A hotel with a great location
& excellent service
by JessH& excellent service
If you are also interested in seeing 'downtown' Dubai, or even just want to indulge in some shopping, it can be quite a drive getting into town, as all of the beach hotels are located faaaar outside the city. And nowadays, the highways are a 24/7 rush-hour - you don't want to spend half your holiday in a traffic jam, do you?
That's why I suggest the Dubai Marine Beach Resort & Spa: it's *the* premier independent 5-star hotel & the ideal place to stay. The hotel is located smack-bang in the middle at the beginning of Jumeirah, with a nice small private beach, 2 large swimming pools + kid's pool, great access to the cafes, shops and malls on Jumeirah Beach Road, and quick access into Bur Dubai, to Dubai Creek, etc.
There's another long public beach right next to the hotel if you want to go for nice walks in the sand.
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION...
Here are some of the nearby points of interest & the driving distance:
> Palm Strip Shopping Mall - adjacent to the resort.
> Jumeirah Mosque - opposite side of the road.
> Wild Wadi Water Park - 20 minutes.
> Burj Al Arab - 20 minutes.
> Gold / Spice Souk - 10 minutes (drive down to Creek, then take 'Abra' (water taxi) across!
> Dubai Museum - 15 minutes.
> World Trade Centre - 5 minutes.
> Mercato Shopping Mall - 2 minutes.
The hotel also houses some of Dubai's nicest restaurants & 3 of the hottest** night-spots:
CAPANNA NUOVA Italian Restaurant with great outside or inside seating
The Award winning THAI BISTRO Restaurant.
MALECON Cuban Restaurant & Night Club.**
SHO-CHO Japanese Restaurant & Night Club.**
EL PASO Tex-Mex Restaurant & bar.
BOUDOIR French Restaurant & Chill-out Lounge**
