Fabulous Dubai

Written: 2 january 2013
Travel time: 12 — 22 september 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 8.0
Rested in mid-September with my wife. The hotel is wonderful, impeccable service, daily cleaning of the room and change of towels, cable internet, electronic safe, etc. They only took breakfast. Near the hotel there is a shop, you can buy water and every little thing, a 15-minute walk Spinneys supermarket, where you can buy everything (cooking, fruits, vegetables, milk, etc. ). The prices are reasonable, something is cheaper, something is more expensive, on average, for two, going to the supermarket cost about 40 dirhams per day. For example, grilled chicken cost 9.5 dirhams. Also within a 15-minute walk is the metro station, from where you can get to the Mall of the Emirates (the second largest shopping center), Dubai Marina and the beach with skyscrapers, Dubai Venice (Madinat Jumeirah), which offers a beautiful view of the Al Arab Hotel. From the hotel there is a daily free shuttle bus to Dubai Mall (16-00), from where you get to the singing fountains and Burj Khalifa. You buy tickets directly in the Dubai Mall shopping center and climb to the observation deck of the tower (124th floor). It is better to take tickets in advance, 2-3 days before the rise, respectively, the cost will be several times cheaper (about $ 30 per person) and it is better to choose the time closer to sunset, then you will see both the day and night panorama of Dubai. From the excursions we took Abu Dhabi with a visit to the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Emirate Palace, and a sightseeing boat along the coast. Arabian Knight agency, cost per person 55ue, their contacts can be taken right on the beach, where the bus takes from the hotel, the girl goes around handing out advertisements. We also went on our own to Bastakia (the old shopping districts of Dubai). Take a taxi from the hotel (8-10 dirhams), go to the museum, and then swim across in a boat for 1 dirham to Deira. Here you can buy everything from spices and souvenirs to appliances and more. Be sure to bargain. Another tip is if you take a taxi, do not take it right at the entrance to the hotel, you will be charged from above for giving the car, it is better to walk 20-30 meters to the side, it will cost less.
The only significant minus was the unbearable heat from 12 to 17, so during this period it is better not to be on the street. The temperature during the day is 40-42 degrees in the sun. There are air conditioners everywhere, but here, too, a serious test for the body, huge temperature drops from hot to cold. Therefore, be careful, you can easily get a cold and walk around with snot later.
The rest turned out to be wonderful and eventful, Dubai is fabulously beautiful, I advise everyone who has not been yet! I want to go back there more than once : )
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