Luxury island living with beach and world class spa sprawling private beach kempinski hotel residences palm jumeirah is located on artificial palm island a world renowned symbol of dubai its 5 acres and private beach make it a destination in its own right though downtown shopping and restaurants are a 25 minute drive away good downtown connections once youre at the palm jumeirah you may not want to leave but if downtown dubai entertainments beckon the sheikh zayed road takes you to dub