The best I've seen

Written: 20 december 2018
Travel time: 12 — 19 december 2018
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5 reasons why I rate this hotel 10 out of 10.
Maybe I'm not very spoiled by five-star hotels, but so good service, quality, food, etc. - I haven't met yet. All cool:
1. We arrived at 8:30 in the morning, but we didn’t have to wait for the check-in time of 14-15:00, we were immediately settled, we didn’t even have to ask : ), and they were also treated to a non-alcoholic cocktail with ice.
2. And not just settled, but upgraded the room. How surprised we were when instead of 43 meters we got huge apartments, probably 140 meters! Two bedrooms, a huge dining-living room with a window to the kitchen, 2 balconies overlooking the canal and the marina and a huge 40-meter terrace overlooking the sea, with sofas, a table and two sunbeds... and we found the bathrooms gradually, There were already 4 of them (! ). There were two of us with a small child, so there was no need to take full advantage of these royal mansions). But the generosity of the staff was a pleasant surprise.

3. The reception staff helped with everything. The service is excellent, there were several Russian-speaking employees and a girl from Ukraine who printed out a map of Dubai for me and marked where the sights were and how best to get to them, by what transport. The guys from the reception tell me everything - where and how to save money, where is the best exchange rate. The employee offered to help me buy Burj Khalifa tickets online (so that I save money, it’s cheaper online) and print them out. When I said that there were no funds on the card, he even offered to pay from my card, and I returned it to him in cash. In short, they solve your problems and tasks and make it easier for the client. And all this is free.
4. A big advantage of the hotel - friendship with the neighboring hotel La Royal Meridian (more expensive) - which has a huge green area with swimming pools and a private beach with access to the sea. You can walk there on foot - about 10 minutes, or on a shuttle bus that runs there / from there every 15 minutes - it will also take about 10 minutes, since the bus goes around everything and stands at traffic lights. But it’s safer, you don’t need to run across the lanes. The hotel on the 4th floor has its own swimming pool and its own relaxation area with a sauna, a Turkish hammam, a Roman steam room, a jacuzzi (everything is cool, expensive, and there are almost no people, you can hang alone), but it’s better to go to Leroy Meridian, since it’s there not on the floor, but in nature, and there are 2 pools (they even say 3, but I didn’t see the third one). Few hotels in Dubai can boast a beach within walking distance, much less their own private beach. Almost all hotels take you to the beach once a day, and this is not a convenient time for everyone, here you can either walk 10 minutes to a private beach, or a bus runs every 15 minutes.
5. Food - 5 points out of 5. I have never been fed lobsters on buffets anywhere else : ). You can choose either one of 5 restaurants with cuisines from different countries (one of them even has a Michelin star), or eat at a restaurant with a buffet - which we constantly chose. Because the dishes there are expensive and delicious, the terrace has a view of the skyscrapers, the restaurant itself is of a high level. A lot of seafood - mussels, grilled shrimp, shrimp in sauce, boiled shrimp, twice for dinner there were lobsters, constantly mussels, steaks from different types of meat and fish, fried in front of you, you can choose the degree of roasting. Cheese brie, cheddar, gouda, parmesan and many others, for breakfast coffee, latte is not instant like in most hotels in Dubai, but custard. Melons, watermelon, strawberries, dates, papaya, pineapple, etc. There are a lot of oriental sweets, such as rahutlukum, ice cream.
There were also minor disadvantages, but it is so insignificant that it makes no sense to mention it, since it did not affect the mood and comfort in any way. You have to be very spoiled to cling to some moments here. Still, hotels of this level with this location - (Dubai Marina, proximity to the sea, access to a private beach, reviews about 9 out of 10 on all resources, 5 stars, a series of luxury hotels) - are in a higher price category. On booking, the price of this hotel is also not very low, but promotions are constantly held and you can book at a good price.
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