Dubai - Hotel Information

**11Bravo** · 01-05-07 14:33

Have reviewed the dxb hotel thread for 2006, plus a search of "hotel" in the dxb thread (PAIN in the ass). Have tried to capture all hotel reviews from last year, and updated the hotel list.

As I was going through the threads, a number of things occurred to me:

DXB THREAD: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, if you are going to comment on a hotel (plus, minus, good, bad, whatever), put the report (or a subset if it is an FR - YES, double post) in the HOTEL section. Just do a SHORT cut/paste. It will be appreciated. Hotel comments in FR's on the dxb thread are VERY time consuming to parse.
DXB THREAD: A number of "went back to my hotel, had a good time" posts. Which hotel? And answer in the hotel section, please. Even if the hotel has been reported BEFORE as GF, it's always nice to have more recent confirmation - policies do change.
HOTEL THREAD - mis-placed posts. FR's, and questions - not hotel questions, but where to find wg's (particularly one persistent "where are Indian/Paki girls"...). Again, a nuisance to parse. If you are going to ask a question, at least post in the correct thread.
HOTEL THREAD - known hotels. Nothing like the "Is hotel ABC girl friendly?", when a simple search would provide the answer. Come on, how difficult is it to use the search function? I honestly think it'd be quicker to do the search than write the post.
HOTEL THREAD - unknown hotels. This is my BIGGEST gripe. How can that be? Asking about an unreported hotel should be legit. Well, it is. But SOOOOO MANY "I'm coming to dxb next month, staying in Hotel XYZ. Is it GF?" THEN, no subsequent report about the experience. OK, so maybe SOME never made the trip, but I'm sure a lot did. So where is the "payback"? I'm sorry your question was not answered, but we don't know everything, and most residents are not that familiar with hotel policies. How difficult is it to provide something to the NEXT punter?

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Info gathered from Dubai hotel thread as of 31 dec 06.

Name:
alphabetical for easy lookup (most questions in form of "Is hotel xyz friendly")
Some may be listed twice due to different "experiences"

Ratings:

GREEN: guest friendly, no adverse comments POSTED
YELLOW: adverse comments (mostly due to "guest" charges")
RED: absolute refusal or DIFFICULT requirements (e.g., ORIGINAL passport, no copy)

Date:
MM/YY. date last mentioned in an answer, (not necessarily last time stayed). Provided as "staleness" indicator

