I spent 2 weeks in January and 1 week in April in Dubai on business and stayed at the Marriot Courtyard on both occasions and will stay here again and again,so good is the service. The hotel itself is clean, smart, well equipped and very relaxing. The staff are very welcoming and genuinely friendly and polite.
The Pine grill offers a great breakfast and in the evenings you can choose from A la Carte or the buffet and barbecue which offers good value for money or the italian resteraunt(Cucina) is a must try. There is also a good resteraunt called Chilli`s in the adjoining mall and several others around the lake so the choice is excellent.
The Hotel is out on its own but the Taxi`s are very good and cheap, just try to plan any trips before or after the main rush hours. It took 45 minutes to get to the Jummeriah beach hotel one evening but 15 minutes to get back. The hotel also offer a courtesy bus to the Mall of the Emirates or the beach and these are timed right.
All in all a cracking hotel away from the hustle and bustle.

Very simple and basic hotel with small swimming pool. The price we paid does not worth the standards. Wouldn’t go back.

Hiya, I used to live in Dubai 14 years ago and over the years have stayed in most of the upmarket Dubai beach hotels. For the beach I love Royal Meridien or Mina Seyahi, however these days very expensive but worth it! As we have 4 kids we booked 2 rooms interconnecting at this great Marriot, arrived early of f the night flight and was given 2 lovely interconnecting rooms overlooking the lake and pool. The food and staff in the hotel were superb, also its attached to a complete small shopping mall with good restaurants if our feeding 6 every night, Le Ble and the Oriental were good value. good takeaway and sit in Pizza in Pastamania, theres a Nail bar, Hairdressers, everything you need.Nearby is the Ibn Battuta mall which is superb, and mall of the Emirates with a free shuttle. Beach in the morning, skiing in the afternoon on real snow!!!
The hotel has there own transport and were really good about arranging taxis etc....
Yes the hotel is a long way from the airport/city centre , but if your on business, and you need to be in town stay Shangri La or Fairmont. But if you want a great hotel near sports city, and the Dubai autodrome for go karting (100 dhms 15 minutes, great fun), and a shuttle to the fantastic beach and facilities at Jebel Ali beach resort, and to be closer to Abu Dhabi and Jebel Ali freezone, you cant beat this hotel, we will be back.Dubai really is la la land......and we love it!
By the way traffic is bad in Dubai but this hotel is just off the Emirates road, we went all the way to Ras Al Khaimah to look at property, and made it back in 45 minutes on the Emirates road.

I have stayed at this hotel twice on business in the past month, the second time with my partner, and on both occasions it has been a delight!

The rates are very reasonable with the rooms being very clean and well laid out. Whilst it is not a big hotel it has all the facilities you will need including dining, swimming pool and gym.

The best feature though is the staff, who are extremely friendly, attentive and give the impression that they enjoy working and having you there, all a refreshing change from when I stay at hotels back home in the UK.

The hotel is a little isolated and a fair distance from the airport, and the vagaries of Dubai's traffic lights will add to the journey time at certain times of the day, but if you are looking for an "oasis" away from the hustle and bustle of the city I would throughly recommend it!