Dubai - Hotel Information

Excellent reports Doctopuss!

I'll be in Moscow for a week at the end of March (one day work, six days play). However, a better plan might be that I stay at Broadway Hotel for a few days, while I'm supposedly in Moscow - many CIS and other variety, and certainly less expensive. :)

As of Feb 18, 2007 ASPA is totally GF. Stayed for a couple of nights and had a great time. However, I suggest the punters to verify the guest policy at any hotel prior to booking, as policies might change with time. It is worth the cost, even if it is an overseas call. I did that and double checked with the dude at the reception before I checked in. This way you can avoid problems when the lady comes in. Also, got a great rate of AED 450 inclusive of taxes and Breakfast (it sucked) by contacting the hotel directly. The apartment had a clean bedroom, clean bath, an ante-room and a Kitchenette. No Mini bar though. BYOB!

Belated thanks to 11B for his excellent and time consuming service in providing all the info on hotels, bars etc. Thank you Bro and I really appreciate it! Thanks for enlightening info. from Drpuss. Cheers and enjoy Dubai!

Cool Nomad

Amigos,

Need some help here please.

In my quest to return to Dubai after 2 wonderful weekends there last month, I have persuaded/invited 2 of my clients to come to Dubai for an off site meeting.

The problem lies in the fact that last time I stayed at the Grosevnor House and on the night I brought a PRC back, I had no problems.

However on this trip we are talking 3 guys for 4 nighst and 1 girl per man per night, so I want to be 110% or as much as a man can be that we are in a Friendly hotel as such, especially as the Grosvenor House has pretty cool 3 bedroom apartments / residences

So if Grosvenor is out, can anyone suggest alternatives, with either a 2 bedroom or 3 bedroom suites or serviced apartments (of the higher calibre).

Essentials are:

Broadband
Seperate bathroom per room
4 or ideally 5 star
Budget of around 700 > 1000 per man per room, or 3000 combined per night.

Much much appreciated guys. I can't think of anything worse than getting to Dubai with these guys and then finding out we are stuffed by a NO girl policy.

RUSH INN is listed as RED and GREEN??

I would assume it's RED now. Any info out there?

Wild Child 1,

You have the perfect venue my friend.

[QUOTE=Redster]Wild Child 1,

You have the perfect venue my friend.[/QUOTE]Redster,

Are you referring to Grosvenor House my friend, is it 110% green?

[QUOTE=Wild Child 1]Redster,

Are you referring to Grosvenor House my friend, is it 110% green?[/QUOTE]Yes, I've stayed at the Grosvenor around 18 times and have never had any problems.

Hi Fellow mongers,

Admiral Plaza is now completely RED.

They want to now position their hotel for family travellers as most customers there are now Indians with Families and very few westerners.

Although this Hotel had been GREEN without extra charge or checking.

Hope this helps,

Cheers

Individual

Does any one if Shangrila is GF friendly. Reading the reports on the Forum, it seems hotels can go from GF friendly to non-friendly over night. Anyhow, would appreciate if anyone knows if a third degree awaits me at hotel security or I'll be able to sail through. Appreciate the help.

Thanks

[quote=Cool Nomad]Belated thanks to 11B for his excellent and time consuming service in providing all the info on hotels, bars etc. Thank you Bro and I really appreciate it! Thanks for enlightening info. from Drpuss.[/quote]It's not me - it's punters like yourself and Doctopuss who take the time to write the reviews - I just parse and summarize.

[quote=Doctopuss]So again you will not be far away from your p4p venue and the forum will also get a new hotel review. And this is how we will keep on expanding our data base of red, yellow and green hotels. Imagine the frustration when you do get a hotel booking and the hotel is not mentioned in either the reviews or the list and you wished GOD DAMMIT why didn't someone write a report on this one. Well now you have a chance to be that someone. Remember what goes around comes around! [/quote]Some really excellent reviews; like you say, expanding the database. We residents (at least myself) don't have that much info on hotels, so glad to see some visitors posting their experiences. I'm sure that a lot of punters stay at any number of different hotels and never post as to their experiences. And I appreciate the time it takes to write a complete FR.

First of all I wanna thank all the Forum members for posting these extremely useful reports. Keep up the good work. Here's my 2 pennies worth:.

I Was in Dubai for 3 nights recently and stayed at the following hotels:.

Admiral Plaza. Bur Dubai ($110 night) 3 star. No bars. No action but GF. Nice, clean, quiet hotel. Should have no problems bringing guest.