Most popular in bold

date....rating....name
01/06...GREEN?....Admiral Plaza. Latest report says: - no problems, no extra charge if you book a double room. Earlier reports (YELLOW) mentioned 50 dhs charge for bringing back guests; others report 150 Dhs. for "guests"
12/04...GREEN.....Airport Hotel
01/06...GREEN.....Al Bostana. (Maybe referring to one of the below). girl friendly, only one night I had a problem with secuirty
12/03...YELLOW...Al Bustan Residence (guess)
08/06...GREEN?....Al Bustan Rotana (near airport). Latest report says no problems: "No hassle in the afternoons and passport / walk of shame only in the evenings". Earlier (YELLOW) said "has started to charge 200. If guest comes to hotel/room alone, there is a charge. If you meet guest in "car park or elsewhere", and escort yourself, there is no charge."
11/06...GREEN.....Al Habtoor Grand
01/04...GREEN.....Al Hina Residence
11/06...GREEN.....Al Mas Apartments in Bur Dubai (Golden Sands area). Usual copy of her passport
12/06...GREEN.....Al Murooj Rotana (for which I had no problem taking a girl up to my room.)
05/05...GREEN.....Al Shams Hotel Apartments (Golden Sands area). (same as below?)
11/06...RED?.......Al Shams Residence (same as above?). Latest: punter telephoned, was told no girls allowed.
01/06...RED........Ambassador (sister hotel to Astoria). NOT girl friendly. Even tried bribing the securty guard to no avail!
11/06...GREEN.....Arabian Courtyard. Just opposite to Dubai Musium
11/06...GREEN.....Arabian Park.
12/03...GREEN.....Ascot Hotel
01/06...RED........Astoria Hotel. Police problems. Had been previously rated YELLOW: Extra 75dhs when you bring a guest. Latest report: original passport and levied a 100 Dh charge (which never appeared).
12/06...GREEN.....Avari Hotel. Photocopies of ID required at the desk for your personal nurse for the evening, no other limitations on numbers or timing.
06/05...YELLOW...Bin Suloom Plaza Appartments, Deira. Charged 50 dhs
07/05...RED.........Bin Suloom Plaza Suites (asked policy)
07/06...GREEN......Broadway Hotel, Diera
11/05...GREEN......Burj Al Arab. All the girl has to do is quote suite number. Guests are OK if you register them at reception.
01/04...GREEN......Capitol. It's slightly out of the way on Mina Road near Port Rashid
08/06...GREEN......Carlton tower. reception staff gave me no hassle
09/05...GREEN......Chelsea (new in the Mankhool area)
10/06...RED.........Coral Boutique Hotel Apartments, Diera. Hotel is dry, no bar. Large population of long bearded males. Not GF.
09/06...GREEN......Crowne Plaza. If the girl is coming to you, best meet in the lobby to avoid any problems.
03/06...YELLOW?...Dallas Hotel (used as ST hotel; day rate, NOT hourly), opposite the Admiral Plaza. GROTTY, but functional. Is GF but 100 Dh surcharge
01/06...GREEN.......Dar Al Sondos, operated by Le Meridien
01/06...RED?.........Desert Rose. Passport copy was required but no 'fee'. Very much an Indian run joint. not reccommended.
09/06...GREEN.......Dhow Palace, Bur Dubai. GF presuming you are booked properly (not cheap and single occupancy). I also had two come straight to my room without any hassles at all. Give it a solid green light, and a seven for location
09/05...GREEN.......Dubai Grand. "I'm 90% sure Dubai Grand is GF"
--/--...GREEN........Dubai International Hotel Apartments (AKA Trade Centre Apartments) (appeared in hotel reference list).
01/04...GREEN.......Dubai Marine Beach Resort
11/05...GREEN.......Dusit Hotel (assumed friendly; wg's seen leaving in am)
09/06...RED..........Emirates Tower. Girl needs her ORIGINAL passport, 250 dhs guest charge (another reported 200 dhs guest charge)
02/04...GREEN.......Eureka Hotel Deira (off Rigga St). Great hotel as far as guest-friendliness, but would not stay there again due to distance from Bur Dubai, quality of rooms, lack of taxis in area
05/05...GREEN.......Fairmont
01/06...RED..........Fortune, (near Rigga Rd). Another 100 to get into the hotel. And a lot of talking for the reception to accept her passport copy. They insisted on the original, that she didn't have it with here.
11/05...RED.........Golden Sands serviced apartments: 3, 5, 10 at least. Not at all friendly. GS3 has camera in lift. GS5 fire escape is on CCTV too (someone found that out the hard way!). Can book "wife", but requires advanced notice; only practical if girl booked in advance for a few days. As a properly registered guest, girl would have access to room at any time, including when he was not there. He was leaving in the morning so had no worries.
07/06...RED.........Grand Hyatt (Deira - "old Hyatt, corniche"). Girl needs her ORIGINAL passport, 100 Dhs guest charge
07/06...RED?........Grand Hyatt, Creek Marina. There is no problem bringing in 'guests', provided they have their original] passport (photocopies will not do), and there is a 'guest' charge of 80Dh per guest
11/06...GREEN......Grosvenor House. crackin hotel and very GF
03/05...GREEN......Hilton Dubai Creek
10/04...GREEN......Hilton Dubai Jumeirah
03/06...GREEN......Holiday Inn (downtown). No problems at reception, asked for copy of pasport, no extra money or no extra charges on the bill.
03/06...GREEN?.....Hyatt Regency Hotel. Latest: no additional cost and just standard copy of passport. Prior report (YELLOW): charged an extra 120 dirhams as ""room supplement for guest
11/06...YELLOW?...Hyatt Park Hotel. Additional cost and just standard copy of passport.
10/06...GREEN?.....Ibis Hotel. Latest: My Ibis room was so small, I really had a problem to open my (big Delsay) bag. Hotel does not cause any problem with female visitors. Previous (YELLOW): Concierge stated girl had to have a driving licence or ORIGINAL passport. When I brought her in, I avoided the lobby on the left and headed straight for the lifts on the right. No security, no concierge, no problems
05/05...RED..........Imperial Suites. NO NO NO!!!!!!! Guests not permitted.
07/04...YELLOW....Intercontinental at Creek. She was stopped by the security for visa copy; 120 dhs charged to room.
01/04...GREEN.......Jebal Ali Hotel
03/06...RED..........Jumeira Beach Hotel (Marriott?). Will stop girls when noticed, but the reception is busy, so you may be lucky. Bars available to provide an 'excuse for entry'.
03/06...GREEN......Jumeira Rotana, Satwa. Very girl friendly.
12/06...GREEN......JW Marriott
07/06...YELLOW?...Karama Hotel. Is GF, although ID is usually requested and a supplement payable if you are spotted taking the girl in.
10/03...GREEN.......Khaleej Palace. Downtown. 4 star, very user friendly
03/06...RED..........Kporte Inn Hotel. I rang up and visitors are not allowed. Not even short time occasional visitors for corporate entertainment. So overall I would not recommend this hotel to anyone.
