мой неожиданный отдых my unexpected vacation

I went there for New Years. My flight arrived on the morning of December 31st. At the airport, I was met by an agent, handed over a package with advertising material and handed over to the transfer driver. The beginning was not bad and it pleased. But at the hotel, I ran into the cheeky hotel employee Nazira. Which immediately stated that the settlement will be at 12. These are international standards and are not discussed. Although the agency assured me that I would be settled immediately upon arrival. Then she offered to pay for half a day and then they would immediately settle me. Naturally, I refused and defiantly sat down in front of the check-in desk with luggage. At this time, breakfast was in full swing at the hotel. And given that we were not fed on the FlyDubai plane, you can imagine how insulting I was... I was already determined to wait for 12 noon, when suddenly another hotel manager, higher in rank than the previous Nazira, called me to the check-in desk. Without getting up, I answered her that I was told to wait for the check-in time, which I do. But she insistently beckoned to her. Immediately issued and issued the keys to the room. I immediately grabbed my luggage and ran to my room and into the shower. When I opened the door of my room 101, located next to the elevators, I was of course a little upset, because. the window looked out
''well'', tightly closed. That is, being in the room, I did not vila either sunlight or fresh air. I had to turn on the lights in the room and draw the curtains. Suddenly, the phone rang in the room and the same Nazira reported from the reception that I forgot my passport to celebrate. When she gave it to me in my hands, I felt how she was waiting for gratitude in monetary terms for the service rendered to return the passport... At lunch, everyone who arrived that day was invited to a meeting with a travel agency agent. But after waiting 40 minutes for it, we decided to ask the reception if there will be a meeting or we can disperse and finally enjoy the rest. It turned out that the agent was sitting at the bar and taking orders for excursions. Didn't like her attitude, prices too. But still, attitude is important. Therefore, we no longer saw her and planned our vacation on our own.
In general, as for the rooms, I liked the rooms themselves. On the second day, I changed the room to 719 on the 7th floor without any problems and additional payments with a beautiful view and an opening window. Room cleaning is relatively good. Towels are changed every day. The room has a free safe, refrigerator, kettle and every laziness in the tray is added coffee, sugar, cream, tea. Water only on the day of arrival. There is cable internet. But I didn't have my laptop with me. Therefore, I can not say anything about speed. The soundproofing in the rooms is good, the air conditioning is much louder. Which in principle is better not to use in winter. It cools the room too much. Raising the temperature to a comfortable temperature is difficult and almost impossible. It's easier to open a window in the room. The electricity bill is also very convenient. At the reception should give out 2 cards, the key to the room. One is constantly in your pocket so that when you leave the light does not turn off and the second you open the door.

As for the breakfast, everything suited me. You won't leave hungry.
After breakfast, everyone usually went to the free Open Beach on a free shuttle bus. I personally did not see the flea market, everyone stood in a civilized queue and calmly sat down. A couple of times when there were not enough seats, we were picked up by another minibus from the hotel. The shuttle goes to the beach every half hour. On the beach, for some reason, everyone is clustered right in front of the place where the bus dropped them off. Despite the fact that a car drives along the beach and cleans the sand, cigarette butts sit firmly in the sand. Our people thoroughly polluted the beach with them. Therefore, I advise you to walk along the jogging or cycling path further away. I liked it there more than in the heavily touristy original place. Although there are no sun loungers. But there are almost no people there. And very clean.
On the beach there is a left-luggage office, a free toilet and a shower right on the street. Before getting into the transport, it is very convenient to wash off the remaining sand.
What bothered me on the beach and in Dubai in general was the ill-mannered Indians who were always staring. Thank God they didn't come.
The location of the hotel is very convenient in relation to the beach and shopping centers. After lunch there is a pickup service from the hotel to the Dubai Mall. I didn’t ride it, because. I used to take the subway. Karama station is located on the left when you exit the hotel. It's not far to go to her. On the way to the station, on the left side, on the same side as the hotel, there is a good supermarket called Spinace. There is also an exchanger with a good exchange rate. By the way, what was generally difficult to find in Dubai is ordinary bread. And yes, the prices are quite high. Just like our usual cookies.

I tried to get around almost all the shopping centers during the week of my stay. Just on January 5, the shopping festival began. The discounts were initial, but this did not stop our tourists. Russian speech was everywhere and everything was swept away by our compatriots. At that moment, it seemed to me that by the end of the festival, the shelves and showcases of boutiques would be completely empty. What is more interesting, in almost all stores you can and probably should discount the price. They willingly go for it. Even in perfume shops where there are already price tags, they drop the price.
Prices for cell phones and tablets in shopping centers and shops in the Deira area differ significantly. And much cheaper than in our country.
I didn't see a significant difference on the laptops.
And finally, what about excursions. Can be purchased at the hotel. You can right on the street near the hotel, where there are branded jeeps. For example, I took a Desert Safari tour from an agent at the hotel. He sits on the right when you enter the hotel. The problem was that we waited 40 minutes to be picked up in a jeep. As a result, a minibus came for us. Then we went to another hotel. The driver was clearly not well versed in the city. We lost another half hour looking for other tourists. When we finally arrived at the place, the sun had already set and the photos against the sunset naturally did not work out. We were quickly rolled on the dunes and handed over to an impromptu village to continue the show program. Moreover, the end time of the tour was accurate. It was a shame that we were delayed on the way to the safari. But now I know for sure that you should not contact this agent.
I liked the hotel in general and I will definitely come again!
I also really liked the country!