Dubai’s beach-club calendar mixes first openings with seasonal returns and long rebuilds. The clearest current lesson is to check both the operator’s latest status and its booking calendar: one venue still advertises an October opening despite newer terms recording a September closure, and two planned October returns still lack a confirmed first service date. Confirmed dates are kept separate from month-only plans and unannounced returns.
| Venue | Status and date | Where | What is confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| O Beach Dubai | Current Dubai Marina venue closed 16 September; next location/date unannounced | Habtoor Grand Hotel site | The homepage still says “Opening 24th October”; operator terms effective 22 September say the Dubai venue closed on 16 September. Do not rely on the old banner. |
| Casa Amor | October return announced, but current page still says “Closed for the Season”; exact reopening/bookable date unconfirmed | Mandarin Oriental Jumeira, Dubai | Seasonal return, not a new club; its general beach hours cover Friday–Sunday, but bed/cabana rates are headed Friday–Saturday only. |
| Kinugawa Dubai | October return previously announced; Dubai restart date/bookable inventory not confirmed | Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab | Dubai page lists normal restaurant and pool hours and a booking link, but does not state its return date. |
| Cipriani Lido | New opening: 2027; month/day not published | J1 Beach, Jumeirah | J1’s developer confirms the UAE debut, beachfront dining, private cabanas and Bellini Bar & Lounge. |
| Barasti | Closed for redevelopment from 21 June; property representative says return in 2027; month/day unannounced | Le Méridien Mina Seyahi, Dubai Marina | Expect a rebuilt venue, but there is no precise opening schedule. |
| The Lagoon Beach Club, Park Hyatt Dubai | Visit Dubai estimates late 2026; Hyatt dates the hotel return Q1 2027; club date unconfirmed | Dubai Creek | The public timelines conflict; Hyatt has not published a Lagoon-specific reopening date. |
O Beach: an October date that does not hold up
The O Beach Dubai homepage still displays “Opening 24th October” and lists the Habtoor Grand Hotel address. But the operator’s own membership terms, effective 22 September 2026, say O Beach Dubai closed on 16 September and is no longer a participating venue. Those facts conflict. A September 16 closure is also reported in a What’s On report quoting the venue’s social announcement. The homepage date should therefore not be treated as a confirmed opening at Habtoor Grand. The brand has not published a verified new Dubai address or opening date in the sources checked. If it returns elsewhere, that is a new status update, not proof that the old site has reopened.
October returns, without a day to circle yet
Casa Amor is a seasonal return, not a new club—but as checked on 9 October, Mandarin Oriental’s page still labels its restaurant and beach “Closed for the Season” while inviting guests to reconnect in October 2026. It gives no reopening day, and the live booking link does not confirm an October service date. Treat October as the announced return window, not proof it has reopened. Its general beach schedule is Friday to Sunday, 9am to sunset, but a mismatch sits on the same page: the bed-and-cabana products are headed “Available Friday to Saturday”. It lists first-row beds at AED400 per person, second-to-fourth-row beds at AED300 per person, and cabanas at AED1,000 per cabana; all are partly redeemable on food and drink and valid for Casa Amor Beach service. Sunday availability for those products is therefore unclear. The booking link is live, but the public page does not itself confirm which October dates are open, so check the calendar before travelling. See Casa Amor’s current season notice and beach terms.
Kinugawa Dubai sits at Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab, where its circular pool looks toward the Burj Al Arab. The brand has announced an October restaurant return after a summer rhythm of poolside lunches and cocktails, but no exact first-service date is published. The Dubai location page shows its regular Friday–Sunday restaurant hours (6pm to midnight) and pool hours (9am to 7pm) with a booking link; it does not confirm the restart date or that both experiences are currently bookable. Check the selected date before travelling. Check Kinugawa’s Dubai page and booking link.
New and reimagined addresses to watch in 2027
Cipriani Lido is a new J1 Beach project rather than a seasonal return. J1 developer Merex says the UAE debut is planned for 2027, with signature dining, private cabanas, a Bellini Bar and Lounge, and Arabian Gulf views. The announcement gives no month, opening day or live reservation date. The concept extends Cipriani’s Dubai presence from DIFC to the shoreline, but the operating details and booking terms are still to come. Read Merex’s launch announcement.
Barasti is in a different category: a long-running Dubai venue closed for a major redevelopment. The National reported the June 21 closure and quoted Destination Mina Seyahi’s multi-property general manager on a return in 2027. The rebuild is expected to introduce redesigned spaces and expanded food and drink, but no month or opening day has been announced. Read the closure and redevelopment report; Visit Dubai’s listing currently gives a venue profile without a closure schedule.
Park Hyatt Dubai and The Lagoon Beach Club have two different public timelines. Visit Dubai’s Lagoon listing says the club is closed for maintenance and due back in “late 2026”. Hyatt says the hotel closed on 1 May 2026 for a transformation and expects the property back in Q1 2027; Hyatt does not separately date the Lagoon. Neither statement confirms when the club itself will take bookings, so treat both as estimates and check with the operator. Compare Visit Dubai’s Lagoon listing with Hyatt’s hotel return notice and club description.
What is not on this beach-club list
AURA Skypool has a useful booking update, but it is a rooftop pool, not a beach club. Its operator says it is closed for renovation and lists bookings from 24 November; it does not separately state a reopening date. It is a nearby pool-club update, but grouping it with beachfront openings would blur the distinction this guide is meant to preserve. See AURA’s current experience notice.
Be Beach and Summersalt are left out because their operator pages present them as operating venues and publish no future reopening date to plan around.
Quick answers
Which opening has an exact date?
None of the forward-looking beach-club entries here has a fully reconciled exact date. O Beach’s homepage advertises 24 October, but its later operator terms say the Habtoor Grand venue closed on 16 September; the date is flagged as conflicting, not confirmed.
Is Casa Amor a new club?
No. Mandarin Oriental describes an October seasonal return after summer closure.
When does Barasti reopen?
The National reported that it closed on 21 June for redevelopment and is due back in 2027, based on the property general manager’s comments. No month or exact date is published.
Is Park Hyatt’s Q1 2027 date also the Lagoon Beach Club’s date?
Not confirmed. Visit Dubai gives the Lagoon a late-2026 estimate, while Hyatt expects the hotel to return in Q1 2027. Hyatt has not provided a separate club opening date, so check the operator before planning around either estimate.
Where should I look for later updates?
Use the linked operator or property pages and confirm the specific date in their booking calendar. Recheck this guide before visiting; seasonal dates and construction schedules can change.
This is a status tracker, not an availability guarantee. Status checked 9 October 2026; confirm dates and live inventory with each operator before travelling.
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