I tend to woffle on so I will TRY to make this concise.[:I]
My family & I (husband - aka 'love-him-as-I-do-but'..., [:w] & our 2 older daughters) stayed here for 3 nights at the end of May.
We had booked through hotels.com as I had read previous reports that they were good. We obtained a very good rate & my only worry was the fact we just received booking refs but others have said this so I thought all should be ok. I was right, no probs.
As we had booked an 'executive' deal, so transfers from & to the airport were included.
I rang the hotel direct 3 days before our hol & spoke to the Concierge to let him know what flight we were arriving on. Also, I thought this would confirm that the hotel did have a booking for us. I was right, all was fine & the Concierge very polite.[^]
After we had cleared customs a driver was wating for us with the hotel's sign prominently displayed. [^][y]
He took one of our cases & led us straight to the vehicle, I THINK it was a Toyota Previa (or their version of). It had a beautiful walnut interior & power-assisted sliding rear doors.[y]
We didn't get held up by the evening traffic & arrived at the hotel within 12-15 minutes.
A bellhop took our cases to be delivered direct to our rooms & another bellhop took us straight to the lifts to check in by way of the executive lounge on the 12th floor.
The executive lounge isn't large but perfectly adequate. We were offered drinks (complimentary) whilst we completed the necessary paperwork & then shown to our rooms on 11th floor.
The first room, 1101, was lovely but didn't have a bath AND a shower in the bathroom which we would have liked. The bellhop said no problem & diappeared & returned a minute later with another set of key cards.
He then showed us rooms 1104 & 1110. These rooms both had showers & baths. Both were large & spotlessly clean. As previously stated by folks before me there was definitley a WOW factor. It was dark & the views from both were stunning, all twinkly lights & reflections from the creek (river).[^][:D]
Fruit & bottled water was in evidence, & water replaced daily as we used it. The coffee machine looked beyond me [?] so I found the kettle & sachets in one of the cupboards.
The girls wanted coffee so found a passing member of staff who was only to happy to unlock it(?), get extra bottled water, fill it & show them how it worked.
The beds were sooo comfy, towels replaced twice a day, as was the water & also complimentary toiletries when we had used them.
We went up to the roof to check out the roof top pool & the night view was WOW WOW WOW UNBEATABLE!![^]We used the pool several times & really enjoyed the way out factor of roof top pool & amazing views over the busy creek.
The restaurant on the ground floor, Issimo served good food at a very reasonable price. 30 approx for main meals for 4 plus a round of drinks.
Breakfasts were very good, plenty of choice, replenishments readily forthcoming & good service. Buffet style for everything except'cooked' brekkies, eg smoked salmon & scrambled eggs (so yummy I had them on 2 mornings[:D]), 'full English', pancakes & woffles.
We booked places on the complimentary coach to the sister hotel on the beach which was well worth doing. We enjoyed the gorgeous turquoise warm water & people watching (free & endless fun).
We had lunch on the beach & it was good & very reasonably priced when you take into account the surroundings, but I can't remember what we ate.
The 'beach butler' came by several times selling cold drinks or you could raise the flag provided to summon a waiter.
Another member of staff came round with ice cold flannels which we found very refreshing.
All the staff we encountered were always smiling, efficient & polite.
If we looked out to sea it was a fab view, if we turned towards the hotel all you could see beyond it was high rise buildings going up. The work going on did not spoil our enjoyment at all. I don't know if I would want to stay on the beach area though.[:?]
The transfer coach(air-conditioned) operated twice in the morning & twice in the afternoon. It leaves PROMPTLY!!!
There is a gift shop in the Dubai Creek hotel which is small but sells lots of items useful for gifts as well as postcards & stamps, (all the postcards we sent arrived within a week[^]) All the staff we came upon were happy for us to browse but helpful when we wanted assistance.
It also sells Amoxil anitibiotic capsules honestly! [:$] We didn't buy any, we were all quite well thank you.
We booked the transfer to the airport 24 hours before we required it & the same vehicle was waiting for us.
Would we stay there again? IN AN INSTANT[^][^].
I think that this hotel must be one of the Hilton chain flagship hotels.
GO, GO, Go, GO & we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
As an aside,
The electric plugs are the same as the UK so no need to take adapters.
The convenience store at the rear of the htel across the road is good for stocking up on bottles of water, little essentials.
Take the 'Big Bus ' tours ,good value.
There is a service available 'Marhaba (meaning welcome) Services' to escort you through the airport ,assist with baggage, fast track at immigration etc. If you think you will be arriving at the airport at a busy time it would be worth considering this reasonably priced option. We read about it in one of the freebie visitor mags. We didn't know about this service but we scooted through immigration (very lucky[y]).
As from 17th June it is stated that the airport authorities will be introducing 'liquids in a small bottle in a see thru bag' system the same as we have in the UK.
