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4 Stars - 2 Reviews and 409 Opinions
Khalid Ibn El Walid Street, Bur Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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From Golden Sands we could walk to the Creek. It was hot in November but not so extreme. I guess the walk in Summer would be more difficult with little shade to protect you. From the Creek it just a short Abra journey (50 fils) across the Creek to the Souks.
Golden Sand Hotel Apartments Photo: Studio at Golden Sands
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Golden Sands are a number of apartment blocks close to the centre of Dubai. Most other 'tourist' hotels are out of the centre in the beach area. We felt that as it was a "City Break" type of place for a few days, close to the centre would suit us better. The 'Studio' was large by most Countries standards with kitchen facilities. Of course we soon made it a little untidy! (homely, some would say).
Golden Sand Hotel Apartments Photo: Studio at Golden Sands
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Immaculate large apartment block rated 3 * ,towels & linen changed daily,all staff friendly and helpful
The apartment had cooker,washer/dryer,big refridgerator.satellite tv(over 30 stations)ironing board etc....balcony...
and room service available 24 hours. Apartments have a small swimming pool,car rental,tours & service desk,and free internet access in a business centre,two computers plus,one extra for emails only.
Good location to reach all parts of Dubai.
If you are staying in the centre of Dubai and would like to go to the beach for a few hours, than you can go to the public beach. Some hotels offer a shuttle service to the beach (the Golden Sands have one, but you have to be very quick, they are awfully crowded). The beach is certainly not as nice as the private beaches of the beach hotels, but it is very long and the water is warm and clear.
You can also see the Burj al Arab, the most expensive hotel in the world, far in the distance, it can also be visited but they charge a very high entrance fee.
There are toilets directly on the beach.
Attention: there are not may places in the shadow!
Stayed there for 3nigths. The room was smelly, staff were not so polite(no smile--), no children playing facility in Golden sands 3&5(you have to walk to golden sands 10, 5min walk from 3).
I was very disappointed with this hotel. I wouldn't recommend here really...
Stayed 9 nights in Golden Sands 3. Great value for money. Everything we needed, clean and confortable studio. Helpfull staff, always taxis up front, free internet, walking dist to huge shopping center and grocerystore. Free shuttlebus to the beach every day and also to the airport. Newspaper at the door every morning.Only thing I do not recomend is the breakfast. Never saw any of the girls others mentioned in their reviews. I would go again and do recomend others. Guess I would call it touristclass.
There are 11 Golden Sands Hotels all next to each other (#12 in the making) all owned by Arenco who own lots of properties & Hotels in Dubai. We stayed at the Golden Sands 3, our taxi driver told us this is one of the best ones & is also the most popular one. May 1st - May 5th 2006. The rooms are very nice, with sofas, a small dining table & a kitchen area, where you have a fridge freezer, cooker, kettle & even a washing machine. I think all the rooms have a balcony, ours was facing the street (front of the hotel) which could be noisy at times, but we did not mind. The rooms was also air con. The bathroom was small but clean & all white. Also we had an iron & ironing board. There is also a safe in the room in the wardrobe.
There is free internet access donstairs in the lobby, there are 2 PCs in the "business centre" & 1 just near the lifts - these can be really slow & sometimes did not work.
Also the hotel has an office where you can go & book your tours & outings, you can book the desert safari here also for half the price that you would pay if you pre-booked with Expedia. (Recommended).
We only ate lunch twice at the hotel. They offer buffet breakfast, lunch & dinner. We had the buffet lunch the 1st time & the 2nd time we just ordered off the menu as it could get quite boring. Their salad table was pretty nice. This hotel does not have a bar & does not serve any alcohol.
Outside in the pool are, the pool is quite small. Not ideal for swimming, but just lazing about or cooling off. There are also sun loungers available but you have to get there pretty early. The hotel does not provide towels for the pool area. Best thing to do is take your room towels then just ask for new towels when you get back to your room.
The service here is really good, the staff are always helpful & eager to help, as we had a roblem with one of our excusions & they really went out of their way to help.
There are also taxis outide ready to take you where you want to go. A Taxi to Jumerieh Beach is under 40Dh. There are also 2 supermarkets close by (10-min walk in the heat!) Choitram & Sons & also Spinneys.
Also would advice make reservations to the Rooftop Bar @ The One&Only Royal Mirage Hotel - this was amazing! Try & get there before sunset.
Hope this was helpful.
My wife and I stayed at Golden Sands 5 for 1 week over Easter and overall found them excellent value for money and of a really high standard.
On the downside - Don't expect a room with a view, there is a balcony but the outlook is just other buildings. the view from the roof top pool is also disapointing but thats simply because there are lots of taller buildings around Golden Sands so you don't get that expansive view that you get from some inner city rooftops - The Pool itself is quite pleasant though - particulary after a long hot day at the beach.
But the positives far out weigh any minor grumbles: the staff are friendly, professional and really helpful, always taxi's outside, location great for nightlife and beach (avoid rushour traffic if you can) and the whole place (once inside) has a very slick (even posh !!) feel to it.
Our Room (214) appeared to have been been recently renovated and the sleeping / lounge area was of a comparable standard to a 4 star hotel in europe. The kitchen and bathroom was less impressive but still perfectly adequate.
Having previously stayed at a 5 Star on the beach we ventured to GS with a little trepidation but we literally saved hundreds (thousands !) of pounds by staying at Golden Sands and you can still enjoy all the luxery of the 5 star Resturants (eg: Madinat Jumeriah) at night, whilst also seeing a bit more of the "Real Dubai" on the way !
If your on any kind of budget whilst visiting Dubai I seriously recomend this place.
This was the third time staying at the hotel. Has gone down a little bit. The staff are very rude, no smiles or anything. Not willing to help in anyway, not the service as before. Stayed here because of the location and the fact we stayed there before.
The room only cleaned every other day it is the new hotel policy, they do not clean the apartment everyday.
I would probably stay again as it was cheaper then other options.
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Thanks for all the earlier replies. Has anyone here stayed at the Golden Sands Apartment Hotel. I would appreciate some input on this hotel as I am on the verge of booking a room here.
Thanks
Few days ago almost same question was answered, check the responses on the following URL:
http://forum.virtualtourist.com/discussion-380474-1-1-Travel-0-0-Dubai-discussion.html
It always depends on WHICH Golden Sands... the older ones (numbers 1 - approx. 8) are sometimes quite run-down and simply old. The newer ones are supposed to be quite nice, but I've always heard conflicting reports about very inconsistent service & cleanliness at various Golden Sands (a colleague of mine stayed there 2 weeks ago and was not impressed.)
Greetings from foggy Dubai,
Jess ('c',)
Thanks ...I did check out the other discussion as well and seems there are mixed reviews. I have booked two 1 room studios in Building No 3 which hopefully is better than some of the others. Will stay there for the first night and then check out some other options close by if need be.
Good thing about goldensands is you can find anything in the studio(Microwave oven, toaster, TV etc ). There is a spinneys nearby. You can buy whatever you want from there. It is also close to Burjuman.
If you want to use the pool at the roof in Goldensands no 5, you should be very careful.It is really deep like almost 1,30m:) By the way Goldensands 3 and Goldensands 5 are actually the same buildings with different receptions . There are 3 old computers in business Center which you can use for checking your e-mails.
I saw a few replies on the forum and got the mixed feeling about this hotel. I'm also looking for a hotel around 18-21 Nov. What's the rate of his hotel for double per night. Or can anyone suggest a nice reasonable hotel.
Hello from Dubai,
for hotel prices, please contact the hotel directly. Prices change weekly in Dubai.
For hotel recommendations, have a look at the hotel tips here on VT: (copy & paste this link into your browser)
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Just got back and Golden Sands was quite awesome. I was upgraded to a double bedroom apartment which was very well equipped. In short it was perfect!
Which Golden Sands (which number) was that?
Great to hear that you enjoyed your time!
Jess: It was golden Sands 10 opposite the spinneys Supermarket. The apartment was very clean and housekeeping was excellent.
From Golden Sands we could walk to the Creek. It was hot in November but not so extreme. I guess the walk in Summer would be more difficult with little shade to protect you. From the Creek it just a short Abra journey (50 fils) across the Creek to the Souks.
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