Blogs from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East - page 13

We had a last minute change of plans today and we decide to have a lazy day. Our deal at the hotel includes a complimentary room service breakfast so we order, but do not expect too much. The tray that arrived had everything on it including a pot of Arabic coffee. It was a really great way to start the day. We have another bash at drying the clothes in the tumble dryer, but we continually get an error message. A call to reception gets a man at the door very soon. He takes a quick look then declares that there is not a lot he can do today as it is a public holiday, but that he will sort it tomorrow. This seemed fair enough. So we head to the roof for some sun and ... read more

Today is the first day of their weekend here and tradition is to partake in a brunch as a family. We have decided to return to NA3NA3 (pronounced NaNa) where we had brunch last year. It is slightly changed from our last visit as it is now an organic seafood brunch. NA3NA3 is in the address in Dubai Mall. This is one of four hotels called the Address in Dubai with another 3 in the pipeline (including the one that was closed on 31st December 2015 due to fire) The food was as good as we remember it to be and it was really nice that some of the staff remembered us. It had a really lovely ambiance and a great family atmosphere. We had an Entertainer voucher for this which made it even better value ... read more

Day two for the Big bus trip, and as George is feeling better, we make a very early start today. When we checked into the hotel they gave us details of a free bus service that they offer. We asked at the time if we needed to book to use this service and they advised No, just turn up five minutes before departure time. You would think this should be very straightforward in a four star hotel. So the information sheet the hotel gave us listed a bus to Dubai Mall leaving at 9am each morning. At 8.45am we arrive at reception. As the concierge is busy we approached the reception desk to ask where to go for this bus. We were asked if we had booked, but we advised that they had told us no ... read more

This morning, we enjoyed our final complimentary breakfast from this hotel. As we have a busy day ahead of us, we decided we needed more selection so headed to the main Chef´s House for the buffet. With the packing completed, we were checked out by about 11.30am and in a local taxi on our way to the next hotel located in the International Financial Centre aka DIFC. Dubai loves their use of abbreviations. We have now booked into the four stars Warwick Hotel in downtown Dubai for six nights. The main reason for moving at this point was the price of the Radisson Blu would have been too much for a 10 day stay. For the Warwick Hotel we are again using one of the Entertainer Travel Book vouchers. This gives us the second night free ... read more

Friday is the first day of the weekend here, so not a lot happening until the lunchtime brunches begin. As it is the weekend, they are not serving breakfast in the business lounge so we venture down to the Chefs House for our complimentary breakfast. The selection here is vast and lavish as can be. Every possible breakfast item imaginable was there. We only ate a small amount today, as we have a very large brunch booked. We spent a while in the business lounge catching up with things and enjoying the free beverages before walking to Media One Hotel for brunch which is just down the road from our hotel. The tradition in UAE for Friday´s is to partake in a brunch. These seem to take on several forms, but all involve eating lots of ... read more