Taj Palace Hotel

The pleasant stay in this hotel is unforgettable, especially the good staff, great breakfast, ample rooms and one of the best house keepings we have ever experienced! It really worths every penny you spend! Wish the best for the organizers. Tehran, Iran

I stayed in this hotel a few times and all experiences have been wonderful. Here are the (+ve) & (-ve) things about it. (+ve) - The rooms are very spacious with a bathroom in each room. All my stays in this hotel were in 2 or 3 bedroom suites. - The kitchen is large, with a large living room. - Great restaurants on the ground floor. I loved the Turkish restaurants. - Prices are excellent. - The hotel is located in the city centre, so you're wihtin close proximity to a shopping mall + there is a supermarket in one of the buildings around the hotel. - When staying in the 2 or 3 bedroom suite, there is a small room for the maid with a toilet + a storeroom is available to store your luggage. - A large balcony connects the living room with the 2 bedrooms. So the windows are actually french windows that open into the balcony. (-ve) - The view from the window is not that great. Surrounding the hotel are buildings, buildings & more buildings. However, the view from the restaurant down at the mezannine floor are great.

You will probably like this property a lot more if you have not sampled other Taj properties in India which are always fantastic. If one were to compare this hotel with others available in Dubai then it will fare much better. The rooms are very large. While they are better than most clinical Dubai hotel rooms they lack the warmth and personality one would expect for the price. One constantly gets the feeling in all aspects of the hotel that they are penny pinching in their expenses. The tea bags are awful, the toileteries are limited, one constantly has to ask for small things like shower caps. The food at breakfast does not compare to international standards. While everyone is very eager to please the staff are not well trained. The hotel did not send a car pick up as promised but instead asked us to get a cab which they would pay for. During checkout they decided to errorneously charge us for the entire contents of the room eatables and drinks which they reveersed after we were upset. Avoid the Turkish restaurant by all means. The staff in he restaurants hate serving guests. The hotel should close the restaurant. The good part - the hotel is close to lots of interesting eating places and markets. Stroll across for a meal. This is a rarity in Dubai. After 10.30 pm the roads close to the hotel also has unsavoury transactions occurring on the streets. However they do not bother touists walking by.

I was excited by the thought of finally getting the chance to stay in a Taj Palace hotel. First thought -- there's nothing Palace-like about it. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice looking hotel, just not sure why they're calling a very businessy looking hotel a "Palace". Also, the address of this place is somewhat of a mystery. The closest you can find on the Taj website is a P.O. Box address. I'd already made the reservation, and was preparing for my trip when I realised this. Had to call the hotel just to ask their actual address. And it is listed here on tripadvisor, but not on the hotel's official website. Strange. We were a group of 7 people. So we booked a 3 br apartment and an executive room (the most standard in the hotel). I have to say that the apartment is nowhere near as nice as the executive room. The executive room is very opulently decorated, but the apartment (while I know apartments are supposed to be more modest looking than a hotel room) is not quite worthy of being in a Taj Palace hotel which is known for the highest level of opulence. The apartment, while very very spacious and served its purpose of hosting a big family, actually looked a bit cheap. Very plain looking old shower curtains and a bathtub that looks like one from a cheap hotel. It was nothing compared to the executive room that had a much nicer bed and covers, gorgeous well appointed bathrooms, and much better bedroom decor. Nothing went wrong during our stay, in fact we had a very nice stay here. But I think the one person who got the executive room really lucked out compared to the 6 of us who chose the apartment. Service overall was very very good but the best part of this hotel has to be Handi, the Indian restaurant. I will always remember my meal at Handi as the best Indian food I have ever had in my life (and I eat a lot of Indian food)! This is Indian cuisine at its finest and if anyone stays here or anywhere else in Dubai I would highly recommend a visit. We still talk about that one meal every time Indian food comes up in our conversation about how incredible it was. It is now on my must do list for my next visit to Dubai, even if I am going to stay in another hotel.

