our tour operator, as Shahrezad provided us with a short tour of another fabulous hotel Jumeirah Mina A'Salam located in the Madinat Jumeirah complex (from the Arabic Madinat Jumeirah - City of Jumeirah) a city that is more like palaces and cities from fairy tales about Caliph Harun al-Rashid told Shahrezad to her beloved King Shahriyar, and perhaps Madinat Jumeirah is the palaces or city of King Shahriyar and Shahrezad himself.
And Shahrazada said: It has come to me, O happy king, that there was a king in the city of Peace ...at the same time he had three hundred and sixty concubines, and he arranged a room for each of them (and these rooms were inside the palace), and built twelve palaces, according to the number of months per year ...
And they walked without stopping until they reached the vaulted gate, the vaults of which were of marble, and the girl opened the gate and entered, and Sharr-Kahn with her, and they went a long passage, with a vaulted ceiling in the form of ten arches, and under each the arch was a lamp of crystal, burning like a ray of fire. Around them stand a bed, facing each other, and above them are lowered curtains, bordered with gold embroidery, and the floor is lined with colorful marble of various kinds, and in the middle of it a pond with water, in which twenty-four golden fountains, and from them flows water like silver. The story of King Omar ibn al-Numan and his son Sharr Kane, and another son of Dau al-Makane, and the miracles and wonders that happened to them)
Madinat Jumeirah has 3 Jumeirah Al Qasr, Jumeirah Al Naseem, Jumeirah Mina A 'Salam and 2.2-storey Jumeirah Dar Al Masyaf and luxury Malakiya villas, more than 60 restaurants, Talise Spa, Madinat Jumeirah Shopping Mall, Madinat Arena and Talise Fitness, Wild Wadi Waterpark.
Madinat Jumeirah is called the Venice of Dubai, because through all this complex with hotels villas restaurants spa bars and fitness center oriental bazaar and other buildings is water canals surrounded by beautiful parks and gardens, water canals travel to see all the beauty of this fabulous complex on Arabian boats arba.
"It is also said that Caliph Harun al-Rashid loved Sitt-Zubaydah with great love. He arranged a place for her to walk and made a pond with water and brought a fence of trees and let the water into the pond on all sides, and the trees were woven over it so that if anyone approached the pond to wash, no one saw him through a lot of leaves on the trees "(The Tale of Harun al-Rashid)
Jumeirah Mina A 'Salam (from the Arabic Peace Harbor) is located in the heart of Madinat Jumeirah, with its carved balconies and carved towers and small towers in the hotel's design, carved bridges and bridges, oriental interiors, oriental-style furniture with Arabic circles. . with pillows and bright fabrics and carpets, it really looks like an Arabic palace from fairy tales 1001 and 1 night. Perhaps Sinbad's ships were in this peaceful harbor
"And we went by sea and reached an island similar to the Garden of Eden, and the master of the ship came to this island and dropped anchor and released the ladder, and all who were on the ship went down to this island" (The Tale of Sinbad the Sailor) )
The room called Arabian room was given immediately, the very name Arabian speaks of the style and design of the room itself.
The room is large, the room has 2 single beds that can be converted into a double bed, sofa, tea table and everything you need for tea or coffee in the room also has an LCD TV, carpet with carved pattern in the Arabic style. Bathroom in oriental mosaic tiles with a mirror as small shutters of oriental windows, two washbasins with a carved wooden pedestal, with a box that looks like a jewelry box, with cosmetics for the bath and shower. Separate bath and shower with trendy tropical rain shower in UAE hotels.
The food is excellent and the choice of dishes is like at the feasts of Shahrezadh's fairy tales, and only Shahrezadh with King Shahriyar or the hero of several fairy tales Harun al-Rashid with all his harem can visit 60 restaurants in Madinat Jumeirah. We had HB, we chose breakfast and dinner, some guests took breakfast and lunch.
Hungry between breakfast or dinner is definitely not free to bring to the beach and by the pool fruit on ice, ice cream and water, the room always has a plate of fruit.
There is also an option to eat for free between breakfast and dinner, if you have children, we met a family from Lviv with 3 children 12 years, 10 years, 5 years, so children under 12 in all restaurants eat for free as many times as they want per day, even if you only paid BB. Sincere thanks to the children Darussa, Teresa and Andriychik and their parents who always made sure that their parents and friends all tried all kinds of chicken skewers, sweet cakes, oriental sweets and various snacks from the beach restaurant Shimmers or Sicilian pizza from the restaurant Kalsa
We visited for breakfast and dinner a restaurant located on the ground floor of the Hanaaya Hotel, for breakfast there were different types of cheese, sausages, eggs, omelets, muesli, fruit salads, pastries and oriental sweets, for dinner traditional Arabic cuisine.
And once we signed up for dinner at Tortuga Restaurant, a bright restaurant with live Latin American music performed by the Mariache ensemble, all guests wore colorful sombreros, ate the most delicious burritos that are not inferior in taste and sharpness to a real Mexican storm. The restaurant liked that you can dress very simply without a certain dress code, you are always warned about the dress code when you sign up for restaurants, so without an evening dress and with slaps for the beach and sneakers we would not enroll in most restaurants for dinner.
As we drove from Souk Madinat Jumeirah we saw that next to the Italian restaurant Toscana, a lively restaurant, took a traditional carbonara pasta and a delicious dessert ice cream sorbet. Here you can also eat dinner in a democratic dress code.
The beach is big, clean, the sand is as it is always said about the beaches of Cleopatra in Turkey, I think if Cleopatra knew about this beach, she came here. Sunbeds are located at a distance so that guests do not interfere with each other. Sunbeds near the red hotel, which seem to burn at sunset and dawn.
