Riviera Hotel

Like others I chose the Riviera based on Tripadvisor feedback. We also found it a pleasant hotel, well located, offering good value with extremely friendly and helpul staff. We stayed for just 15 hours while passing through and staff almost insisted that we should have breakgfast in our room at 4:30am as we were departing long before the restaurant opened. The breakfast, far more than we could eat, was a good idea. I hope to return to Dubai and will not look elsewhere.

Found this hotel on TripAdvisor after reading all the reviews, booked through stayxs and got a great rete on Creek View room (pay the extra and stay in one of these). The Hotel is on the main street and right in the heart of it, the views of the creek are incredible. The room is a good size, with everything you would expect, the sevice is good, and the breakfast is great. The staff will organise a taxi for you, and are willing to help when needed. We ordered room service very late at night, and it was beautiful (maybe because we... more

Stayed for 5 days and enjoyed the Riviera very much - only complaint was no swimming pool and it was 40+ celcius. Breakfast was excellent, good variety. The Hana restaurant served Asian food - very tasty and even the fake beer was good (this is a no alcohol hotel) All the staff, without exception, were extremely friendly, pleasant and helpful. If you are considering this hotel we would advise booking a Creek view room and taking the executive upgrade as it is well worth paying a bit more for. The location in Deira was a good choice... more

I am a travel agent and spend lots of time in hotels. This hotel is probably more a high 3 than 4 star, but taking that into account - the location is fantastic, the service excellent, room spotlessly clean. The staff helped me plan my day for sightseeing, and advised on shopping spots. