on June 5, 2007
This hotel is very popular with German tourists that may not speak much English: the restaurants menus & signage are in English & German, and many of the staff speak some essential sentences in German as well.
Many families stay here, but I would also recommend it to young couples, singles looking to party... basically anyone.
They have some lovely restaurants, such as:
Bazaar: Based on the theme of an open market place where you can visit various live cooking stations for freshly cooked food, such as pizza and grills, this restaurant is open around the clock serving buffet and a-la-Carte.
CHARLIE PARROT's: A lively night-spot for drinks, fun, dancing, live entertainment, daily different themed evenings and fantastic promotions. Check out the cocktails during Happy Hour!
TIP 2006-2007: Make sure when booking that you pay that tiny bit extra for a sea-view room. Reason: The "land-view" rooms are currently "construction site-view" rooms of Dubai Marina, with work going on for nearly 24 hours a day. The noise is deafening and you won't get much peace or sleep. But on the ocean-side of the hotel all it peaceful & quiet, as it should be...
The pool is nice & big, with a jacuzzi to one side and a safe little kiddy-pool to the other. An added bonus is the pool-bar, (Dubai's largest swim-up bar!) where you can sit in the water slurping cocktails, nibbling on pool snacks and working on that perfect tan.
Beyond the pool is a huge grass area, great for windy days when you don't want to end-up covered in the rather itchy & annoying combination of sunlotion & sand (yuch!)
Beyond the grass area is the hotel's private beach, offering different kind of watersports, volleyball nets, camel-rides, showers & life-guards are always on duty.
TIP: If you travel to Dubai often or even live in Dubai, apply for a free "Neighbourhood Privilege Card" which entitles you to good discounts on watersports, beachclub membership, dining in their restaurants and even room rates!
on September 11, 2006
on October 14, 2007
