WE DID IT AGAIN! FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE’S FOUR STAR RATING – TWO YEARS RUNNING!
Two years. Two Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Ratings. We’re not going to pretend we’re not thrilled.
SENSASIA Stories Spa at Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates has been awarded the Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Rating for 2026 – our second consecutive year earning one of the most respected accolades in global luxury hospitality. Forbes inspectors are anonymous, rigorous, and unforgiving. No shortcuts. No nominations. Just excellence – consistently delivered.
SO, WHAT EXACTLY IS SENSASIA STORIES?
Not your average spa. Not even close.
Curated exclusively for Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates, SENSASIA Stories is a hushed, monastic sanctuary built around one idea: you script your own escape. Driven by mood, devoted to holistic wellness, and rooted in the healing traditions of Asia – every visit is completely different, because every guest is. The space itself is stunning. Seven unique treatment rooms, a private couples’ suite, separate male and female relaxation zones, and THE STORIES LAB – a boutique express spa with its own dedicated entrance on the first floor of Mall of the Emirates, for when the city is moving fast and you need results, now.
THE TREATMENTS THAT EARNED THE STARS
The signature Build Your Own Massage is unlike anything else in Dubai. A tailored consultation first – you choose your time, your style, your pressure, your scent, your enhancements. No two treatments are ever the same.
Then there are the Bespoke Stories – full sensorial journeys of up to 210 minutes. Think the Ultimate Story: a body polish, a 90-minute Warm Candle Melt Massage, and Natura Bissé’s Oscar-worthy Diamond Life Infusion Facial, complete with AED 3,000 worth of take-home skincare. Or the Red Carpet Ready ritual. Or Couples Who Spa Together in a fully private suite. Vogue Arabia once wrote that “SENSASIA is celebrated for getting it right.” Forbes Travel Guide, apparently, agrees.
A LEGACY THAT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
SENSASIA Spas has been recognised by the industry since 2007 – across nearly two decades of uninterrupted excellence
- 2025 & 2026 – Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Rating
- 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022 & 2024 – Luxury Lifestyle Awards, Best Luxury Spa in the UAE
- 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 & 2026 – FACT Magazine, Best Independent Spa in Dubai
- 2021 & 2022 – International Spa & Beauty Awards, Best Luxury City Spa
This award belongs to every therapist, every host, and every client who has trusted us with their time. You kept us here. Come experience what Forbes Travel Guide rated. We’ll take it from here.
BOOK YOUR SENSASIA STORIES EXPERIENCE
📍 SENSASIA Stories at Kempinski Hotel, Mall of the Emirates | Open daily 11am – 11pm | 04 409 560