Cons68 + 11Bravo + Grateful Spread
Gentlemen:
a. I was joking about Police (given events over past c6 months in DB)
b. If I say I was at X hotel on xx October and paid the doorman etc $22.27 how does this help anyone?
c. The situation changes all the time and for example a different doorman might want $32.98 the night you are there or if an A/H even worse.
d. As said, in my experience (for what it's worth) 'IF' (IF) you have a problem, a few bucks usually does the trick in most Hotels. I am sure there will be exceptions.
e. If a couple of you live in DB you will know which are G/F friendly much better than me!
f. Ongoing discussions about price (to save a few bucks) is boring.
Nuff said I hope.
Fox7717
Hotel for freebie - "wife"
[QUOTE=Bionicman, 02-02-08]...
Has anyone here any experience in arriving at one of the GF hotels mentioned in the FF and check in with a (female) companion to share the room with?
Easy to book a double room of course, but since LE can even object if someone shares the taxi....
[/QUOTE]Spent a short weekend in Dubai, me landing early in the morning, the (African) girlfriend coming in from Abu Dhabi. I had found a good price on Internet for Novotel World Trade Center, but since they could not guarantee me to check in at 8 AM, I felt I had to book a night extra just to have the room in the morning. For that night they would charge more than double (Exhibition day?), and spending 1600 Dhs for an empty room felt wrong, but the guy at the booking kindly recommended Ibis, other side of World Trade Center.
As I checked in at Ibis I said we would be two, my girlfriend would arrive later. "No problem" she would just have to give her passport for a copying (like I did). However, when she arrived she had just a copy of her passport and they needed the original to take the copy. But the guy at the check-in said again "No problem, You can just go up". And the rest of the day and night there were no problems exiting and re-entering.
Please note: Ibis is VERY basic: The bed is good, but the bathroom very small and there is no room service. But it served the purpose quite well. If there is a next time I would choose Novotel, though.