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This festive season SO/ Uptown Dubai is firmly on the GRAZIA team’s must-visit list.
Opting to skip the overdone baubles and tinsel that have seen better days, the property has opted for a setting that shines with a refined polish. The space is lined with sculptural ornaments, golden tones, and installations that could be in an art gallery, borderline transforming the hotel into a seasonal issue of a high-fashion magazine, which doubles as the best backdrop for a holiday Instagram post.
If the seasonal setting has left you wanting to book a stay, then you’ll be glad to know that the rooms and suites keep that luxe holiday spirit going. The rooms feature gold-centred colour palettes and stylish interiors with glittering accents that pay homage to the season, minus the typical cheesiness, keeping things elegant and sophisticated in that classic SO/ Uptown manner.
The celebrations come with food to complement the surroundings. The hotel’s sleek pan-Asian restaurant, Citronelle, serves festive classics at the acclaimed Tiger evening brunch on December 26 and December 31. There’s also a convenient takeaway option that brings the best of the mains straight to your table at home, which is ideal if you’re hosting. We’d recommend the signature roasted duck by Chef Yu Lin, marinated with 13 select spices that come together to create a succulent dish that is sure to have your guests begging for a copy of the recipe.
Brasserie Uptown, meanwhile, serves up a French-inspired Yuletide Brunch on Christmas Day, and Savant, the hotel’s cocktail bar, takes winter staples like cinnamon, nutmeg, and chocolate and weaves them into a selection of drinks that’ll make you feel all types of warm and fuzzy while ringing in the new year.
The food, the ambience, and the elegant interpretation of holiday cheer make SO/ Uptown Dubai’s festive season one you don’t want to miss.
So if you feel like experiencing an elevated, chic day out that feels like you’re living in a Christmas episode of Emily in Paris this year, the hotel is definitely on our top five list of places to be.