"It occurred to me, O happy king, that Sitt Zubeida once came to the pond and began to look at its beauty, and she liked its radiance and the way the trees were woven over it. And it was a very hot day, and Sitt-Zubeida took off her clothes and went into the pond and got up there. »(The Tale of Harun al-Rashid)
The complex has a luxury spa Talise Spa, located among water canals, 26 rooms for spa therapies and treatments, special beach houses for massage, saunas and individual yoga classes. More affordable and very much we liked were Indian massage and short facial therapy.
"… And the cup began to rub his hands, and the nurse rubbed his legs" (The Tale of Harun al-Rashid)
After a lot of food and attentive service you really want to relax, you can go to the fitness center, climb the artificial wall for climbers - climbing wall near the fitness center, do yoga, walk almost 2 kilometers of beach and take pictures near Burj Al Arab, visit and ride. at Wild Wadi Waterpark.
Wild Wadi Waterpark is free for guests of Jumeirah Mina A'Salam, our Lviv family with children went there every day, for children and adults an incredible pleasure.
For children and adults, it will be very interesting to go to the Jumeirah Al Naseem Hotel, which has an open rehabilitation center for sea turtles. In the lagoon with sea water you can see turtles that were once injured, you and the children of the center will tell the turtles how to treat them.
As Madinat Jumeirah is very large and surrounded by numerous canals, you can travel by traditional Arabian boat. The area along the banks of the canals is very picturesque with magnificent parks, gardens of incredible trees and plants and gardens of stone, with landscaping as in a fairy tale:
"… Until fate threw us to a beautiful island, where there were many trees, ripe fruit, fragrant flowers, singing birds, and clean streams And the captain came to this island, and the merchants and travelers came out to the island and began to look at the trees and birds that were there. »(The Tale of Sinbad the Sailor)
Take advantage of the free shuttle service to go out to see the Mall of the Emirates and the ski resort in that center, then drive to Dubai Mall to see the city from the Burj Khalifa tower and the singing fountains.
The pleasure of staying at the magnificent Jumeirah Mina A'Salam Hotel and the Madinat Jumeirah complex was short-lived, but these wonderful memories will remain with us to return to the fabulous hotels palaces 1001 and 1 night Madinat Jumeirah.
"And Shahrezad was caught in the morning, and she stopped the permitted speeches"
The service is chic, the beach is huge, clean, the spa area in Jumeirah Beach and gyms are free.
Very often free shuttles to Emirates Mall and back.
Rest is great!! ! Recomend for everybody.
I recommend this hotel!
The deposit at the hotel is $120 per night, returned in dirhams at a low rate. But this place is not for those who want to save money. A glass of juice throughout is $9, as is a cup of coffee, a 30 minute massage is $70. But you can still save money. Every two hours there is a free bus to Emirates Mola, where you can have fun and eat inexpensively. There is also a metro station here. From here you can get to the new Dubai Marina area, which is worth exploring. There are no palm trees on the beach here. There is nowhere to hide from the scorching sun. Vacationers are located right on the sand under umbrellas, which they buy in nearby shops or rent at hotels. But the area is interesting and unique . .
The cheapest purchases are made in Deira (Dubai region), located between the gold bazaar and Nasser Square. Here the prices are lower, you can bargain. But cheap in Dubai, as it was before, there is nothing left. Everything is very expensive. I only heard women say that in the market of our hotel (souk) the prices for diamonds are low.
There is a lot to write about Dubai. It surprises with architecture, order and cleanliness, as well as the hotel.
The view from the window is directly on the Parus and Bursh Haliva, the beach is normal.
Vacation dream! : )
DEPOSIT ON ARRIVAL 1000 USD
Hotel from expensive, food, etc. expensive!
Good luck to all!
1. If this is not the first time you have arrived in the UAE, then it is better to take a taxi than to wait until everyone is taken to their hotels, this is long and tiring. From the airport to the hotel 20 minutes by taxi. City taxis, payment by meter - very convenient to get to the airport and malls (these are their supermarkets).
2. Hotel Mina a Salam Madinat Jumeirah. At the entrance to the hotel you find yourself in the "fairy tale 1001 nights". Very friendly staff. There is always Russian speaking staff at the reception. It's never a problem to ask something. The rooms are very comfortable, everything is provided, towels are changed every day. Bed too. Minibar is paid. Bottled water in the room for free. Breakfast is included in the price of the trip.
You can order dinner in your room, there is a Russian menu, in 25 minutes you will have delicious and hot food in your room. There are cafes everywhere.
3. Beach sand without stones and foam (as for example in Jumeirah Beach), many waiters who will bring from the bar and ice water and fruit ice and cucumbers on the face. You live like in a fairy tale, you just had time to think, and everything was already brought. For children, a very good beach, there are toys, large sunbeds.
4. Trips on malls. You need to go after 17.00 hours, the heat subsides, there are air conditioners everywhere in the malls (it's nice when it's 30 degrees outside). Friday is a day off, so there are always a lot of people in the shops. Fur coats are only in the old town on Nasser Square, and then almost one Greece. Only 2 Italian fur coats Brasserie and Dolce Fashion. In Dubai Mall, all luxury clothing is collected under this roof. And the prices are pleasantly surprising, an order of magnitude less than in Moscow. Nearby is a very beautiful musical fountain. Starts to work from 18.00 hours. If you don’t feel like going anywhere, you can go shopping in the Madinat complex itself, you can buy souvenirs, some sportswear, scarves, textiles.
The hotel evokes the calmness and relaxation of a real sheikh. Leaves a very pleasant impression of the rest.