This is the second time we have stayed at the One & Only and this time was just as good as the last. On arrival we got upgraged to a suite which was a fabulous surprise.

I would recomend spending your days at the beach rather than round the pool. The beach is much quieter and the beds are spaced out so you do not feel you are on top of the people next you. This hotel still has the nice little touches of staff coming round the beach to fill up your water glassed, offer fresh fruit and 'clean your sunglasses'.

The food was great completely faultless. I would recommend this hotel for a splash of luxury.

We booked a family holiday to Dubai, not knowing what to expect on arrival The One and Only Royal Mirage was stunning....
The rooms were ready for us on arrival ie 8.30am with 3 tired children this was a blessing...
The Staff were so helpful and polite yet not in your face...
The pool staff were second to non excellent with the children..
The food was excellent and resonably price... Cold water was available through out the day, fresh fruit and cold face flannels available all day at no charge

IF YOU HAVE EVER CONSIDERED TAKING THE FAMILY TO DUBAI THEN BOOK THIS HOTEL YOU WON'T REGRET IT !!!!!!!

My husband and I booked to stay here after wanting to go to Dubai for the last few years. We chose this hotel as my sister had stayed here and raved about how wonderful it was.

She was right it is a beautiful hotel with a lovely tranquil feel about it when your inside the hotel. Nothing is too much trouble and the staff will bend over backwards in order to try and help you with any requests or problems you may have. There were far more children thatn I had anticipated though! Out of the 3 I preferred ours, the Palace had a bit too much of a hotel feel about it, the Residence I felt a bit too young for, so the Arabian Court was just right, persoanl but not overly familiar and attentive but not pestering.

A visit to the Spa is a must and have a Hammam they're to die for and so relaxing, worth every penny.

The restaurants are great and the food and choice some of the best I've tasted in any 5* resort. We stayed half board and even if you ordered off the Table d'Hote menu (which is included in the H/B option) you could still eat very nicely with the allowance they gave you against the a la carte menu either for free still or for a small sum.

Drinks were I'd say about the same price as at home, however, I agree wine was expensive, but there again Dubai is not the place to go to penny pinch. If you go to the Roof Top Terrace bar between 5 - 7pm drinks are half price and they allow you to take your wine to the restaurant you're dining in if you're dining in the Arabian Court.

We stayed in a suite for our second week and a deluxe room in the first week and at no time in the first week were we made to feel like second class citizens. There are 8 reserved cabannas on the beach for the people in suites (there are 8 suites) and loads of huge beach umbrellas with very comfy padded beds everywhere else. The same applied around the pool. The hotel was full when we stayed and we never once struggled to find a lounger and neither did we encounter any reserved areas in the hotel apart from one night in the Roof Top Terrace, but it was reserved for a party, fair enough there were other areas and seats.

With regards to the building works yes there is tonnes of it going on but you know that before you go so if you're after picturesque go to the Maldives. I found it fascinating that they're literally building a new country before your eyes all at once and it doesn't impinge on your enjoyment in the hotel as it is well shielded.

On the whole I loved the hotel but wasn't so keen on Dubai itself and I think this may be because we stayed far too long - 2 weeks. I would say it is expensive to eat and drink and the shops despite being tax free were sometimes more expensive than England. Definitely do the desert safari, the whole thing is great worth the £70 and the food in the bedouin is plentiful and very tasty. You also get the chance to meet lots of different people and hear all about their trips etc.

Definitely worth a visit but as a short stay place either en route to somewhere else or as a 5 day stay max.

This is an ok hotel. It feels like a big hotel as all three hotels are run together. The restaurants are ok but pretty boring as they all have 'interantional' food...which is pretty much all frozen and tastes of very little even if it looks good when it arrives at the table. The sea is also very disappointing with all that building in the sea bringing a lot of soil and dust in the shallow waters.