I have sat down to write this before, but was in two minds as to what I thought. We had originally planned to go to Dubai at the beginning of April, and then again for the end of May. We ended up travelling at the beginning of May, which was probably about the right time.

My partner and myself are not the most demanding of people, she is content to sit on the beach or by the pool, I on the other hand am content to either play golf or just wander off and do my own thing.

From this point of view, the Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa ticked all the right boxes, with the exception of the body holiday, this place is one of the most relaxed places I have been.

True it is a little way out of the main town, but they do run a coach service periodicly, and the taxis are very reasonably priced. The location suited us, as I am involved in the construction industry, we didn't want this to become a "busman's" holiday and the remoteness was just about right. The Jebel Ali palm was under construction at the time of our visit, and on one day the dust from this work was a major problem.

I had read some of the reveiws posted on this site prior to travelling, and I have to say that without exception, they give a fairly decent overview of the resort, trying not to be negative, our room was in need of an update, and some of the fixtures and fittings were a little jaded, but is this a function of the higher expectations we have of Dubai?

In summary, a good place to stay, the staff are very attentive, the only problem we had was at check in, they assigned us a smoking room, but this was very quickly rectified, if you have breakfast at the hotel, try the scrambled eggs, and for dinner the pasta dishes are superb. Better still, treat yourselves to the Bateaux Dubai, a fabulous night out with top class service and astonishing food.

Would we go again? to Dubai definitely, to the Jebel Ali, probably

We stayed at the Jebel Ali Hotel at the end of April and this was our second visit. The hotel albeit looking a bit old fashioned is still of a very high quality inside. Our room was spotlessly clean and a perfectly good size.

The real bonus for the JAH is it's location and the terrific beach front. You can always find a sun lounger away from the crowds. The hotel pamapering continues on the beach with the attendants running to spread towels, clean sunglasses and put up umbrellas. The building work on the Palm is not instrusive and if a sado like me even interesting to watch. The new seaplanes based at JAH add more interest, but are quite pricey £100 approx for 30 min trip.

We found the restaurants a bit mixed, but that probably more down to our preferences. We used a few restaurants in the shopping malls when we wanted a change. Top tip is the Butchers Shop and Gril in Mall of the Emirates, but veggies beware!

We had an invite to the Manager's cocktail party, most Monday nights. Well worth going, lots of free drink food, plus a nice atmosphere.

Final thing to note if planning to visit. The hotel are obviously making a real push to maximise occupancy and are running a few marketing campaings selling weekend packages to the locals (weekend is Thurs - Sat). This made the hotel and beach areas busier than normal, plus as we arrived early on a Sat morning we had to wait until mid-day for our room.

We will be going back next year!

We stayed at the Jebel for one week at the beginning of May and had a fantastic time. We had no concerns over the rooms - how much time do you spend in your room anyway!

The food at the restaurants was outstanding. There was everything you could wish for at breakfast. In the evening we ate at the Italian, the White Orchid and also Signatures and was very impressed.

For lunch the salads at the beach bar were very good.

Would also recommend the Bateaux Dubai - very good value for money as the food and service is excellent.

The pool and beach were fantastic I only wish I was sunbathing under one of the palms in the gardens now!

Went to the spa - a very relaxing experience and worth a visit.

Do not stay at this hotel if you want to spend a lot of time in Dubai centre as it is a good 30-40 mins out of town.

Before choosing the Jebel Ali Hotel, I've read some of the reviews here. So I've seen that some people were not satisfied at all with this Hotel. Let me tell you: this Hotel has no problems, but the people who wrote these bad reviews do have problems!

The location of the hotel is very good: it's 20 minutes by car from Jumeirah Beach area (Mina Seyahi area), 30 minutes from the Burj Al Arab area (Madinat Jumeirah area), and 40 minutes from Downtown Dubai (Burj Dubai and Dubai Creek/Deira areas).

So now you ask yourself: "why this guy is telling that the location is very good, while you can't reach any important sight, except by car ?"... Well, believe me: don't even think of staying in downtown Dubai or Jumeirah beaches areas!!! These areas are VERY crowded, and there are too much construction sites!

There is so much construction going on in these central areas that there is a continuous dust cloud everywhere!!!

By contrast, the Jebel Ali area is peaceful, and the Jebel Ali Hotel is a wonderful oasis in the middle of nowhere. The gardens are very nice, it's really amazing that they managed to have a so nice garden in the middle of the desert, you can even feel you're on some kind of tropical island!

The only construction site right now in Jebel Ali is the "Palm Jebel Ali", which is being built 500 meters offshore, just in front of the hotel. You definitely hear the construction works from the hotel's beach and sea-facing rooms, but it's not too loud, so we didn't found it too annoying.

The hotel itself is one of the oldest in the Dubai area, it can't compete with, say, the Mina A Salam or the Royal Meridien, but the Jebel Ali is still a solid 4-stars property, and it costs around half the price of the other luxury hotels in Dubai...

Rooms are good, good size, all standard amenities available, bathroom is small but nice, the balcony is too small and you can't seat there. We didn't plan to spend much time in the room, so we booked a garden view, which was very good.

You definitely must book the Half Board plan, as meals are really expensive in the hotel restaurants. That's what we did, and we were really happy about it.

Hotel grounds are really 5-stars: there are three gorgeous swimming pools, fantastic gardens by the beach, and...THE BEACH!!! One of the best I've been to (and i've been to almost all tropical islands on earth, from the Maldives to Hawaii...). The beach is private and very big, the sand is white, and the sea is crystal-clear: FANTASTIC!

Most guests were russians, and, well, they have a different kind of education from the western countries...We would have prefered a mix of british/french/italian/german, but it was not a big problem...

Very good advice: make all day trips and excursions on fridays and saturdays, because fridays and saturdays are week-end days in Dubai, and the hotel's beach gets *VERY* crowded during these two days. In fact a lot of Dubai expats come to the Jebel Ali hotel's beach during the week end (they pay a fee for using the private beach). It's really a sign that Jebel Ali's beach is much better than those in Jumeirah area !

We booked a desert safari to the Maghram desert with Arabian Adventures (office in the lobby), and it was absolutely amazing !

We've booked airport transfers with hotel, absolutely brilliant: both journeys super fast and on BMW 750 super luxury...

Hotel's staff the best I've ever met, always smiling, always helpful, they are really happy to work at Jebel Ali, and they let you know it !

All in all, we will definitely come back to this amazing resort, but we will look carefully the developments of the Palm Jebel Ali, and of the Dubai Waterfront, which will be build near the hotel.