As someone who travels frequently on business and most often to the UAE I often consult Trip Advisor prior to booking a hotel that I don't know. This was the case with the Hallmark as it was a last minute booking and few hotels were available due to a computer expo. Firstly, this hotel is located in a dusty backstreet... more

I stayed at this hotel for 3 nights in Feb 07. The service was terrible, and unfriendly. Rooms were barely adequate for the prices charged (over USD200), location just average, but what beat everything is the poor attitude of hotel staff. Suspicious of guests, inefficient, and unfriendly. Not a good value for money proposition. more

A bit sceptical having read reviews, but didn't see any of the negatives mentioned. Having arrived at 9am they allowed an early check-in. Personally felt it was a great location to see the best bits of Dubai, nothing more than a cheap taxi ride away. This is not a hotel for anyone wanting a beach holiday in Dubai, but for... more

After staying in Bur Dubai for 6 weeks in a nice but expensive hotel apartment, my family and I wanted to experience Dubai from Deira. We booked our stay at the Hallmark after reading the (then) one review on TripAdvisor. While the ongoing renovations meant the lobby was under various stages of construction, we enjoyed our stay at the Hallmark... more

having read previous reviews very dubious about our forthcoming stay however need not have been. the refurb is complete rooms great location good but best of all the helpfulness of the staff. they were all very friendly escpecially the bellboys! we had a brill time! more

After reading the reviews on the Hallmark hotel, I decided that this was the hotel for myself and my family to stay at for a enjoyable holiday.On our arrival after a long tiring journey from England we started to experience the hotels bad service,we arrived at 7.30m and was not offered our rooms until 11.30am.We werent offered any refreshments only... more

Date 13th April 2006 We have just returned from a week at the Hallmark Hotel in Dubai, which greatly exceeded our expectations. When 'Value Added Travel' recommended the hotel to us I was concerned that I couldn't find it in any of the Travel books, nor had it been rated on the Trip advisor website, which I always consult in... more