Didn't like it very much :(

Written: 5 november 2012
Travel time: 19 october — 2 november 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For business travel; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
6.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 6.0
Service: 6.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 5.0
Amenities: 5.0
I'll start with the positives:
1) There are Russian-speaking staff;
2) Free shuttle to the beach every 2 hours starting at 7.30 (10 minutes drive). If there is not enough space for you on the bus, don't worry, there will be a second bus or a taxi will be called.
3) Own beach. Sun loungers, mattresses, towels and umbrellas - free of charge. We went to the beach at 13.30 and were there until 19.00. There were always places (unlike in the early morning).
4) If you have two meals a day, then it is convenient that you have a choice of lunch or dinner without additional registration at the reception (It was in another hotel. It was necessary to warn the reception in advance).

5) Free transfers to t. c. I recommend to go to the Dubai mall, if not for shopping, then take tickets to the aquarium + zoomuseum. Sea of ​ ​ impressions. It will take at least a couple of hours. Then to the fountain show. If you have time, be sure to visit the subway! For example, to the Emirates Mall - there is a famous indoor ski resort along with penguins). P. S. : in t. c. it can be chilly - take something to put on)
6) There are two Russian channels on TV;
7) We traveled from the operator Tez Tour. I recommend. Tour agent almost every day at the hotel. Prices are lower than other agencies. I recommend excursions "Modern Dubai", "Trip to Al Ain", etc.
Did not like the water park "Atlantis" - long queues. One slide takes 45 minutes : ( In 5 hours we managed to ride on five slides. If there were no queues, it would be much better.
Well, the cons:
1) We were given a smoking room, although the ticket indicated that we needed a non-smoking room! Sometimes it smelled like smoke.
2) The hotel practically does not have its own site. We were on the 3rd floor - cars were heard at night, loud Muslim services begin early in the morning, even the neighbors drain the sewer).
3) A lot of construction in the emirate - very dusty. We reached once from the beach (about an hour and twenty). I do not advise. There are few road crossings, dusty, nothing to see.
4) The hotel is very cold. For some reason, air conditioners are turned on at 18 degrees. Many fell ill. It is also cold in the buses.
5) We can say that the pool in the hotel is for children. He's not big at all.
6) There is no animation. The only entertainment in the hotel in the evening is the TV.
7) The food seemed monotonous to me. Ten days and I literally couldn't see the food(((We were 14 days.
8) By the way, food is not for those who adhere to proper nutrition.
9) There is a shopping center nearby where you can buy fruits, etc. , but they are equally tasteless (((Although they say that you can call a taxi and go to the vegetable and spice market. But we never arrived.
10) The room is big, but stupid.
11) The water was not always hot. 50/50 Cool last days.

So the general conclusion: I would choose, firstly, another emirate; secondly another hotel. We would pay about 20 thousand for two and go to a 5-star hotel for 10 days (the trip cost us about 80 thousand). We really liked the Miramar Hotel in the Emirate of Fujairah. We were there last year. It would be better to go there again
If anyone is interested I can tell you about it
Have a good trip)
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