The main advantage of the hotel is its location — just 50 meters from the entrance to the Financial Centre metro station. The windows offer a view of the Burj Khalifa.
Everything else is disappointing. Even the view of the Burj Khalifa doesn’t bring much joy, as the windows are very dirty. The furniture is old. The dining table in my room was actually chipped. The kettle was dirty inside — I had to clean it myself.
When I checked into the room, there were no towels or clothes hangers. There is a phone in the room, but no instructions anywhere on how to call reception. I had to go down to reception and ask for towels and hangers. The receptionists promised to bring everything within 15 minutes. However, after an hour, I had to go down again because nothing had arrived. Eventually they brought towels, but instead of two large ones, only one. They promised to bring the second one in 15 minutes, but it never came. The same happened with my requests to have laundry collected and then returned.
On the day of departure, I asked reception to arrange a late checkout until 2:00 PM. The receptionist assured me there would be no problem. However, at 12:30 PM, a different staff member called and insisted I vacate the room immediately.
I had made two separate bookings — the first for two nights, the second for five nights right after. I did this deliberately after reading that many guests were unhappy with the hotel. I am too. And I cancelled the second booking.