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Confirm the exact room view and race-week access conditions: a room reservation is not a substitute for a Grand Prix ticket.\n\n##### Your stay in this area\n\n[Explore hotel details]()\n\n### Yas Marina Circuit\n\nMap layers Find on map\n\n**Drawing route** The itinerary still works without the map.\n\n1. ##### Other hotels\n2. 1\n\n **W Abu Dhabi — Yas Island**\n3. 2\n\n **Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island**\n4. 3\n\n **The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort**\n5. 4\n\n **Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental**\n6. 5\n\n **Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi at Al Maryah Island**\n7. 6\n\n **Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara**\n8. 7\n\n **Main Grandstand** Main straight · grid and pits\n9. 8\n\n **North Grandstand** Turn 5 · hairpin\n10. 9\n\n **North Straight Grandstand** Turns 5–6 · long straight\n11. 10\n\n **West Grandstand** Turns 6–7 · braking zone\n12. 11\n\n **West Straight Grandstand** Back straight · approach to Turn 6\n13. 12\n\n **South Grandstand** Turn 9 · marina backdrop\n14. 13\n\n **Marina Grandstand** Second straight · support garages\n15. 14\n\n **Abu Dhabi Hill** Turns 2–4 · grassy hill\n16. 15\n\n **North Straight Club** North Straight · lounge upgrade\n17. 16\n\n **West Club** West Grandstand · lounge upgrade\n18. 17\n\n **South Club** South Grandstand · lounge upgrade\n19. 18\n\n **North Yas Suite** North Grandstand · Turn 5\n20. 19\n\n **West Yas Suite** West Grandstand · Turns 6–7\n21. 20\n\n **Luna Lounge** Final sector · Turns 14–16\n22. 21\n\n **Sunset Lounge** Turns 4–5 · Yas Central\n23. 22\n\n **Deck at Two** Turn 2 · Flag Hill\n24. 23\n\n **Deck at Nine** Turn 9 · marina side\n25. 24\n\n **Formula 1 Paddock Club** Main straight · above F1 garages\n26. WEST\n\n **West Entrance (2025 map)**\n27. EAST\n\n **East Entrance (2025 map)**\n28. 2/3\n\n **Gates 2/3 (2025 map)**\n29. 5\n\n **Gate 5 (2025 map)**\n30. 6\n\n **Gate 6 (2025 map)**\n31. 9\n\n **Gate 9 (2025 map)**\n32. 13\n\n **Gate 13 (2025 map)**\n33. 14\n\n **Gate 14 (2025 map)**\n34. 19\n\n **Gate 19 (2025 map)**\n35. 23\n\n **Gate 23 (2025 map)**\n36. 24\n\n **Gate 24 (2025 map)**\n37. 25\n\n **Gate 25 (2025 map)**\n38. BUS W\n\n **West Entrance shuttle stop**\n39. BUS N\n\n **North shuttle stop**\n40. BUS E\n\n **East Entrance shuttle stop**\n41. BUS H\n\n **Flag Hill shuttle stop**\n42. TAXI W\n\n **West taxi area**\n43. TAXI S\n\n **South taxi area**\n44. TAXI E\n\n **East parking taxi area**\n45. PC BUS\n\n **Paddock Club shuttle pickup**\n\n**Sector 1** ≈ 1.121 km **Sector 2** ≈ 2.400 km **Sector 3** ≈ 1.759 km\n\nBeyond the circuit Your next discovery\n\n### Explore Abu Dhabi\n\nFollow your interests. Find your stops.\nMake the trip your own.\n\n![Abu Dhabi destination view]()\n\nAbu Dhabi\n\n [Photo]() by AdnanDekedek · [CC BY-SA 4.0 · resized/WebP]()\n\nChoose your budget\n\nChoose a travel style to narrow the collection. Free and essential options can suit every tier.\n\nFind a place or an idea Area Sort\n\nChoose your interest\n\nCategory counts follow your budget. Search and area narrow the results further.\n\nAll budgets Every area\n\n#### The collection.\n\n12 of 24 discoveries\n\n![W Abu Dhabi — Yas Island]()\n\nTier not assigned\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### W Abu Dhabi — Yas Island\n\nYas Island / circuit\n\nStay beside the racing at the circuit’s distinctive hotel. Confirm the exact room view and race-week access conditions: a room reservation is not a substitute for a Grand Prix ticket.\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\nTrackside · walk to your gate\n\n![Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island]()\n\nTier not assigned\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island\n\nYas Island / Yas Bay\n\nChoose Yas Bay for waterfront evenings and a Yas Island base. Ask the hotel how you will reach your ticketed circuit entrance and return after the last session; do not assume a special-event shuttle is included.\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\nApprox. 15 min walk to circuit\n\nChoose your base\n\nTier not assigned\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### Yas Island Rotana\n\nYas Island — adjacent\n\nReliable, well-located business-resort hotel a short walk/shuttle from the paddock\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\n~3 min (about as close as it gets after W)\n\nChoose your base\n\nTier not assigned\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### Radisson Blu Hotel, Abu Dhabi Yas Island\n\nYas Island\n\nSolid mid-range resort with pools, spa & good restaurants on the island\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\n~5 min\n\nChoose your base\n\nTier not assigned\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### Crowne Plaza Abu Dhabi Yas Island\n\nYas Island\n\nComfortable island hotel within the Yas Plaza cluster, walkable to dining\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\n~5 min\n\nChoose your base\n\nTier not assigned\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### Centro Yas Island (Rotana)\n\nYas Island\n\nSleek, affordable Rotana 'Centro' brand — the value pick on the island\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\n~5 min\n\n![The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort]()\n\nTier not assigned\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort\n\nSaadiyat Island\n\nMake the beach part of the trip, with the cultural district on the same island. This is a resort-led stay rather than a circuit-side one: arrange race-day transport before committing.\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\nApprox. 20 min drive to circuit\n\nChoose your base\n\nTier not assigned\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel & Villas\n\nSaadiyat Island\n\nLow-rise, understated luxury on a pristine beach beside the Louvre district\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\n~15 min\n\nChoose your base\n\nTier not assigned\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### Jumeirah Saadiyat Island Resort\n\nSaadiyat Island\n\nA striking modern beachfront resort with a chic pool-and-beach club scene\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\n~15 min\n\nChoose your base\n\nTier not assigned\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### Rixos Premium Saadiyat Island\n\nSaadiyat Island\n\nA lively ultra-all-inclusive beach resort — dining & entertainment built in\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\n~15 min\n\nChoose your base\n\nTier not assigned\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas\n\nSaadiyat Island\n\nSpacious beachfront resort & villas next to Saadiyat Beach Club\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\n~15 min\n\nChoose your base\n\nTier not assigned\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### Nobu Hotel Abu Dhabi Saadiyat\n\nSaadiyat Island\n\nNobu hotel project on Saadiyat. Opening and booking dates are still to be confirmed.\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\n~15 min\n\nCompare hotels, restaurants and activities. Check availability, opening hours and package inclusions for your travel dates." }