Ramada Downtown Dubai wins top hotel honour

Ramada Downtown Dubai has been named the Luxury Boutique Hotel of the Year – Dubai – UAE in Luxury Travel Guide’s 2017 Awards.

The LTG Awards identify the best hotels and accommodation options throughout the continent, with criteria focused on innovation, design, rooms and facilities, gastronomic achievements, service excellence, use of technology, sustainable development, marketing and branding, employee satisfaction, and location.

Shahzad Butt, general manager of Ramada Downtown Dubai, said: “We are honoured to receive the award as Luxury Boutique Hotel of the Year, and thank Luxury Travel Guide for selecting us among the other top-rated hotels in the emirate.

“Apart from of our strategic location and superb accommodation and facilities, the heart of our excellence will always be the dedication and remarkable hospitality of our Ramada Downtown Dubai family, of which we are truly proud of.”

General manager Shahzad Butt and staff from Ramada Downtown Dubai celebrate the award

James Drakeford, editor-in-chief at Luxury Travel Guide, said: “We are delighted to have recognised Ramada Downtown Dubai as Luxury Boutique Hotel of the Year and I look forward to seeing how they stand out again in the next 12 months.

“The judges at Luxury Travel Guide recognised the hotel for its distinguished and unique design and brand of service that complement the surrounding destination. The hotel is family-friendly so both families with young children and couples are welcome to experience a luxurious stay in Dubai.”

The judging panel for the awards included TV personalities Anthony Melchiorri (Hotel Impossible, Five Star Secrets) and Shane Green (Resort Rescue), luxury travel photographer Antonio Cuellar, as well as the in-house team at Luxury Travel Guide.

Balcony view from one of the hotel's two-bedroom suites