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Treated fantasticaly" I booked this holiday before joining trip advisor and as such was shocked to read the reviews here shortly before my trip. I nearly cancelled the holiday off the back of the reviews, thankfully I didn't as this was quite possible the best holiday my wife and I have had. First things first, this is a 4 star hotel, and the treatment recieved from EVERY member of staff (from the receptionists to the room cleaners), the high standard of dining and general presentation of the place certainly merited that. We stayed half board and did not have any issues dining. The buffet style breakfast and lunch provided were superb, with an extremely varied selection on offer and attentive staff to ensure all needs were catered for. The restaurant staff remembered our manes, room number and prefered drinks after the first day, silly I know but it was a nice touch and made us feel very welcome. The food itself was on the whole very healthy, although there was still the fried fatty foods on offer for those who cared for it, but most impressive was the desert selection at lunch, every day at least 20-25 (honestly) different deserts laid out to temp you! During the evenings the bars were pleasent and welcoming although I have to agree the resident prostitute bar was a little off putting they at least stayed in the area and away from the other areas. Room service was quick and the guys didn't hover around expecting a tip. I can heartily recomment a massage in the health club and a dip in the pool. My wife and I also took part in a number of the excursions organised by the hotel including a tour of Dubai which the Concierge organised so that, for the same price as a regular bus tour we could have our own car and tour guide. Finally the Shisha bar and on site cinema also made welcome distractions when the weather was too hot. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay and both wished we could have spent longer there. In my opinion this hotel is ideally suited for a youngish couple without kids who want to relax without having children running around or taking over the pool.

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"really good hotel!" after reading all the bad reveiws about this hotel i was really worried, but it was one if the best hotels that i have ever stayed at! the service was great the room size was good and the overall hotel was amazing. the hotel pool was really nice and the brakfast in the moring was great too! i recoommend this hotel and it what you make of it that counts, if i ever return to dubai then i would definatley stay here again.

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"so good we are going back" My husband and I stayed at this hotel in february for a week it was perfect! The room service was exellent the staff were so friendly. The pool area was clean and tidy. We enjoyed it so much that we have booked to stay there again in march for another week!

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"Great value for money hotel with plenty of places to eat." We went as a group of 23 friends for 4 days from the UK. The hotel rooms were fine and exceptional clean. If you are looking for "a room with a view" this hotel is not for you, but we were not in our rooms long enough to worry. Yes the road outside is busy, but you cannot hear the traffic. The breakfast was excellent full american style. The staff around the hotel were very friendly, the only downside was the staff behind the reception were not very organised, which was just a lack of communication. The Old Red Lion Pub was great and reasonable priced. (as we found alcohol expensive in other hotels) Yes the pool was hard to find, but you only have to ask and someone and they will show you. Yes, there were ladies of the night in the Rattlesnake, but we did not go in there, so were not affected by them. Whilst the hotel is not next to anything specific, it is in a good location to see all the Dubai has to offer, and only 10 minutes from most tourist spots. Whislt there are nicer hotels in Dubai all 23 of us would stay the this hotel again because of the eating places and reasonable costs and the overall stay was excellent.

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"fantastic start to our honeymoon!" We stayed in the hotel for 5 nights as part of our twin centre honeymoon. We arrived at 7 am from Manchester and when we arrived we were told we could not check in till 11 am and if we wanted the room now we would have to pay 50 pounds. We then had to wait in the hotel lobby till 11. This should really be specified in the brochure. Apart from this inconvenience we had no problems in the hotel. We loved it. The rooms were to a high standard and were very clean. The staff were all very friendly and willing to help. The breakfast is out of this world there is anything and everything you would want. We found the pool easily, we just followed the signs. You do not need to take any towels as they are provided free of charge. We ate in the hotel once, at Don Corleone' s Italian reaturant. It was superb and reasonably priced. The hotel has 12 other restaurants to choose from. You can go to the sister hotel, Habtoor resort on the beach for 10 pound each all day with a bus to the hotel. Its beautiful and a lovely setting but the drinks are very expensive. We had a fantastic time and were blown away by Dubai. The jeep safari is a must, its fantastic and so is the food, and if your budget can stretch a visit to the Burj Al Arab for a meal, we can recommend it its 7* and a once in a life time opportunity. We loved Dubai and this hotel so much we are off again next year but for longer as there is so much to do. Happy holidays

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"fantastic start to our honeymoon!" We stayed in the hotel for 5 nights as part of our twin centre honeymoon. We arrived at 7 am from Manchester and when we arrived we were told we could not check in till 11 am and if we wanted the room now we would have to pay 50 pounds. We then had to wait in the hotel lobby till 11. This should really be specified in the brochure. Apart from this inconvenience we had no problems in the hotel. We loved it. The rooms were to a high standard and were very clean. The staff were all very friendly and willing to help. The breakfast is out of this world there is anything and everything you would want. We found the pool easily, we just followed the signs. You do not need to take any towels as they are provided free of charge. We ate in the hotel once, at Don Corleone' s Italian reaturant. It was superb and reasonably priced. The hotel has 12 other restaurants to choose from. You can go to the sister hotel, Habtoor resort on the beach for 10 pound each all day with a bus to the hotel. Its beautiful and a lovely setting but the drinks are very expensive. We had a fantastic time and were blown away by Dubai. The jeep safari is a must, its fantastic and so is the food, and if your budget can stretch a visit to the Burj Al Arab for a meal, we can recommend it its 7* and a once in a life time opportunity. We loved Dubai and this hotel so much we are off again next year but for longer as there is so much to do. Happy holidays

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