...I'm flying away

Written: 26 february 2011
Travel time: 15 — 22 february 2011
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For business travel; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
9.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 10.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 9.0
On February 15.2011, at approximately 2200, our airplane landed in Dubai, probably from that moment I fell in love with Dubai.
If there is a country in the world more luxurious than the UAE, show it to me.
The hotel was chosen by Holiday Inn Express Dubai, 2 *, met expectations: clean, comfortable, room cleaning and towel change every day. There are no Russians and Ukrainians in the hotel. The staff is polite, English speaking. Open beach - 10 min walk from the hotel.
Of the minuses. Breakfast is really monotonous: muesli, jams, toast, oranges. No pool. Otherwise, the hotel pleased.
I advise you to visit the Wild Wadi water park, the cost of entry is 205 derhams and from 1.00 to 1.00 your slides.

The tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa, is located in Dubai, the entrance is 100 derhams and tickets must be bought in advance, as the hype is very big and tickets are sold out 2 days in advance - Bullshit. Firstly, they don’t take you to the last floor, and secondly, they let you out, you looked around with binoculars (the same view can be seen from the window of the plane) and back into the elevator and to the ground.
I advise you to change the currency to derhams and pay with it. You can exchange at the airport, in malls or at exchange offices, the exchange rate in exchange offices is the same everywhere 3.66. And if you pay in dollars when buying in malls, the rate is lower.
As for the festival, yes, there are prices lower than in Kiev, but you won’t feel a discount on good things. A huge minus is that it’s simply not realistic to find the size you need at the festival. Shopping malls are a different story, they amaze with their size and beauty, for example, an aquarium to the ceiling, waterfalls (Dubai Mall).
We traveled around the city by taxi, by the way there are two types of taxis: Toyota Kemri (state taxi) and Lexus.
Of course, Dubai is amazing: air-conditioned stops, a meter in which you can live (be sure to visit and get off at that station for which you paid), every bush is watered.
Yes, in supermarkets you will not find alcohol at all - it is prohibited. As there is no prison in the city, it is simply not needed, theft is absent.
Have a nice holiday!
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