Word: jumeira
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From the Maison's convenient position on a quiet residential street three blocks from Jumeira Beach, you can stroll down to the sand at sunset and dive into the cool Gulf waters, evoking the Dubai of a generation ago when it was a fishing backwater, not the rich beneficiary of our oil addiction. In a conscious snub to Dubai's megahotels, the Maison has only a tiny signpost outside. The 22 rooms don't even have numbers; each is named for a city in South Asia or the Middle East and decorated with furniture collected on the managers' travels around...
...break between adventures? Take time to stroll down the city's central Creek, still its main trade artery. Wooden dhows in a rainbow of colors line the banks, waiting to transport goods across Arabia, India and East Africa as they have done for centuries. Or simply relax on Jumeira Beach. (In Dubai's relaxed Islamic code, bikinis are not a problem if wearers confine themselves to the shoreline...
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