4 hotels with documented Shabbat and kosher arrangements — compiled from public sources with last-verified dates. Always confirm directly with the hotel before booking, and see the seven-point checklist for what to ask.
Landmark palace hotel that became the first hotel in Abu Dhabi with a kosher-certified kitchen under the Emirates Agency for Kosher Certification (EAKC), launched with the emirate's hotel kosher certification scheme, with kosher options on room-service and restaurant menus. The National reports Emirates Palace is the first hotel in the emirate to be kosher-certified under the DCT/EAKC hotel certification project.
Resort on Abu Dhabi's Grand Canal whose Venetian Village dining complex, reached via the hotel's back exit, houses The Kosher Place, an Israeli grill restaurant. The restaurant is certified by Rabbi Levi Duchman, founder of the Emirates Agency for Kosher Certification. Jerusalem Post: The Kosher Place is 'in the Venetian Village at the Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi' and is 'Shabbat closed (except for groups who pre-register).'
Marriott hotel at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre hosting Elli's Kosher Kitchen's OU-certified food preparation and distribution centre, which caters events and supplies kosher room-service options, with kosher supervisors on site. Trade press confirms Elli's Kosher Kitchen established its OU-certified kitchen at Aloft Abu Dhabi; KosherSquared notes Elli's operates on the hotel's rooftop.
Beachfront resort on Saadiyat Island about 2.1 km from the Abrahamic Family House, whose Moses Ben Maimon Synagogue is the UAE's first purpose-built synagogue, in the Saadiyat Cultural District. Trip.com's proximity listing places the resort 2.08 km from the Abrahamic Family House (Moses Ben Maimon Synagogue) — roughly a 25-minute walk; no kosher food service documented at the hotel.
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