Venue Shortlist · Dubai · 120 Guests

Venue Comparison
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Nine quoted venues for the 15 November 2026 reception, ranked by price per head and minimum spend. Every figure is an actual quote received by email — headline per-head rates look low, but the real cost is driven by each venue's minimum spend. Atlantis and Pullman Creek figures are taken from their attached PDF proposals.

Front-runner: DoubleTree Al Jaddaf 120 guests 9 venues quoted All prices AED, net
Front-runner
180/head
DoubleTree Al Jaddaf — min 120 guests
Lowest / head
160–180
Metropolitan (Al Habtoor)
Highest / head
400net
Atlantis The Palm
Highest min spend
125k
Raffles The Palm
⏱ Expires 4pm Today
DoubleTree Al Jaddaf — AED 180 net quote valid until 4:00pm, 15 Jul.
⏱ Deadline 17 Jul
Address Dubai Mall — 25% off min spend if booked by 17 Jul.

Figures below use each venue's per-head rate × 120 guests, compared against its stated minimum spend. The higher of the two is the "effective" F&B floor. VAT (5%) shown where a proposal quotes net-of-VAT.

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Quoted Ballrooms — Photos

The nine venues that sent quotes. Tap any card to open its ballroom photos (full view). Photos shown are of the property; the full gallery opens the specific ballroom.

🏨DoubleTree Al Jaddaf
📷 View

DoubleTree Al Jaddaf

AED 180 net/head · min 120 pax
FRONT-RUNNER
Atlantis The Palm📷 View

Atlantis The Palm

AED 400 net/head · min 60k
Quoted
Fairmont The Palm📷 View

Fairmont The Palm

from AED 320/head · min 50k
Quoted
🏨Raffles The Palm
📷 View

Raffles The Palm

from AED 380/head · min 125k
Quoted
🏨Sofitel The Palm
📷 View

Sofitel The Palm

AED 350/head · min 48k
Negotiating
🏨Address Dubai Mall
📷 View

Address Dubai Mall

AED 345 / 395 / 445 · min 120k
Quoted
🏨Taj Exotica Palm
📷 View

Taj Exotica Palm

from AED 300/head · min 80k
Declined
🏨Pullman Creek
📷 View

Pullman Creek

AED 220 +VAT/head · ≈26.4k
Quoted
🏨Metropolitan (Al Habtoor)
📷 View

Metropolitan (Al Habtoor)

AED 160–180/head · no min
Quoted

Real photos shown for Atlantis and Fairmont (from Wikimedia). For the others, the card opens a live ballroom-photo search — reliable venue-supplied ballroom images vary, so full view keeps them current.

Chart 1

Price Per Head — Highest to Lowest

Starting / package rate per guest, AED net. Ranges shown at their entry rate.

Atlantis The Palm
AED 400
net
Raffles The Palm
AED 380
buffet from
Sofitel The Palm
AED 350
 
Address Dubai Mall
AED 345
345 / 395 / 445
Fairmont The Palm
AED 320
from
Taj Exotica Palm
AED 300
from · declined
Pullman Creek
AED 220
+ 5% VAT
DoubleTree Al Jaddaf
AED 180
front-runner
Metropolitan
AED 170
160–180
Front-runner Most premium Other quotes
Chart 2

Minimum Spend Barometer

Contractual minimum F&B / hire commitment, AED. Lower is easier to hit at 120 guests.

Raffles The Palm
125k
needs 200 pax
Address Dubai Mall
120k / day
−25% by 17 Jul
Taj Exotica Palm
80k / day
declined
Atlantis The Palm
60k
F&B net
Fairmont The Palm
50k
ballroom
Sofitel The Palm
48k
from 55k
Pullman Creek
≈26.4k
120 × 220
DoubleTree Al Jaddaf
≈21.6k
no set min
Metropolitan
none
no min

Pullman & DoubleTree have no separate minimum spend — value shown is per-head × 120 guests. Metropolitan quotes no minimum at all.

Chart 3

Effective F&B Cost at 120 Guests

Higher of (per-head × 120) or the venue's minimum spend — the real floor you'd pay. % is measured against the DoubleTree front-runner (AED 21.6k = 100%).

Raffles The Palm
125.0k
579%
Address Dubai Mall
90.0k*
417% *−25%
Taj Exotica Palm
80.0k
370%
Atlantis The Palm
60.0k
278%
Fairmont The Palm
50.0k
231%
Sofitel The Palm
48.0k
222%
Pullman Creek
27.7k
128% incl VAT
DoubleTree Al Jaddaf
21.6k
100% base
Metropolitan
20.4k
94%

* Address shown with 25% early-booking discount applied to its 120k/day minimum. Without it, 120k (556%).

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Full Comparison Table

All nine quoted venues — per head, minimum spend, effective floor at 120 guests, and % vs the front-runner.

Venue Per head Min spend Effective @120 % vs front Status
DoubleTree Al Jaddaf 180 net — (min 120 pax) 21,600 100% FRONT-RUNNER
Metropolitan (Al Habtoor) 160–180 none 20,400 94% Quoted
Pullman Creek (from PDF) 220 +VAT ≈26,400 net 27,720 128% Quoted
Sofitel The Palm 350 48,000 (from 55k) 48,000 222% Negotiating
Fairmont The Palm 320 from 50k / 80k / 40k 50,000 231% Quoted
Atlantis The Palm (from PDF) 400 net 60,000 net 60,000 278% Quoted
Taj Exotica Palm 300 from 80,000 / day 80,000 370% Declined
Address Dubai Mall 345 / 395 / 445 120k/day (−25% by 17 Jul) 90,000* 417%* Quoted
Raffles The Palm 380 buffet 125,000 (200 pax) 125,000 579% Quoted

* With 25% early-booking discount on Address's minimum. All AED. "Effective @120" = higher of per-head × 120 or minimum spend.

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Sources: Direct email quotes from each venue's events team (Jul 2026) · Pullman Dubai Creek City Centre proposal PDF (AED 220 net/head, 120 guests guaranteed, +5% VAT) · Atlantis The Palm proposal PDF (Junior Ballroom Silk/Spice, AED 400 net/head, min F&B AED 60,000 net, set-menu supplement from AED 50/head). Prepared 15 Jul 2026 for the 15 Nov 2026 reception, 120 guests. Rates are quotes valid at the date shown — always reconfirm current packages, minimum spend and availability directly with each venue.