The Indian Rest "Handi" is a rip-off. The Mineral water per bottle is AED 26, imported from Italy. There are several well know brands of local water eg Masafi, one should be better off not ordering water from this restaurant. Even the food is not any better. The butter chicken and lamb curry I ordered is of poor taste. My host told me that these people are using some cream and micro heat the dish. The chef should know that there are good food in India especially places like Sheraton (Bukhara)Delhi When I complained about the water, the waitress told that she will give me some discount but I think she could not get approval from her boss. The single item in my bill of AED455 turned out to be Mineral water AED 78 for 3 bottlels plus tax plus other. Next time I will not step into this expensive poor quality restaurant. Please avoid this place.

We spent 3 nights at this hotel as a stopover on our way to Mauritius. We couldn't fault it. The service was excellent from start to finish. Rooms are enormous and bathrooms luxurious (and we only had a standard room) We arrived in the morning, normally rooms aren't available till after 2pm but the staff went out of there way to make our rooms ready earlier and served us fruit cocktails whilst we were waiting. It is a hotel that doesn't serve alcoholic, but that wasn't a problem. We enjoyed time relaxing around the roof top pool also (when we weren't shopping!!). Would definately stay there again.

We stayed at the hotel for two nights and managed to see most of Dubai. The location is very good and we were able to walk to the creek and reach the boat for a romantic dinner. The room was seriously luxurious and service was excellent. The spa was lovely and the pool at the roof also. The breakfast was great, but there was another buffet which cost extra and we were told was amazing. A tip: Get your alcoholic drinks from the Duty free because they don't serve alcohol in the hotel. It is considered by the locals as one of the best hotels due to this (!) They don't mind if you drink alcohol in your room though. The city is very safe for anyone but they don't like it when women wear shorts and mini skirts or, generally, sexy clothes. Also, keep some change so that you cross the creek with the little boats because if you find yourself on the other side with no cash, well, it's too far to walk back !

Stayed with family for 5 nights in July 2007 at the Taj Palace Hotel in Dubai. One of the best places in town. The rooms are large and very comfortable. The service comes with a personal touch, which as a business traveller I have yet to find in equivalent hotels. The breakfast team (Sampad/Roy.. ) did an excellent job in providing us with Indian Masala tea.. The Aryuvedic Spa Centre , managed by Dr Deepa Dahvejkar and her team is an excellent facility. My wife , daughter and myself were booked in for various treatments and the results were rejuvinating to say the least... I would throughly recommend this to fellow travellers... The Spa facilities at the Taj Palace are far better than 3 x 1/2 hr complimentary treatments that we received at Grand Habtoor, Jumeirah-Dubai. Well done to all at Taj Palace... keep up the good work. and THANKS from the Mehta family..

We stayed at the Taj early March. Check in was a delight - with attentive staff taking care of us from the moment we stepped out of the car. The room was huge, with a quiet balcony. The lobby is impressive, with plenty of soft seating, and coffee service. Breakfast was on a mezzanine with a large choice. For other meals there are several excellent restaurants in the hotel itself. We particularly liked the Turkish one. There is a pool, and spa facilities both of which were excellent. The location is in the old city - Deira - and so is close to the airport but still quiet and still within easy reach of the attractions. Shopping centres are close by, as are other hotels, cafes and restaurants. All in all we received a first class service. We would definitely go back to stay there. A fine 5 star hotel.

Great hotel in great location. Traffic is heavy in the area at rush times but it is a problem all over Dubai. However, all taxis are comfortable and air-conditioned. We arrived eraly and were given welcoming drinks. Porter took out bags to the room. Excellent service throughout our stay. Very friendly staff, clean and spacious rooms, towels replaced twice a day, fresh lillys in the bathroom. Very nice swimming pool on the roof. Hotel has an agreement with Ajman Kempinski beach hotel for use of their private beach. Bus departs daily at 9.25 to the beach and returns at 15.30. There is a fee of 60 darham perperson to use the beach. Very nice beach.