W Abu Dhabi sits on Yas Island, and is the only hotel built on top of the Yas Marina Formula 1 circuit, with direct views over the track and the marina and the island’s theme parks minutes away. It is a bold, design-led lifestyle hotel with 499 rooms and suites, rising to the two-floor E-WOW suite with its own lap pool and bar. Dining covers seven venues, from the multi-kitchen Garage and its weekly brunch to the Brooklyn Chop House steakhouse, a Greek taverna, a coffee house and the adults-only W Lounge, with the rooftop WET Deck and SUN Deck for poolside drinks. The AWAY Spa runs over two storeys above the marina with nine treatment rooms and a private hammam, and the FIT gym looks over the circuit. It suits couples and groups who want energy, design and a lively scene, especially around race weekends and the theme parks.