Not a country, but a Kazan dream)

Written: 2 march 2012
Travel time: 24 february — 1 march 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 7.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 7.0
Before deciding on a hotel, I had to read a lot of reviews, and there was not much choice, Comfort Inn *** refused me and my girlfriend. And the reviews are wildly different. Especially interesting is the nagging of guests to Soviet tiles) Anyway, we are not picky people, it’s not intentional to live in this bath, let’s go. We were ready for a lot, 2 ** same) and therefore were pleasantly surprised! In the Russian manner, this hotel would have been assigned 4 stars. Clean, comfortable, pleasant staff. It suited me very well! Later, I decided that the number of stars depends on the cuisine, the quality of food (the chef is from Uzbekistan, it seems, get ready). You won't leave hungry, and you will eat pretty well)
It’s impossible to call Dubai a resort, there is a transfer to the beach from the hotel, for a maximum of 4 hours. If you are planning to relax in a hotel and on the beach, then you have no way here, one despondency). A country with an interesting culture, you can't do without excursions!
We took 4 excursions, all educational, not purely entertaining. Overview of Dubai (to know where I am and what it is, $25), Abu Dhabi (the goal is the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, $55), Al Ain (the goal is a serpentine to the hotel at an altitude of 1300 meters, min. sources, $60 ), and the Indian Ocean (the Gulf of Oman is actually almost diving (for everyone who has been to the Red Sea - do not go diving) $ 55)

This is a minimum program, you can take extended excursions, with catching someone in the night and visiting the Burj Khalifa observation deck, and this is necessary in 4-5 days (I think you need to take a city tour right away, and not when you have traveled all the others) It all depends from time first of all, well and money. We went for a week, 4 excursions in a row every day - it's hard, especially Al Ain all day. But these excursions are enough to get acquainted with the world of the Emirates. Of course, take it from Early, or another representative of Arabian Knight, who will sit below, not from your operator for sure)
I took 400 dollars with me, and at the same time I bought souvenirs and some rags for myself with the money left from the excursion. In the duty free zone in Dubai, apart from alcohol and cigarettes, I do not advise you to take it, our prices are the same.
I strongly advise you to be impudent and bargain until you win, they threw off especially well when I left with the words "I'll think again". Prices immediately fell down) But again, not always, you can see by the seller, you can negotiate with him or he is a wretch. You don’t need to take it right away, no one is a monopolist there, you will find more)
Don’t go naked, my friend, for example, had few reviews about this, I’m writing for the same lovers of short skirts) Nobody will appreciate your beauty, the entire local population will be mistaken for a whore (although you may not notice this) and the arrogant look of Arab madams is a thing unpleasant.
I really liked it. Someday, having visited all the interesting states, I will return to the UAE)
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