I had stayed here 10 years earlier so I knew the area and as I was travelling alone I felt safer using this hotel. The décor hadn’t changed much since then, the floors were now laminate but everything else was very dated and needed updating and a good clean. There was no view from the room and the bathroom was very small. The staff were very friendly and accommodating, I arrived very early in the morning and managed to have access to my room not long after my arrival, which really helped as I have just flown from New Zealand and needed to sleep. I didn’t eat in the hotel as there were plenty of places close by to eat. Since the metro (Baniyas Square) has been built there is good access to the rest of Dubai and it’s very close to the hotel.
There were a few little niggles, I ask to have an early morning call as I had to leave for the airport early, I didn’t get one. They decided to hoover hall area outside my room the night before my early start at 10.30pm which woke me up.
I won’t be going back to this hotel next time I’m in Dubai I will be looking for another one close by.