Dubai is not the first place one would think of for boutique hotels, where everything has to be the biggest, the tallest and the most glamorous.

Thankfully, there are a handful of options for those looking for a boutique hotel in Dubai.

Old Dubai has a couple of nice traditional style hotels and the desert offers a few nice options to escape the city and discover the landscapes and wildlife of the desert.

Over in Oman things are much more traditional and it is possible to tour Oman staying in boutique hotels and in one of the excellent desert camps.