. Whatever the room, request the marina side.
Without a suite, choose a Premier Deluxe King with Balcony, a fifth larger than the Deluxe rooms, with its balcony over the marina. The standout suite is the EDITION Suite, a corner suite with a terrace looking over the marina. For a family, choose the 2 Bedroom Apartment, with a king bedroom and a second bedroom with two queens around a shared living room.
With every stay
What the program adds to your stay.
Tell us your dates and who’s coming, and we take it from there. Within one business day we confirm your room, the program’s benefits and your requests with the hotel.
For a room over the marina, dinner at Alba Terrace or time in the EDITION SPA, just let us know and we’ll arrange it before you arrive.
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