St. George Hotel. Deira ($130/night) 3 star. 4 bars. Plenty of action. Extremley GF. Brought a girl from cyclone (More info on this in the general info section). Room was huge with a lounge and a big bathroom. Very good value for money. Ground floor bar had mainly persian girls sitting at the tables. 3 clubs on the 10th floor. Tip top (English music) had a few CIS girls dancing. Oppsite is an Iranian night club which has 100DHS cover charge. Plenty of hot looking arab girls but didn't go in. You can watch through the viewing window. There is also another arabic club with an arabic band just along the corridor. This was somewhat quieter than the others.

Hyatt Regency. Deira (140 pounds/night). 5 Star. Good location just by the creek and the Deira souk. You can bring a guest to your room which will appear as a charge for 100DHS as 'Room Supplement'. The guy manning the lifts is extremely friendly and always has a smile. He'll take a copy of the passport from the girl (girls from Premiere have this already with them) and will ask for your room number and away you go. More info on action in the general info section. Premiere club is located in the hotel complex and has an entrance charge for non-guests for 95DHS. Hotel Guests go in free. Drinks are around 30DHS. Lots of CIS, chinese, African and a few Moroccan's. Prices for LT is 1000-1500 and ST 300-500DHS. Quality is better than cyclone. Range varies from 5. 9.

Muff Man

Hmm...Admiral Plaza, green or red?? Conflicting reports here. I´ll probably visit Dubai the first time in april or may, I contacted several hotels/apartments not mentioned in this thread through email, asking about the possibility of inviting female visitors, the answers you get look sort of like this:
"your queries will be explained at the time of
arrival as long as we have genuine documents to verify."
Would it be naiv to assume that a hotel giving me that kind of an answer probably is green?

[QUOTE=Delgado]Would it be naiv to assume that a hotel giving me that kind of an answer probably is green?[/QUOTE]Like everything/everyone else in dxb, the only thing I'd assume is they want your money (or at least the deposit). Both AP reports sound plausible.

[quote=Naked Gunz]RUSH INN is listed as RED and GREEN??[/quote]
[quote=Individual, 03-01-07 at 17:23]Admiral Plaza is now completely RED. They want to now position their hotel for family travellers as most customers there are now Indians with Families and very few westerners.[/quote]
[quote=Muff Man, 03-06-07 at 18:47]Admiral Plaza. Bur Dubai ($110 night) 3 star. No bars. No action but GF. Nice, clean, quiet hotel. Should have no problems bringing guest.[/quote]
[quote=Scooba]Reading the reports on the Forum, it seems hotels can go from GF friendly to non-friendly over night.[/quote]Different punters, different experiences, perhaps a different desk clerk on duty. Thus RED/GREEN rankings, and why a hotel can seem to switch overnight. And why it's nice when punters take the time to report their experiences at even the oft-named hotels... At least then you have an idea about "probability of success".

Myself, I'd stick to the "tried and true" hotels, or else be prepared for potential problems and having a backup plan of reversing direction to her place.

On this trip we are talking 3 guys for 4 nights and 1 girl per man per night, so I want to be 110% or as much as a man can be that we are in a Friendly hotel as such

Essentials are:

Broadband
Seperate bathroom per room
4 or ideally 5 star
Budget of around 700 > 1000 per man per room, or 3000 combined per night.

Much much appreciated guys. I can't think of anything worse than getting to Dubai with these guys and then finding out we are stuffed by a NO girl policy.[/QUOTE]

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Try the Fairmont, it seems to fit your bill, and so long as you are reasonably discreet you should have no problems. There is a rear entrance and separate elevators from the shopping mall area which avoids the walk of shame.

[QUOTE=Scooba]Does any one if Shangrila is GF friendly. Reading the reports on the Forum, it seems hotels can go from GF friendly to non-friendly over night. Anyhow, would appreciate if anyone knows if a third degree awaits me at hotel security or I'll be able to sail through. Appreciate the help.

Thanks[/QUOTE]
I stayed at Shangrila twice,and both times it was fine. But the last time was obout 1 year ago.
There is a scurity dude standing guard near the front dooe in the evenings, but it all depends on how you (and your friend!) behave, whcih is true of any hotel in the city.
There is a back entrance as well and I had the Taxi go around the back a couple of times when the lobby is full of people and I dont want people's strange looks!
If any one has more recent info,it would be greatly appreciated.