Just come back from 5 days at the Renaissance.
Dissappointed that two of the main restaurants were closed for alterations ( due back mid December )
A suite was booked which turned out to be just two standard rooms back to back with an interconnecting door.
Staff in the private club lounge were less than attentive, we chose to use the main Sails restaurant where the food was more varied and warmer.
I class this as a business hotel for the short stay, its under the flight path from the airport, but this was only noticeable when at the pool.
Not up to the standards of the Jumeirah Beach Hotels or the other business hotels on Sheik Zaid Rd.

I stayed at The Renaissance in July 2003 and had a wonderful time. We were passing through for only 24 hours and a really helpful guy called Keith in Customer Relations at the airport gave us a seat and a coffee and found us this great place for the night.

The pool is lovely and the hotel is beautiful. Its all air conditioned, but not to that uncomfortable freezing point I have previously found in hotels. The snack bar/pub is great and I had one of the nicest Ceaser Salads there!

We are back in Dubai soon staying at the Fairmont, but only due to it being closer to the beach and the R being full.

You can safely book this hotel - no noise, nice food, clean and friendly. Complimentary pick up and drop off at the airport. More of a town hotel than beach but beware of the beach as I hear it is a construction zone in some places!!!

stayed here for 8 nights loved great service try out the spice island for meals it was brill

I stayed at the Renaissance Hotel in Dubai for three nights. I thought the service excellent in all respects and the propert was pretty good too.

As with most hotels in Dubai I was given a complimentary transfer from the airport. A member of staff met me even before I had gone through passport control and greeted me. He then took me to the hotel's airport desk where I was given a bottle of ice cold water - just what I needed. The staff told me that unfortunatly the transport for my transfer was delayed and so they would arrange a taxi for me which the hotel would pay for.

I stayed in on the Club floor which meant I had access to the CLub Lounge. The lounge itself was small but the staff were friendly and attentive. The breakfasts were ok but not great - but the snacks in the evening time were excellent including sample dishes from the Asian themed restarant in the hotel.

I am not sure if my room on the club floor was different to a standard but it was excellently furnished and ample size. Cleaning was always to a perfect standard and the bathroom was outstanding in size and facility.

The pool area is up on the fourth floor and is ample size but is looking a little tatty with green decking. I didn't see the fitness rooms.

The rest of the hotel was nicely decorated but the architecture is looking a little bit like 80s idea of futurism...not necesarily a bad thing.

Of course the location of the hotel is no where near the beach but then it doesn't pretend to be a holiday hotel. It is a city centre business hotel and it does it very well.

Of course the standard of hotel in Dubai is generally excellent anyway so I would have liked to have been able to compare the Renaissance with some others -- notably its sister hotel, the JW Marriott opposite -- but nontheless my stay there was very pleasent and I would certain recommend it.