11/04...GREEN.......Le Merdien Fairways. Not to be confused with the main Le Meridien. By Chillis' restaurant and the car dealers.
12/06...GREEN.....Le Meridien Airport Hotel. No staff comments, no payment, even no registration. The doormen treat your guest as if she were your wife even thought she might be the 7th wife that week. The reception staff very discreet; don't even look up having spotted the situation as you arrived. Even the room service guys are polite and greet your guest when delivering ice etc.
09/04...GREEN.....Le Meridien Dar Al Sandos
09/04...GREEN.....Le Meridien Mina Siyahi (Seyahi)
09/04...GREEN.....Le Royal Meridien Resort Jumeriah Beach
12/06...GREEN.....London Crown. London Crown-1 (the bigger of the two London Crowns): four separate occasions, brought WG back. Three of them, we arrived in front, no one stopped us at the desk. Fourth time, I drove and parked in the garage (the doorman opened the garage entrance and no problems), and we walked up to the 1st floor (above the lobby) and the got the elevator to my floor from there.
10/05...RED........Marco Polo Hotel, Diera. Punter states is a definite RED.
03/06...GREEN.....Marriott
11/06...GREEN.....Marriott Executive Apartments. Ladies are asked for copy of passport but no hassles.
09/06...GREEN?....Madinat Jumeriah. Took a girl back without problems. Be careful of which room you get. You can only get to some rooms via a touristy canal-boat ride full of fellow hotel guests - the boat-ride of shame
11/06...GREEN.....Metropolitan Hotel, Diera.
04/06...GREEN.....Metropolitan Hotel, Sheik Zayed Road. really guest friendly. Rattlesnake bar (attached to hotel) has a number of P4P choices.
05/04...YELLOW....Metropolitan Palace Hotel (Al Maktourm street); tip the security guy's 10AED you are OK
12/04...GREEN.....Millenium
12/04...RED.........Millenium Airport Hotel
--/--...GREEN?.....Moscow Hotel (Punter Disappointed posted in his GF hotel list)
01/04...YELLOW....Movenpick. 100 dhs for your "guest". Various reports mixed as to OK/not OK
10/06...GREEN......Novotel World Trade Center. Asked girls for identification
01/06...GREEN......Number One Tower Suites. Sheikh Zayed Road near to Shangri La. They just ask for a copy of the girl's passport sometimes.
09/06...RED?........Orchid Hotel. During Ramadan, front desk clerk stopped us and asked for her passport. She had only a photocopy and no visa page. He refused her entry and refused 100 Dhs gratuity
11/05...GREEN......Palm Hotel. Near Amnesia/Hard Rock
12/06...YELLOW...Panorama Hotel, Bur Dubai (Jockey's). Usual passport copy required. If you take lady upstairs, additional 100 Dhs on bil. Booking a double might avoid the 50dhs surcharge.
08/06...YELLOW...Panorama Hotel, Deira. guests are allowed with a copy of their passport and an additional rate of 50 dhs.
02/06...RED?........Palm Beach Rotana Inn. No reports from forum as such, but an non P4P report stated: "The area is very popular with migrant workers and there's rarely a lady to be seen, all of which makes for an uncomfortable evening for females."
04/06...GREEN......Radisson SAS (Dubai Media City). Report said wg was able to walk in directly, no problems. Unsure about later at night.
11/05...GREEN......Ramada Continental. Near airport; may ask for the girl's visa copy
01/06...GREEN.....Ramada Hotel on Mankhool Rd. in Bur Dubai. Copy of her passport (no passport, no girl) (MANY favorable reports)
10/03...GREEN.....Ramada Intercontinental
03/06...RED.........Ramee International Hotel Deira. Not GF. Another comment: ramee group hotels are mostly not GF
11/05...RED.........Regal (Plaza/Palace)(where Rockafellas is) is a NO NO NO!!!!!!! Grown men seen crying when absolutley no way guests could be brought to room.
02/06...RED.........Regent Palace Hotel. Charge you between 150 to 250 dhs additional. Latest: they outrightly said no to guest I tried to bribe the security guy but in vain
10/05...YELLOW....Renaissance. Guest registration required; 100 dhs charge added to bill
06/06...GREEN.......Rihab Rotana. Good if you have your own car. Underground parking garage with elevator directly to your room without passing the lobby does work. However, CANNOT verify that someone trying to get a guest in via the lobby would work. But having a car, parking underground and taking the elevator up works like a dream.
02/04...RED..........Riviera
01/04...GREEN......Rolla Residence, opposite the Impirial Suites hotel.
11/06...GREEN......Royal Mirage Palace
05/05...RED..........Rush Inn
10/03...YELLOW....Rydges Plaza - costs 100 dhs to have a girl in your room
10/05...RED..........Savoy Hotel (same owner as Savoy Park Apartments)
10/05...RED..........Savoy Park Apartments (same owner as Savoy Hotel)
09/03...RED..........Sea Shell
11/06...YELLOW....Seaview. 50 dhs guest charge. If you bring the WG from the club back into the hotel through the kitchen walkway, if you go straight for the elevator, they may not stop you or the girl.
06/05...YELLOW....Shangri-La Hotel. (Shangri La) 150 dhs for each girl
11/06...GREEN......Sheraton 4 Points (Sheraton Four Points) in Bur Dubai (MANY favorable reports)
05/06...GREEN......Sheraton Deira (different than Sheraton Dubai Creek) No extra charges, copy of residence permit, copy destroyed in the morning. "Green all the way."
02/06...GREEN......Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel. Ask for high floor: in the lobby, where there is seating for guests to relax, they can see the first 4 floors worth of all the doors as they look up and around.
02/05...GREEN.....Sheraton Jumeirah Beach. Copy of their passport. Taxi to city: 50 dhs (USD14) (she will ask you to pay).
01/07...GREEN.....Sofitel City Centre (yes, 2007)
03/04...GREEN.....St. George Hotel, near Deira Public Library
08/04...RED........Taj Palace is pretty strict. Large population of long bearded males.
04/06...GREEN.....Towers Rotana Hotel, Sheikh Zayed Road. Night cops patrolling that area all the time; near the Towers Rotana hotel as well, especially in the parking area. GF, did ask for passport copy as I checked in but no hassles.
05/05...GREEN.....Traders Hotel (part of Shangri La chain) in Deira
10/05...RED.........Vendome Plaza. A dump (no choice: hotel scene TOTALLY booked). Not only that, charged 200 dhs for guest; took her passport copy
03/06...YELLOW....Waterfront Appartments on 16th st off Bank Street in Bur Dubai. Hotel wanted to charge extra 100 dhs for guest, but receptionist would not give receipt, so customer did not pay. Another posted charge of 50 dhs for guest. Has underground parking, with lift.
09/05...GREEN.....Winchester Grand/Old Winchester
11/05...RED........York. NO NO NO!!!!!!! Guests not permitted.

