After spending the first night in Dubai in another less than 1 star Hotel Apartment (I refused to sleep in the bed), my husband and I frantically searched for a new place. We came across this hotel apartment and went for it.

When we walked into our room I almost cried, it was a welcoming 180 degree turn from the first place. Xclusive is a brand new hotel with new everything! Our room was quite large with a mini kitchen, nice sized sitting area with LCD tv, separate toilet/sink, full bathroom, and large king size bedroom with LCD tv.

The staff were all very friendly and helpful. The pool on the rooftop is a typical Dubai hotel pool, decent size with a few chairs. There is a gym with new equipment too. It is a few blocks away from the new Spinney's which was convnient for groceries and near to the Burjuman Shopping Center, where we had several meals.

Downside: the location for us ended up not being ideal. We were much further from Sheikh Zayeed Road (mostly due to traffic) and the beaches. Would have preferred to stay in Jumeira. Also, from a business standpoint, though the wifi was free, it had horrible connectivity. I saw many other guests complain- we had to open our door to the hallway and sit in the doorway and then the connection was Very Good.

But, since cabs are extremely cheap, you cannot beat the price- around $200/night. We did not book through the hotel directly, but called the number posted on dubaishortstay.com

My husband and I have just returned from a stay at the Xclusive Apartments in Dubai. We stayed for 5 nights and are happy to report that what you see in the photos is exactly what you get when you walk into your room. The staff are very friendly and helpful. The location is good, it's on a main road, however there is a construction site across the road. Mind you, there is a construction site across the road in most places in Dubai. Getting a taxi was farily easy, all we had to do was walk 2 minutes to a bigger road and there was a very good supermarket 2 minutes walk in the other direction. There is also a large shopping mall about 10 minutes walk away. We would definitely stay here again.