Хороший отель, но вай-фай в номерах не ловит... Nice hotel but wifi not working in rooms

Hello! I would like to say a big thank you to all the authors who, with their reviews, helped me decide on the choice of a hotel and, at the same time, tell about my own experience, thereby helping someone else. . .
So, the hotel is really good, it can be compared with a good four in Turkey or a poor five in Egypt. Settled without problems on the eighth floor. The advantage of such a settlement is the view from the window to the neighboring roofs, from which their inhabitants will not actively look at you (there are no curtains in the room, only blinds, so if you want the sun, open the windows to the world). The downside is that cleaning reached our 808 room only by 4 o'clock in the afternoon, already pretty tired and forgetful, so towels and tea were forgotten every other time, the hotel's slippers did not reach us at all, we walked around the room in shoes, well, more to us from them nothing was needed....In general, the room is not dirty and everything functions, it's comfortable to live. The shower doors were in place, at least in our room, so no flood. An adapter for an outlet and an iron with a board are brought at the first request at the reception, while the language barrier does not interfere at all, the girl understands sign language perfectly....The people working at the hotel are helpful, polite, you can feel a fairly high level of service. As for human communication, advice, etc. , to the left of the reception there is a table of the firms "Alfatour" and "Natalie Tour", a girl sits at it a day later, her name is Natasha. You can ask her about anything, she knows the region perfectly, is sociable and able to help in any matter. Her advice helped us a lot, because on the fourth day of our stay, we were already desperate to find in Dubai the goods we needed for which we actually came! What would we do if not for Natasha, I don’t know! Thank you very much, we didn’t have time to say it in person, we write on the website that we bought two dresses for our daughter at graduation!
Much has been written about breakfast at the hotel. Breakfasts are like breakfasts, everything is there, everything is edible, we didn’t get tired of them in a week. True, they once tried to have dinner there and were very disappointed: they paid more than in restaurants where they usually ate dinner and it was not tasty, in addition, they took money from us in full, although as residents of this hotel they were obliged to provide a discount, but since We wanted to pay immediately, then the discount is not allowed! So for dinner and lunch it is better to go to restaurants located in shopping malls, where it is tasty and not particularly expensive (average 40 dirhams per person). Yes, more about the dining room at the hotel: there is a juice machine near the coffee machine, the juices are real! It was not usual for us, so I inform you about it in advance.

Now about the weather: we tried to get to the sea, but we didn’t get much pleasure from it... Snorkeling is boring, because all the beaches are artificial and marine life is in no hurry to populate the bottom: a couple of sea urchins and small stingrays, that’s all that can be seen on day. In this regard, all the beaches in Dubai are the same: a lot of people, a lot of sun, the water temperature at this time leaves much to be desired - 20-22 degrees is a bit cold for me personally... But the tan sticks instantly, and because of the light breeze, our people do not notice how they get burned and in the evening everyone goes to the cafe with red faces. What can I say, take a protective cream on your first visit to the beach!
The city is polite and democratic. The feeling is like being on board a ship in the TV series "Babylon 5": people of various races, shades, in intricate outfits and with strange habits... Nobody interferes with anyone. When we got together, we were worried about clothes, they say, an Arab country and all that... In fact, there were no problems with this, all our dresses and T-shirts are quite suitable for the local climate and culture. Of course, given the specifics of the country, you should not put on a transparent pareo on a swimsuit and go to the beach in this form through the whole city. However, many do just that, and no one catches our ladies by the hands, they look after them accusingly and try not to react.
Now about shopping: it is specific. Those who expect to buy equipment (laptops, phones, etc. ) will really save 30 percent of the cost compared to our prices, but if you plan to buy shoes, clothes, etc. , tune in to the fact that it will all be at a discount, but significantly more expensive than we used to buy, because branded. For example, we bought an excellent carbon fiber suitcase of a good European brand for $250 (800 in Moscow), a women's dress from Valentino (RED VALENTINO series) for 1500 dirhams ($500), etc. You can also buy Adidas, Puma, Nike (men's sneakers within $100). Of course, not everyone is ready for such prices, then you can choose affordable brands like Mango or, in extreme cases, go to the fake market (it’s called Karama souk), but there will be frank China, you can buy this from the Chinese in your own bazaar for free, there’s no need to pay for overweight at the airport and haul it home. By the way at the airport had to really pay for the overweight. The hotel is not focused on our people, many guests do not come for the purpose of shopping, due to this feature there are no scales in the hotel, we could not prepare and shift part of the purchases into personal luggage and paid extra $ 75 at the check-out.
Now about the movement: if you remember school English, then arm yourself with a metro map and a silver card to help you. We, of all languages, know, as they say, only Russian and obscene, we try not to communicate in the latter, so we went by taxi. Fortunately, there is no problem to catch a car in any part of the city, everything is always honest, according to the meter and, in extreme cases, you can show the hotel card - the driver will always take you to the place, and even such hot spots as Nasser Square (inexpensive equipment), Dubai Mall (fountains and Burj Khalifa is not far) or Deira City Center (one of the largest shopping centers, it is great to dine inside it, the quality of food is better than in street restaurants) every taxi driver knows. In general, for the whole week, moving superactively every day and moving only by taxi, we spent only $ 100, at our prices, the same distances would cost us five times more.

ending my story, I want to note that I would return to this hotel again, it left a good impression, despite some minor inconveniences. However, I will now go to Dubai itself only for the purpose of shopping and I can hardly perceive this region as a resort, because the beaches and the sea here do not give the most important feeling that you expect from them on vacation - unity with nature. So just shopping!