My family & I (husband - aka 'love-him-as-I-do-but'..., [:w] & our 2 older daughters) stayed here for 3 nights at the end of May.
We had booked through hotels.com as I had read previous reports that they were good. We obtained a very good rate & my only worry was the fact we just received booking refs but others have said this so I thought all should be ok. I was right, no probs.
As we had booked an 'executive' deal, so transfers from & to the airport were included.
I rang the hotel direct 3 days before our hol & spoke to the Concierge to let him know what flight we were arriving on. Also, I thought this would confirm that the hotel did have a booking for us. I was right, all was fine & the Concierge very polite.[^]
After we had cleared customs a driver was wating for us with the hotel's sign prominently displayed. [^][y]
He took one of our cases & led us straight to the vehicle, I THINK it was a Toyota Previa (or their version of). It had a beautiful walnut interior & power-assisted sliding rear doors.[y]
We didn't get held up by the evening traffic & arrived at the hotel within 12-15 minutes.
A bellhop took our cases to be delivered direct to our rooms & another bellhop took us straight to the lifts to check in by way of the executive lounge on the 12th floor.
The executive lounge isn't large but perfectly adequate. We were offered drinks (complimentary) whilst we completed the necessary paperwork & then shown to our rooms on 11th floor.
The first room, 1101, was lovely but didn't have a bath AND a shower in the bathroom which we would have liked. The bellhop said no problem & diappeared & returned a minute later with another set of key cards.
He then showed us rooms 1104 & 1110. These rooms both had showers & baths. Both were large & spotlessly clean. As previously stated by folks before me there was definitley a WOW factor. It was dark & the views from both were stunning, all twinkly lights & reflections from the creek (river).[^][:D]
Fruit & bottled water was in evidence, & water replaced daily as we used it. The coffee machine looked beyond me [?] so I found the kettle & sachets in one of the cupboards.
The girls wanted coffee so found a passing member of staff who was only to happy to unlock it(?), get extra bottled water, fill it & show them how it worked.
The beds were sooo comfy, towels replaced twice a day, as was the water & also complimentary toiletries when we had used them.
We went up to the roof to check out the roof top pool & the night view was WOW WOW WOW UNBEATABLE!![^]We used the pool several times & really enjoyed the way out factor of roof top pool & amazing views over the busy creek.
The restaurant on the ground floor, Issimo served good food at a very reasonable price. 30 approx for main meals for 4 plus a round of drinks.
Breakfasts were very good, plenty of choice, replenishments readily forthcoming & good service. Buffet style for everything except'cooked' brekkies, eg smoked salmon & scrambled eggs (so yummy I had them on 2 mornings[:D]), 'full English', pancakes & woffles.
We booked places on the complimentary coach to the sister hotel on the beach which was well worth doing. We enjoyed the gorgeous turquoise warm water & people watching (free & endless fun).
We had lunch on the beach & it was good & very reasonably priced when you take into account the surroundings, but I can't remember what we ate.
The 'beach butler' came by several times selling cold drinks or you could raise the flag provided to summon a waiter.
Another member of staff came round with ice cold flannels which we found very refreshing.
All the staff we encountered were always smiling, efficient & polite.
If we looked out to sea it was a fab view, if we turned towards the hotel all you could see beyond it was high rise buildings going up. The work going on did not spoil our enjoyment at all. I don't know if I would want to stay on the beach area though.[:?]
The transfer coach(air-conditioned) operated twice in the morning & twice in the afternoon. It leaves PROMPTLY!!!
There is a gift shop in the Dubai Creek hotel which is small but sells lots of items useful for gifts as well as postcards & stamps, (all the postcards we sent arrived within a week[^]) All the staff we came upon were happy for us to browse but helpful when we wanted assistance.
It also sells Amoxil anitibiotic capsules honestly! [:$] We didn't buy any, we were all quite well thank you.
We booked the transfer to the airport 24 hours before we required it & the same vehicle was waiting for us.
Would we stay there again? IN AN INSTANT[^][^].
I think that this hotel must be one of the Hilton chain flagship hotels.
GO, GO, Go, GO & we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
As an aside,
The electric plugs are the same as the UK so no need to take adapters.
The convenience store at the rear of the htel across the road is good for stocking up on bottles of water, little essentials.
Take the 'Big Bus ' tours ,good value.
There is a service available 'Marhaba (meaning welcome) Services' to escort you through the airport ,assist with baggage, fast track at immigration etc. If you think you will be arriving at the airport at a busy time it would be worth considering this reasonably priced option. We read about it in one of the freebie visitor mags. We didn't know about this service but we scooted through immigration (very lucky[y]).
As from 17th June it is stated that the airport authorities will be introducing 'liquids in a small bottle in a see thru bag' system the same as we have in the UK.
