Courtyard by Marriott Green Community Dubai Hotel

This was my second visit to this hotel and like some of the other reviews mention it is quite a drive (40 mins) from Dubai airport, but so are some of the beach hotels. It is probably more suited to business visitors than holidaymakers as it is not located on the beach, but the hotel will organize a shuttle to a nearby beach club. The hotel staff is excellent and very friendly. The restaurants are good, the rooms on a par with a lot of other hotels in the area, there is a small but fully stocked gym and the swimming pool area is... more

Three days before my holiday to Dubai I decided to cancel Bab al Shams and go for a cheaper option....and fate intervened and up come the Marriott on expedia.co.uk. Well, I booked and was a bit hesitant as had never heard it being mentioned in the forum etc...but it looked nice and the price was good - £68 a night. Well I have to say that I had an excellent stay and I will definitely be back. We arrived at 9.30am and were able to check in immediately. The room was just the basic one - no balcony, no bathrobes but spotlessly clean,... more

I've stayed in many hotels in Dubai from 3 to 5-star, and this 4-star has the best service of them all. Very friendly staff (everyone says hello as they pass you in the corridor, the head of restaurants goes round every table at least once an evening to check if everything is ok). The rooms are large, we were a couple and one child sharing, and the 2 double beds were enough sleeping space, plus plenty of wardrobe and floor space for cloths/suitcases. Everything is very clean. Don't let the distance from Dubai be a problem, it's in the... more

I read good reviews of the place on this website, and thought it would be a good place to meet friends from Abu Dhabi who had work the next day. Getting there was a bit of a hassle as the roads are not well signed. However, once getting to the hotel, you get this calm feeling away from the hustle and bustle of the city. The rooms were clean, the bathroom was wonderful, if not for the silly glass thing they had instead of a curtain to cover the bath from shower splashes. Their service was a tad lagging, but they compensated us by... more

We arrived around 9am in the hotel, but we were able to check in to the room right away. The room was nice and clean. Everybody in the hotel was really friendly. The hotel was a long way from the city, but we did not mind it since we were only transiting there and wanted somewhere to stay comfortably. The hotel provided shuttle buses to a huge shopping mall ( I think it is called the mall of Emirates), it was really big with hundreds of shops and restaurants. There is also a new shopping center connected to the hotel and a brand new... more

This hotel is a tranquility of rest in the middle of the desert. The rooms are clean spacious and with e remarkeble view over the lake. Food was really a surprise this is a great meal prepared with a lot of love. Service this is how you want it to be its like a home aay from home. We travel a lot it this is definatly going above and beyond. We will be back soon

Have just returned from staying at the Marriott Courtyard for a week with my husband and 15 year daughter. We booked a suite (Room 130) as there was 3 of us and got a fabulous rate for it. Upon entering the suite there was a bit of a lobby area with the most amazing flower display and a card signed by the staff welcoming us. Flower displays were abundant throughout. THe room was tastefully decorated, the bed (extra King size) was super comfy. Clean towels and everything replenished everyday if you wished. Well stocked minibar. Room... more

For a mixture of cost, atmosphere and service this is the best hotel in Dubai. We were there over New Year on our honeymoon and had a great 7 days. Whilst most other hotels were charging £ 350.00 per night, the Courtyard was £ 80.00! We found it hard to tell the difference. We visited all the big hotels ie Jumeira Beach (like a cattle market), Fairmont (very business like), Mina a Salem (too big), Royal Mirage (like a museum) Bustan Al Rotana and Meridien, but none were as pleasant, comfortable or welcoming as the Marriott. Staff... more

Firstly, if you are coming from Dubai city, make sure your taxi driver knows the way. Ours didn't and it took ages to get there. The Green Community is a residential development well out of the centre of Dubai, and still very much work in progress. However, this hotel is already open and its a lovely place to get away from it all. It's good value and quiet. The pool is beautiful, almost merging with the lake beside it. The food at the hotel's Palm Grill was also of a high standard. It's likely to get busier once the development is fully open... more

We had originally booked to stay in the city but it was too noisy so we decided to go to the other extreme and get away from it all. We found the Courtyard in The Green Community by chance on the Marriott website as it had just opened 3 weeks before. The hotel is in the Green Community residential estate about 30 mins drive from the airport and downtown. The rooms are lovely and well decorated and the staff are excellent. The hotel has a lovely pool overlooking a lake and they were just completing building the Marriott Apartments and... more