Dubai - Hotel Information

Burj Al Arab is totally safe. Try out the pool on the top floor level at nights, just you, your lover and the water!

Anybody ever stayed in Novotel World Trade Centre and can report about friendliness? It's too crazy to get a room for the coming week anywhere because of the DSF.

Everything booked out and the agent just could quote me that hotel.

Res Tuck[quote]Anybody ever stayed in Novotel World Trade Centre and can report about friendliness? It's too crazy to get a room for the coming week anywhere because of the DSF.

Everything booked out and the agent just could quote me that hotel[/quote] That is a girl friendly hotel. A fellow member visited dubai recently and called up Firoza to that place. She had no problem getting in. Ofcourse the reason could be that she dresses sensibly and not sluttishly. So guess if the girl is dressed in an appropriate manner there is no problem there. Not heard anything negative about the hotel as far as guest friendliness is concerned.

Cheers

Justfun

Hi,

If any one can help me to give an info. about funrnished apartments in Dubai, and what is the friendly and which one is high class.

Thanks

Guys,

I've stayed before at Bubai Marine Beach resort and it was great. No questions asked whatsoever, can you recommend another couple of hotels. Right now, Dubai Marine beach resort is so bloody expensive.

should I stay downtown since the shopping festival might make traffic really bad? is it true that Jumerah area is more girl friendly???

please advise.

Boofer,

I dont know if Jumeira Beach is any more friendlier than most of the other hotels in town. Individual hotels can of course vary.

One thing is for sure that, in additon to the high room rates, you'll have to contend with about Dhs 100 taxi fare each time you head to the city.

Also some girls are reluctant to go to the Beach. Because it's out of the way, costs them another Dhs 50 to get back, which may wind up being your responsibility in the morning.;)

In my limited experience, I thought the girls tended to raise their rates by a couple of hundred at the mention of Jumeira beach.
Maybe they think the client is well to do, and will/can pay more?

In the end, it's all worth it, if you find that real special one!

Good luck.

Does anybody have any info on the "friendliness" of the Holiday-Inn Dubai?

Thanks.

Expat_guy:

Which one? It was my understanding that the Holiday Inn Bur Dubai is now called Movenpick. As I reported earlier, it was friendly as of DEC 2003. In fact I have seen a few real CIS stunners working the 1st floor bar (I forget the name of the bar.) The hotel security guys will ask for a passport copy if they bump into you with a lady, but no hassles and no additions to the bill.

Cheers,

Sporadic

I think there is only one Holiday Inn in Dubai now, the one at Deira. Appreciate your advice. How about the Renaisance Hotel in Deira?

Thanks.

Expatriate_Guy[quote]Does anybody have any info on the "friendliness" of the Holiday-Inn Dubai?

Thanks.
[/quote]Which Holiday Inn do you mean mate. The Crowne Plaza on the Sheikh Zayed road is called the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza. If that is the one you mean then there is nothing to worry about. That hotel is extremely guest friendly. A fellow Forum member is currently in residence there and has had no problems.

[b]In One Life[/b]The Al Hina Residence next to the Ramada hotle in Bur Dubai is guest friendly. Also as our friend Sunny Boy 1960 mentioned the Rolla Residence opposite the Imperial suites is also guest friendly. so I guess either one of those should be good one to go for. Also the London Crown Hotel Apartments in the Golden Sands area is supposed to be friendly.

Justfun

Expat guy,

I can vouch for the Renaissance being reasonably friendly, but I am known there as a frequent guest.

Part of the problem is the layout, you take a long escalator up to the lobby which kind of acts like a chokepoint, with Harry´s place (the bar) on the right, and reception in front of you, elevators to the left towards the restaurant. The first couple floors are also open plan; anyone can see you walking the "hallway." There is another elevator on the ground floor, around the corner to the right from the concierge/bellhop stand, but it is not available on all floors.

The hotel bar is not really a pickup place, having said that, I have run into the occasional CIS or Chinese stunner there when they are having a special party. In fact, that is where I ran into the Bo Derek lookalike 9+ CIS stunner last year. THAT was an experience! As at any 5 star hotel, the key is discretion; be low key and "act confident" and you should have no problem. YMMV.

Cheers,

Sporadic

Haven't been in Dubai since the end of 2003, but the Holiday Inn Bur Dubai (now Movenpick) was never any problem, providing you picked up or at least rendezvoused with your girl at the first floor bar (Somerset's). From there it's easy enough to get to the elevators, or straight into the first floor corridor if you happen to be staying there.

Have to agree with Sporadic on the quality of the ladies working that bar, there were some occasional stunners, mainly CIS, and I never felt the need to trek over to Cyclone, which is only a 200-yard walk away.

Another friendly hotel is the Capitol, which has Henry J Bean's and Savage Garden on the ground floor. It's slightly out of the way on Mina Road near Port Rashid, but no registration of lady visitors, no passport copy, just walk right in every time. (Maybe I was just lucky?)

One to avoid - the Savoy Park Apartment Hotel. May the fleas of a thousand camels infest their bedclothes, after the humiliation they put me and my lady friend through in their lobby!

[quote]Justsumfun, 02-09-04 15:29: since she did not have a place she told him he would have to take her to the Dallas hotel, which rents out rooms by the hour it seems for a 100 dhs.[/quote]I'll post the above here in case somebody misses it in the dubai thread. Not a real place to stay. I was there 3 years ago, rooms rather grotty. Think I paid something like 140 for 1 night, although just wanted to use for ST as my hotel, Riviera, next to Carlton Towers, not girl friendly. Back then, Dallas was functioning as a ST hotel; no problem registering while 2 girls waited for me. Clerk asked me how many [b]DAYS[/b] I'd be staying; I'm thinking hours. Sounds like it still functions that way. Dallas hotel is in Bur Dubai, up the road from Astoria (and TGIT), very close to the intersection with Bank Street (street where York is).

The Le Meridien Mina Seyahi is quite friendly. A friend was staying in a suite over there and when the both of us showed up there with the girls there was no questions asked.

Hy Guys,

I tried in the Dubai forum and got the advice to have a look here which I allready did bofore.

But again I would like to know if the frindlyness of Sea Viewe Hotel got better after the World Bank meeting last summer?

The reason is my business partner prefers to book this hotel for me dont know the reason (my be he gets special rates)

So my fist question is above and the second: Does a listing of hotels may be with a ranking friendly quite fridly unfriendly exist here in the forum?

If yes, where can I find this?

If no then would it be a good idea to put one together what you think?

This is my second posting so if I write some bulshit in which has been discussed many times be patient with me :-) and excuse my english im from germany LOL

Yours,

Tony Beruti

I'm ariving in Dubai at 25.02. Is there any special event or so?

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