Raffles Dubai

We travel to Dubai often for business and always enjoy the hotels. The staff (mostly Asian) is super friendly and the facilities are new and designer. The Raffles is no exception. This particular property has a very different look from the original property in Singapore, but the quality of service measures equally high. The lobby of the hotel looks like an Egyptian temple, beautiful lighting and marble everywhere. The room is very large (every room in the hotel is a suite I believe) and the bathroom is also big, with jacuzzi size bathtub and... more

We stayed there for part of our honeymoon. Hell Whoever decorated this monstrosity should be fired. Period. I understand that the hotel is in an Egyptian themed mall and that the shape had to be a pyramid, but there is no reason that the Raffles image of refined luxury has to be tarnished with Dubai gaudiness and lack of taste and tired ancient Egyptian theme. The comparisons to the Luxur are inevitable, with the fake hieroglyphics and all among many other poor decisions. Heaven The staff was amazing every step of the... more

We wanted a Christmas to New Year break and was booking very late. The Burj Al Arab was fully booked and I wanted Luxury! I then saw The Raffles had just been completed (November 2007), so we booked for 8 nights from 23rd December. We had an overnight flight and when we arrived we had a courtesy limousine pick us up from the airport (about 10 minutes away) and immediately gave us bottles of cold water to refresh ourselves. On arrival at the hotel, as we had booked a Club suite, we were immediately taken up to the 10th floor for executive... more

Who: me and my husband When: May 2nd-4th 2008 (2nights) Room: Raffles Suite 1005, 10th floor Occasion: trip of Oman and Dubai Other hotels in this trip: Six Senses Zighy Bay, The Chedi Muscat Ok, it's Dubai, ok I knew it was linked to the Wafi mall, had a pyramid shape and an ancient egypt theme, but considering Raffles Singapore - and right after a suite at The Chedi Muscat - we had a bit of a style-shock when we arrived. First comment: it's Las Vegas in the 80's! Nevertheless I must admit that the Raffles was... more

We stayed at Raffles for 4 nights from the 25/3/08. The hotel lobby is absolutley stunning, even more impressive than the Burj. We stayed in a standard room, which was stylishly decorated, with a large flat screen TV and a lovely bathroom. For a standard room it was huge. The staff at the hotel were very friendly and were always willing to help. Whatever you wanted you could have. I think they would have even put my suncream on if I had asked!!! The only thing I would say is that eating and drinking at the hotel is very expensive. Overall... more

We stayed at Raffles dubai - April 5 to 16th 2008. The Hotel itself is great - very large and spacious. As with all hotels in Dubai - everywhere is air conditioned. The room, although a standard room was very large with plenty of space - considering my partner needs use of wheelchair most of the time - we normally have problems within rooms maneuvering .... Raffles no problem, huge room. The bathroom had twin sinks , a corner bath and a separate walk-in shower. The shower had a seat - which really held for someone with mobility... more

this is the best luxurious new hotel in dubai at the moment....and the service..the staff literarly would have picked me off the floor and carried me to my room if i requested......... the smallest room in the hotel is as big as a suite in other hotels and the interiors r a work of art..beds r very comfy and the balcony r so spacious it can fit an elephant sitting down.. there is a easy access to wafi mall which is one of the luxurious malls in dubai that carries designer brands.. i simply loved it.

This hotel opened in Nov 07 so was less than 6 months old at the time of my 2 night stay. Only 10 minutes cab ride from the airport in the wafi city complex, but a trek from the beach and the other big shopping malls. The reception area is awe inspiring, more so than the burj I think, huge columns, massive glass wall, seating areas all in a luxurious egyptian theme. F.desk were speedy and we were soon on the way to our room on the 6th floor. Our bags were not so quick and had to call twice to urge them on. I think for such a large hotel... more

Went to watch the ATP Dubai Tennis Championships with a friend and we decided to explore and stay here since it was a new hotel. We chose the hotel over the Grosvenor hotel and looking back; it was worth it! New hotel and totally luxurious! You even get a butler! There was no breakfast with the package though which is strange for a Dubai hotel. Also, it's difficult getting taxis from the hotel - maybe because it's new. You could wait sometimes for up to 30 minutes to get a taxi! The reception is beautiful, huge and very inviting.... more

I travel to Dubai every new year almost with a bunch of friends and every year i try to stay at a different hotel, usually by the beach butI left it too late this time and couldn't find anywhere decent by the beach, i checked out the Raffles and having been to their legendary property in Singapore, I booked a grand stateroom (which is their standard room) over their website for a period of 4 nights. I requsted a room on a high floor, near the elevators and a check in as early as 7 am. I was given all the three as i checked in. The room was... more