**Tony #1** · 01-03-07 21:30

Sorry dont answer the q. 11 brovo's masterful excellent ROD, hotels has clearded it up.Cheers bravo you are a legend, i must of walked past or bumped into you a 100 times.

**Slugger** · 01-02-07 10:12

Originally Posted by sporadic

do they have the same policy when you bring whole girls back, or is it only for half girls?

sorry.

they were actually very helpfull and the bell-hop helped me carry the four half-girls up from the lobby as he could see my hands were full.

i had two lovely little eritrean girls from the york that time for 400dhs each lt until 10.00 am, but that was the last time i went shoppping there as it seems to be really scraping the barrel these days, in my humble and in-frequent experience.

fantastic tits on both of them and a tag-team bbbj. no wonder i have fond memories of the fairmont.

**11Bravo** · 12-31-06 11:42

Originally Posted by Kool Dude

Does anyone know if the SeaView Hotel is GF. Could not find it listed in the GF Hotel list.

Christmas spirit FINISHED.

Yes, I do know. And so would you with a LITTLE effort. How difficult is it to UTFSE?!?

**Kool Dude** · 12-30-06 21:40

Hi Guys,

Does anyone know if the SeaView Hotel is GF. Could not find it listed in the GF Hotel list.

Kool Dude

**Sporadic** · 12-30-06 07:35

Originally Posted by Slugger

Stayed in the Fairmont about 18 months ago, and they didn't bat an eyelid at bringing 1/2 girls back.

Do they have the same policy when you bring whole girls back, or is it only for half girls?

Sorry.

**Slugger** · 12-29-06 10:38

Originally Posted by Captain America

I RTFF and found Fairmont of the GF friendly list, but what exactly does that mean? Do they charge extra for girls? Any tips to avoid the walk of shame? Also, not knowing the physical layout of Dubai that well, what mongering locations are close? How far is the Astoria (TGIT)?

