My long-awaited hot Dubai

Written: 8 september 2012
Travel time: 22 — 29 august 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
6.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 6.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 6.0
Amenities: 7.0
This year I was 4 times in Dubai. I haven’t been to other countries - I like the Emirates because there are no drunken Russians there, and smoking is not allowed everywhere there, and I really like the Heat and the hot sea, so I prefer Dubai in July and August. And the fact that you have to walk there in a skirt that covers your knees, there is also some kind of diversity from our country (although compared to 2007, our first trip, Dubai has become very liberated). In this hotel for the first time, I read different reviews, I was ready for anything, but this hotel was chosen - the price suited it. At first I didn't like the hotel - no one cares about the Russians. At the reception, no one understands Russian (they barely explained that drinks were removed from the refrigerator, in the end they decided that we didn’t need a refrigerator either) - we need to learn at least a few phrases in English for the future. There were few Russians there, about 16-18 people, mostly Iranians. The room is big and good, we lived on the 4th floor, compared to other hotels, very good ventilation. There are no foreign smells, no dampness. In the bathroom, the towels all dried up overnight, even if the foot was forgotten on the floor. They clean every day, probably, but we hung out a sign so that they would not come to us. I just asked the cleaners for shampoo, wipes, asked to remove the garbage, that was enough for me. A bus takes you to the beach at 8.30, but it’s not a fact that you will leave at that time, no one is in a hurry there, but there were always those who knew English and the driver was in a hurry, but they won’t leave the beach without, they will have to wait - they were taken at 1.30. But the food at the hotel is not very good: the breakfasts are absolutely the same every day (there are absolutely no vegetables, the fruits in the morning are sliced ​ ​ apples). Lunches are also very monotonous, but there are vegetable salads, from fruits for lunch - watermelon. But very tasty desserts: puddings, jelly, coconut pie. They were not hungry, they ate what they had. Even men will fill up, because maso and chicken, and beef, and lamb in large quantities and very tasty cooked. The fish was given twice, but not tasty (dry), to which I am a big fan of fish, I took it the first time, then I didn’t. But there is a restaurant opposite the hotel, they sell shawarma on the street, very tasty, there are always queues for it - 5 dirhams, about 45 rubles, we bought it for dinner, when we still had strength in the evening after shopping. But the hotel has +, good location. To most shopping centers - Al Gurer, Reef Mall, City Center, Nasser Square - 10-15 minutes. on foot (saving on travel), the metro is also close, there are many supermarkets with groceries around. Will I go again, maybe if the price is also suitable (For us it is better to spend money on excursions and shopping than on a more expensive hotel). Including if someone has already paid for this hotel, I think that they will rest normally, if you don’t find fault with trifles.
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