My Husband and I went on our own for a late Anniversary break for 4 nights.

Gorgeous 5 star hotel, very clean, excellent service - room turn down every night with little gifts of body lotion and dates.

Breakfast was excellent with so much choice - buffet style with freshly cooked omelettes to order, bacon, toast, cakes, etc.

3 different styles of restaurants - only ate in one of them but very good and reasonably priced.

Private beach which was lovely and clean. Really pretty gardens leading down to the beach.

Two small downsides is that it is too far from the other hotels and you have to catch a taxi - for instance some closer to the city are clumped together and if you wish to nose at the other hotels it's too far out! For anyone not wishing to wander around, it would be an ideal location. The only other negative is that they were building a new hotel right next to the hotel - cannot say though that it caused us trouble and noise/dust wasn't a problem either.

I stayed at the Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort for our honeymoon. Although we were a bit suspicious with the construction they were talking about, we wanted to go ahead with our plans. And I am glad that we did. First of all, most of the construction around the area is almost finished and the surrounding is very nice with new restaurants an shops around the hotel.And the hotel does not get afftected at all from the noise or dust. From the first they we arrived at the hotel, it was impressive with the service, cleanliness and the food. Rooms are really spacious and we had a great sea view room. When they get to know that we are non honeymoon we got an upgrade and we were treated like VIPs all throughout the stay! The attention to detail is impressive. The only negative comment I could make is that the hotel is far from the city and taxis in Dubai are quite expensive. But still you are provided with free shuttle buses to major malls which make it easier! Overall we had a great time and I will definetely return back to this lovely hotel

My friend and I stayed at the hotel between May 3rd and 9th. Overall, it's a really nice and clean hotel with very helpful staff. As a Starwood member, I was also able to extend my checkout time to 4 pm instead of the normal 12 pm. One negative I would say about the hotel is its location. There's quite a number of construction going on (as pointed out by other reviewers here) so you sort of feel like you're stepping out to a construction ground sometimes. Having said that, I must say that the convenience of public transportation, especially the cab, more than makes up for it. A sample of the cost, including tips, of cab rides to/from the hotel are as follow: 80 - 100 dirham for the airport, 25 dirham to Burj Al Arab, 30 dirham to the IBN Batutta mall, and 70 dirham to the Gold souq.

There's also a bus one can take to the Gold souq. It's bus #8 or X25. It's around the corner from the residential building that's across from the hotel. If you have time to spare, this is a great way to take in the city and the cost is only around 3 dirham per person. When taking the bus back to the hotel, let the driver know that your stop is the Dubai Marina. Many of the #8 bus drivers do not know where the hotel is and would tell you that it does not take you there. The bus ride to the Gold Souq took close to 1.5 hours each way during the busy hours of the workday.

As for the hotel facilities, I love the gym. It's well equipped and not crowded. With the pools and the private beach, I guess most people do not need to use the gym. For squash lovers, there's also two squash courts.

Food-wise, the Peacock Chinese restaurant has really good food. The Sunday night Seafood buffet dinner on the ground floor, however, was disappointing. It cost 175 dirham. I guess our disappointment was mainly due to an awesome international lunch buffet we had at the Latitude restaurant in the Jumeirah Beach hotel earlier in the day. That was worth every bit of the 165 dirham it cost. Save room for the dessert because there's just so many variety for one to try out.

Room-wise, I think it was above average. Very comfortable. I appreciate the complimentary bottle of water they provided each day (otherwise you spend 16 dirham for a 0.5 liter bottle at the coffee shop on the ground floor; a much better alternative is at Starbucks, which is across the street from the hotel. A 0.5 liter bottle cost 6 dirhams or so. Basically you can buy two bottles for the price of one at the hotel). The hotel also provided some complimentary snacks each afternoon (e.g., dates and local desserts).

I would stay at this hotel again in the future, but for my next planned trip later this year, I'm planning to go to the Jumeirah Beach hotel. The food at the Latitude restaurant alone would make me want to stay there. 8-)

Me and 4 friends stayed here for a week and a bit, and really enjoyed ourselves.There is so much to do here, there is something for everyone and you would be mad to not have a good time! the hotel rooms were really nice and clean and the hotel in general was a very high standard. the staff were really helpful and all of the excursions we booked were made straight forward and stress free thanks to them.
my only dislike was the fact we had travelled during the month of ramadam! We knew this when we booked, but coming from a multi-cultural city like London, I presumed that non muslims would just carry on as normal! how stupid i was!!! The muslim men would not acknowledge us women! and any enquiries made to local taxi drivers fell on deaf ears or were answered with grunts! this was very intimidating, the hotel staff were mainly hindu's we discovered so everyone there were friendly and had no probs talking to us. there is definately a gendre split there and women are seen as second class. I DO NOT ADVISE ANYONE TO TRAVEL THERE DURING RAMADAM!!. The nightlife during the holy month was almost non-existent which was a shame as normally in the area's with lots of ex-pats the bars and clubs are supposedly really really good!! luckily for us the sheraton actually allowed you to eat and drink and smoke during sunlight hours!! eating was to be done behind screens though. music was also allowed.
The thing i found most amazing in Dubai were the buildings!! they are works of art! beautiful shapes and sizes they are really pretty. the mall of the emirates has the indoor ski slope! this was great fun!!! you can't leave dubai without having taken a ski lesson in dubai!!
The madinat was a great place to go in the evenings and probably a better hotel to stay in apart from it had no beach as far as i was aware. there were a wide variety of restaurants and bars. trader vic's had a really good atmosphere the food was delicious and the cocktail list was very impressive!
The sheraton hotel had a quiet atmosphere, again this was due to the month of year, the grounds were beautiful and well kept. the beach was lovely and the seawater was warm like a bath!! the hotel restaurants were really nice and the asian restaurant upstairs was delicious. (they even taught me how to make swan table decorations from napkins!) the hotel bar was quiet and cosy for a chat, no chance of anyone breaking into a song and dance though!
The only good thing about taking our holiday during this time of year was the fuss they made during the evenings the hotel had a huge tent put up, with all different types of foods and amazing huge ornaments, camels on the beach, shisa pipes, local music, it was true arabia and very posh. It was very interesting to see all the local men in their traditional clothing, enjoying the celebrations.
I would go back to Dubai, and even stay at the Sheraton again, as it is in a nice quieter area (from the beach you couldnt see any of the many cranes that litter the dubai skyline)
The hotel isn't in the happening area of town, but you can't walk anywhere anyway, everyone relies on taxis to take them through the construction site that is this city, so it makes no difference.
A trip to Wild Wadi waterpark is a must its great fun and the lazy rivers take you from slide to slide so there are no steps!!! i'll def return, in around 10 yrs or so once constuction is mainly over complete!! and when i do it will NOT be in september!!! xx Lea, 22, London