Well what can i say about this hotel.... absolutely amazing!!! ive stayed in a lot of hotels and wow this one just stands out so much.

We arrived around midnight, was checked in swiftly by Lucky, she told all about the hotel and the room we booked, which was a business suite. our bags were taken to the room and told about our suite and how things worked.

The staff in the hotel are amazing so friendly, professional, hard working, there are so many staff wanting to help and please every single guest your never waiting for more than a minute for anything.

we were supposed to stay for 4 nights then move onto the Radisson in Deira, but we loved this hotel so much we cancelled the Radisson and stayed at the Arabian courtyard for our enitre stay.

We ate in a couple of the restaurants and the food is out of this world, so tasty and not expensive. the best place we attended was the sherlock holmes bar, we had such an a amazing time, and was always welcomed into the bar by each member of staff by our first names, i hate being called sir. michael on the bar can show you some magic tricks, some are good (keep trying michael)

the rooms/suites are big, very well cared for and comfy. you can get some amazing deals for this hotel, we found out that a standard room is actually more expensive sometimes, if u include the free drinks and breakfast, and internet so look out for the exec rooms and business suites. we found these on their website.

The exec lounge is lovely, free soft drinks/tea/coffee/water throughout the day, in the evening you can choose any 3 alcoholic drinks for free, all branded spirits and there is a small buffet you can help yourself too which is quite delicious. its small but friendly, we managed to speak to a couple of guests who were lovely and down to earth, i love hearing other peoples travel stories and about their home country, you can get the real information, not just hear stories on how big and powerful people are, we couldnt care-less!!!
again the staff are at hand, one on the reception and one on the bar. you can reconfirm your flights and print your boarding passes out in the lounge.

We treated ourselves to a massage, which was so good and again very inexpensive for 80 mins, total relaxation. little piece of heaven...

the hotel is in an excellent place and the tour bus stops right outside, the abras (water taxis are about 5 mins walk) and with with everything so close by and taxis being so cheap even being stuck in rush hour traffic, its an ideal place to stay.

so.....If you want an amazing place to stay whilst in dubai then i suggest the Arabian Courtyard and Spa for a very memorable Holiday or Business trip.

We would like to thank the Hotel Management and their very hardworking staff for their kind Hospitality and we look forward to staying with you again soon.

Happy travels

Preston and Carl

We arrived early in the morning and whilst our rooms were not ready the checkin process was efficient, we were offered a complimentary juice, the use of the hotel fitness centre showers and were told they would call when a room was available but official check in time was not until 2pm. After some time and no call we checked and they were unable to advise when a room would be available so we used the travel desk to book a city tour. The desk would only discuss "their tours" even though we mentioned others avilable, hence it was clear this was not an impartial hotel desk but a service provider.
We did use this service for a 4 hour city tour which was efifciently organised and a good way to see the city quickly and get ones bearings.
We arrived back at the hotel about 2pm and our room was ready. They are a little dark but clean and tidy. Beds were "very firm". Tea and coffee is in the room and a mini bar, all adequate.
The only real complaint I have is the the hotel is very noisy, phones ringing and children in corridors and people in the adjoining room were all interruptions to ones quiet enjoyment.
The Starbucks coffee shop is extortionately priced and I would strongly recommend stepping outside the hotel, turn right and walk a few 100metres to the great little art cafe on the other side of the street. They also do great breakfasts, lunch and dinner.
This hotel is very convenient, walking distance to the Burjman shopping cente, walk to the creek and catch an abra over the creek to all the souks.
Good showers, hardryer in room and willing staff.
Value for money.

We stayed at the Arabian Courtyard and Spa , Efficiently greeted and in our bed after arriving at 2 am . Great breakfast , My omettes were great .Hop on Hop off bus just across the road . This was a great thing to do to get our bearings on the first day .We then crossed the creek ourselves and walked around the old area . Staff excelent , we ate in the Tex Mex and the English Pub , food and service excellent . Transfers to the airport on time .If you are arriving like us at 2am I would definately book my transfers with the hotel . It great not to have to worry about the taxies at that hour .We were ripped off by a taxi so tranfers with the hotel are the way to go . We are seniors .

We arrived for our holiday late at night and exhausted. The staff at the hotel could not have been more courteous and supplied us with complimentary drinks while we checked in and efficiently got us to our room. It was stunning!
Our hotel was very central for everything that we wanted to do, the big bus tour stops across the road, the museum is directly in front of the hotel, the creek is a 10 minute walk and the markets are on the doorstep. The hotel even runs a bus daily to the beach.
There were 5 eateries in the hotel and every one that we tried was very good value for money. The pool is not the largest that I have seen but it is sufficient for cooling in the heat of the day and I certainly would not let this prevent me from staying in this hotel again.
We found all the team in the hotel to be non obtrusive but extremely helpful and knowledgable. We have already recommended this hotel to friends and family and have decided that on return to Dubai, we would not stay anywhere else.