Stayed in the Fairmont about 18 months ago, and they didn't bat an eyelid at bringing 1/2 girls back. No issues, no ID, no money, just the deference you deserve as a paying customer as you smile and nod when passing the front desk.

When in doubt, call them and check their policy.

Fairmont is a taxi ride from Diera, as is everywhere apart from the 4 Points, but only a short-ish one.

**Sporadic** · 12-28-06 19:23

in deference to your senior member status i will not scold you with the well deserved rtff. take a peek, fairmont is listed.

try the pod thread for more info. if i had any first hand experience there i would have posted it.

did you ustfse for the fairmont? that should yield the relevant post. i did the search and it is reported as friendly. what friendly means in your terms i have no idea, to me it means i can bring back a lady with minimal or no problems. ymmv. being dxb, i suggest friendly means no problems.

yet once again, i drag this list to the top, it was one whole page back!

friendly list

al bustan residence
al bustan rotana
avari
arabian courtyard
arabian park
ascot hotel
astoria hotel
broadway hotel
burj al arab
capitol
chelsea
crowne plaza
dar al sondos, operated by le meridien
dubai international hotel apartments (aka trade centre apartments)
dusit hotel
fairmont
grosvenor house
hilton dubai creek
hilton dubai jumeirah
holiday inn
hyatt regency hotel
ibis hotel
intercontinental
jumeira rotana
jw marriott
karama hotel
khaleej palace
le merdien faiways
le meridien airport hotel
le meridien dar al sandos
le meridien mina siyahi
le royal meridien resort
marriot executive apartments
metropolitan diera
metropolitan palace hotel
moscow hotel
novotel world trade center
panorama hotel
ramada continentalnear airport
ramada hotel
ramada intercontinental
rihab rotana
royal mirage palace
sheraton 4 points
sheraton deira
sheraton dubai creek hotel
sheraton jumeirah beach
sofitel city centre
towers rotana hotel

hotels to avoid:

al shams residence
ambassador
coral
emirates towers
golden sands
grand hyatt
imperial suites
jumeriah beach marriott
marco polo hotel
millenium airport hotel
orchid
regal plaza
regent palace
riviera
rush inn
savoy hotel
seashell inn
taj palace
york

**Captain America** · 12-28-06 19:16

I RTFF and found Fairmont of the GF friendly list, but what exactly does that mean? Do they charge extra for girls? Any tips to avoid the walk of shame? Also, not knowing the physical layout of Dubai that well, what mongering locations are close? How far is the Astoria (TGIT)?

**Mill Loverboy** · 12-15-06 19:03

I would like to know if Traders Hotel is girl friendly.

I'll be in Dubai on Jan 7 th.

**Disappointed** · 12-15-06 12:24

Originally Posted by Kimo29

Hey man,

Are you sure of that? I already booked in parnorama a double room based that in such case I will not be charged the 50DHS fees if I have a girl in my room. Now you are saying that they are charging 100DHS. Please confirm if you had single or double room: (

Hey mate,

My friends stayed there last week. they booked double rooms.

You could be lucky and they may let you through but my friends told me that they were asked to pay 50dhms one night and then 100 dhms few days later due to some change in policy. although that could just be the hotel trying to make more money on that night.

Hope to get an update from you.

Have fun now.

**Kimo29** · 12-14-06 21:01

Hey man,

Are you sure of that? I already booked in parnorama a double room based that in such case I will not be charged the 50DHS fees if I have a girl in my room. Now you are saying that they are charging 100DHS. Please confirm if you had single or double room: (

**Disappointed** · 12-14-06 01:19

Originally Posted by Titaniste

Dude, there is a bar AND restaurant on the first floor of Sheraton 4 points, how did you manage to get charged? Assume you arrived very early hours of the morning after the bar closed?

Errrr, I didn't get charged ;-)

The point of the post was to re iterate that the once 100% gfe hotel is now asking for girls to leave documents at reception.

Panorama however has gone up from 50 - 100 dhms.

**Titaniste** · 12-13-06 22:52

Originally Posted by Dissapointed

As in my report, Sheraton Four Points now asks for documents.

Also Panorama bur Dubai apparently gone upto 100 dhs supplement.

Dude, there is a bar AND restaurant on the first floor of Sheraton 4 points, how did you manage to get charged? Assume you arrived very early hours of the morning after the bar closed?

**Disappointed** · 12-12-06 21:52

As in my report, Sheraton Four Points now asks for documents.

Also Panorama bur Dubai apparently gone upto 100 dhs supplement.

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