The positives
• A great apartment and excellent value for money
• Ideal for 4 adults or 4 adults and 2 children
• Flawless booking process
• Patrick and his letting representatives are very helpful and informative
• Arrival process faultless, Patrick's letting representative was very attentive
• Tower reception staff and security very friendly
• A great little welcome hamper (ice, milk, bread etc.) for us on arrival
• A small 24/7 supermarket located immediately adjacent to the tower entrance
• Furnishings were in very good condition and very comfortable
• Entertainer books left for people to use - you can save big money if you use them
• Very clean apartment
• Located next to the Marina shops, restaurants, cafes and hotels
• Not too far from the beach (easy walking distance)
• Other Apartment users are very quiet
The negatives - I hate to state any really as it was such good value for money but this is a review so I'll state them for transparency sake
• Fire damage still evident outside the Tower (does not affect the Apartment at all)
• Pool still out of action (from the fire damage)
• Obvious signs of builders inside (1 lift and communal passageway boarded out)
• Broken plug socket and a couple of cracked floor tiles in Apartment
• Major building work adjacent
Just a quick note on the building work adjacent. This is 24/7 but unless you are a very, very, light sleeper it won't affect you as the building is well sound proofed. To be honest, wherever you go in Dubai you will probably experience some sort of building work in close proximity. In the future the building work may have a major impact on the view (and the noise level as it progresses further) but hopefully not.
So to sum up -
I've had a lot of experience with staying in hotels etc. in Dubai (One and Only Royal Mirage, Marriott Marina, Le Royal Meridien, Al Qasr, Radisson Blu Creek, Marina Byblos, Tecom Byblos, Burj Al Arab, Fairmont Trade Centre, Grosvenor House) and even more in visiting Dubai hotels (too many to mention!). Which leaves me with the big question of where will I be staying next? If there's 4 of us the answer is Patrick's apartment - it's simply such good value for money, if there's 2 I'd probably choose a beach resort and spoil my wife!