Settled in a couple of minutes, the room is chic, the view is even better. Panoramic windows, a view of the Ferris wheel, a large king size bed, not cramped and not really clean.
There were a lot of people resting in the hotel, in general it is considered quite top-end on many well-known sites, we booked 3 months in advance, the price tag was the most favorable and you don’t need to go anywhere to book. We did everything online.
As for the service at the hotel, there is nothing to complain about. Consistently thorough cleaning. Sunbeds are designed for the number of vacationers, at any time there is a free one. The food was really amazing - shrimps, mussels and a lot of fresh vegetables and fruits. Leisure was diversified by a trip with the whole family on a desert safari.
I am happy to advise this hotel, even with children, even for couples, really cool.
Exotic fruits (passion fruit, carambola, rambutan, pitahaya), fresh strawberries were constantly served. In the morning, fresh coconuts with a tube stood in the restaurant to start the morning with soft coconut milk. A magnificent gym with panoramic views of the Persian Gulf, a gym and a sauna are included in the room rate.
We were in early April, the temperature was 30-32 degrees, just comfortable. The sea was somewhere 21-23 degrees, also OK, and the pool warmed up very quickly and even in the evening swimming in it was very nice.
We noticed that buying a package tour from a tour operator is much cheaper than air + hotel separately, it turned out to be very significant savings (~ 1500 $ for two together).
We walked along the beach at JBR and our hotel was the most beautiful and spectacular in the area.
As a bonus - a lot of cafes and shops nearby.
The flight was from St. Petersburg to Emirates, flew very comfortably, for this special thanks to our travel agency, which organized for us the most comfortable seats on the plane with huge legroom.
Upon arrival, we quickly received our luggage and we were immediately met, put together in a car and taken to the hotel.
Rixos the palm Dubai hotel, they made us a chic room of impressive size on the 20th floor, a panoramic view of the ocean. The hotel is new, literally just opened, it seems at the end of summer 2017. And by the way, despite the fact that the hotel is new, it already has a very green area, which is undoubtedly another plus.
The food is excellent, there are several types of meat, fish, and everything is in front of you in a raw form, you choose any product you like and everything will be cooked in front of your eyes, rolls, sashimi, very decent fruits, not green as they serve in many hotels, seafood, ice cream, but especially desserts, we ate with my wife for two, if not for four, we have a sweet tooth, we were ready to eat only these works of art, we just couldn’t tear ourselves away from them!
I don’t know why many people write about bad breakfasts, nothing like that, freshly squeezed juices, wonderful coffee (drinks are brought to you by waiters), many types of cereals, scrambled eggs with any toppings are cooked in front of you, yogurts like from a home farm, fruits, jamon, cheeses, sweets, champagne, snacks, but there was a lot of everything and for every taste! I don’t know, maybe people are used to eating black caviar for breakfast, so this is for you in Burj Al Arab, and then I doubt that they will serve it for free.
The connoisseur of exclusive design will really like the hotel, there is something to admire, I think the decoration of the hotel was made to order, we admired the magnificent interior every day.
The beach is magnificent, located right on the shore, there were never any problems with sunbeds, although the hotel was quite busy.
Although we rested during the New Year period, and our 5th Avenue travel agency warned about winds and not the most successful weather conditions, we don’t complain about the weather, and we went swimming and sunbathing, and the New Year was celebrated chic, we even think to repeat the voyage for the May holidays, days 10 to fully relax.
In conclusion, I would like to express my gratitude to our travel agency 5th Avenue, once again you help us out with a vacation!
Pros:
New hotel, fresh rooms.
Delicious food (but monotonous)
Great location
One of the best private beaches by the bay
Nice sand
The staff is friendly, a lot of Russian speakers, a chic bartender at the bar in the pool, his name is Aleksey! )
There are clubs and bars on the territory, not boring, but expensive like everywhere else in Dubai)
By the way, they made a very nice surprise in honor of the honeymoon) a cake and fruits in the room)
Shuttles go to the malls)
Minuses:
Staff at the beach bar at the hotel
It's just awful)
My friend and I were vacationing with our husbands, we had been there for about a week, or even more, everyone saw that we were not alone. One day it so happened that we were sunbathing alone, the husbands were in the city. So the waiters of this restaurant approached us THREE times and offered an escort! And what does it have to do with three different people working in this bar / restaurant on the beach at the hotel. This is of course a shame for such a hotel, to have such staff) by the way, we did not behave provocatively, we just sunbathed like everyone else.
- very few sun loungers by the pool.
- Lunch at the hotel restaurant is expensive
- Food and drinks in the restaurant at the hotel are expensive and not super tasty, it's better to go outside the hotel and eat in the restaurant, it may not be much cheaper, but tastier)
- No balcony, windows do not open
- construction nearby
And so, summing up, the hotel is good for its money) a Georgian living in the USA somehow approached us and complained for a long time that he was settled almost in a motel for some fabulous price) rixos is beautiful and pleasant) would only remove this case from escort and everything would be gorgeous)
I have a lot of photos and comments from Dubai and this hotel on my Instagram bohhh_dasha