We have just come back from Dubai and I felt I had to write my first review on Tripadvisor!
This hotel was fab. Above our expectations.
From the reception desk to the room to the maids to the restaurant and the pool staff everyone and eveything was great.
We had a seaview room and I would totally advise this. From our balcony we had a fantastic view of The Palm being built.
The Westin hotel next door is newly built and you can use the pools and facilities which is great as there isn't too much space around the hotel's pool but lots of landscaped garden areas with loungers. We spent our days by the pool around The Westin which is lovely.
The food in the Waves restaurant was different each night and the desert section was to die for! We booked and got half board for free which was a bargin.
It is 10 mins from The Mall of Emirates which is the largest shopping center in Dubai and 10 mins from Wild Wadi Waterpark.
Great place and we would book there again....

We have just spent a long week end at this hotel, and we had a fabulous time. After a very late arrival into Dubai we arrived at the hotel to be greeted with very efficient check in, cold towels, juice and chocolates, and upgrade to deluxe sea view room.

We were celebrating an anniversary and the hotel went out of their way to make the weekend great. I don't think that they realised that we were a same sex couple until check in, but didn't blink an eye (not to us, anyway).

Hermes bath products in the bathroom which were refilled at a copious rate!! Nothing too much trouble for any of the staff. The fastest room service I have every experienced. Room Servicing staff very friendly. No one is expecting a tip, which I like, but we did, anyway. We must have worn the poor lads ragged asking for ice to the room, but they seemed to enjoy the conversations we had with them. By the end of the stay we just picked up the phone and they answered with an automatic request for ice!!

Food in restaurant was faultless. So much choice and very good quality. Theme nights very good. Wine expensive but on a par for Middle East resorts.

Location on the beach is brilliant, but we spent most of our time by the pools. The water in the pools is cooled, and if you go from the pool water to the sea water the sea water feels too hot!! The hotel is next door but one to the King of Dubia's house on the beach (if it is good enough for him..... ) While we were there the peacocks from his garden "escaped" into our hotel grounds, and it was great to see them strutting around our gardens, perching on the balconies, while the security staff tried to shoo them back into the palace grounds!!

Overall, a great place to stay. The hotel looks rather dated compared to some of the stunning looking buildings going up around it, but please don't let this put you off. Great service and location. Our room was stunning, with views from floor to ceiling windows of the city and the sea. Beautiful.

Have fun!!

We had never been to Dubai before and got a good rate on this hotel so we thought we would give it ago.

When we checked in they gave us a free up grade to a Club Sea View room. Which means you get unlimited soft drinks all day along, happy hours 5-7 for discounted beer etc. You also eat your breakfast in the club room, there will only be a handful of people in there with you instead of where all the others eat in the main breakfast area.

The rooms was large with a large corner bath and a large shower. The room was very clean and was alway tidy when we got back to the room.

The pool and and gardens are very well kept. There is a good size gym and spa at the hotel.

We didnt eat in the hotel often but got room service alot, which I still wish I was eating now!

The hotel offers a bus service to all the shopping areas every few hours which was very good but you have to book in advance.

Overall very good 5 star hotel, fab staff and the best food. I would recommed the Club Sea View rooms as you can see the Burj and Palms from there.

Just got back from 10 nights at this great hotel and can highly recommend it. When we arrived we were greeted with cold towels, a drink and chocolates and a very friendly receptionist. We checked into our land view room which was a very good size. The bed was huge (if a little bit hard, the only complaint!) and the rooms were well equiped and had a seating area, satellite t.v, hairdryer, mini bar, safe, tea and coffee, bath robes and slippers, lots of toiletries and were exceptionally clean. We had complimentary newspapers every morning and chocolates left on our pillow every night and complimentary bottles of water twice a day.
We were on a half board basis and the food was wonderful. We had a choice of lunch or evening meal but opted for evening as we were still full from the huge choice at breakfast! (everythig from cereal and croissants to a full fry up!) The evening buffet had a different theme each night and the choice of food was enormous, and as for the desserts - well - i put on half a stone! - say no more!
The beach and pool area really are lovely and like everything else spotlessly clean and the staff do everything for you including moving sunbeds wherever you want them and putting your towels out for you - nothing is too much trouble.
We didn't use any other restaurants in the hotel but went to Barasti Bar several times and loved it. My boyfriend and I are both in our mid 30's and felt there was a good mix of ages there and a party atmosphere.
This is a lovely 5 star but isn't pretensious or stuffy and although one of the older hotels is well worth a visit and i would definitely stay there again.