Where to Stay for Gulfood 2027: InterContinental Dubai Marina
- May 11
- 2 min read
Gulfood is the world's largest annual food and beverage trade show and when it returns to Dubai in 2027, the city will once again welcome tens of thousands of industry professionals, buyers, and exhibitors from across the globe. Finding the right hotel isn't just about comfort. It's about making sure the logistics don't get in the way of business.
InterContinental Dubai Marina makes that easy.
Two Venues, One Convenient Base
Gulfood 2027 is unique in that it spans two locations: Expo City Dubai and the Dubai World Trade Centre. The InterContinental Dubai Marina is well-positioned for both.
The tram stop is a one-minute walk from the hotel. Seven minutes on the tram connects you to the Metro Red Line from there, Expo City is about 20 minutes away, and the World Trade Centre roughly 30. Prefer a taxi? Expo City is around 17 minutes by car, DWTC about 19 minutes. Whether your meetings are at one venue or split across both, you're never far from where you need to be.
A Hotel Built for the Long Haul of a Trade Show Week
Gulfood isn't a one-day event. It's a full week of floor walking, supplier meetings, tastings, and late dinners — and the cumulative fatigue is real. The 328 rooms, suites and serviced residences at InterContinental Dubai Marina are designed to absorb that kind of schedule: deep mattresses, floor-to-ceiling Marina views, and the kind of quiet that resets you overnight.
For extended stays or team trips, the serviced residences studios through to four-bedroom penthouses, offer a kitchen and living space that makes a week in Dubai feel far less like a business trip.
Dining That Goes Beyond the Hotel Restaurant
Here's something particularly relevant for a food industry crowd: the InterContinental Dubai Marina takes its dining seriously. Accents Restaurant & Terrace brings global flavours with Marina views. Ginter Bar is built around curated gin pairings. Rex Bar Dubai offers rooftop aperitivo energy. And the Urban Lounge handles everything in between.
Add the restaurants and cafés along the Marina promenade and Dubai Marina Mall next door, and you have a neighbourhood that can hold its own for any client dinner or post-show drinks.
Meet Without Leaving the Building
Nine meeting rooms accommodating 12 to 140 guests — all fully equipped, all filled with natural light. Whether you need a quiet space for a supplier negotiation or a room for a regional team briefing, it's handled on-site. No taxis to a business centre across town, no borrowed conference rooms.
Gulfood week books out fast.
Group bookings & corporate enquiries: events.icdubaimarina@ihg.com | +971 4 446 6777
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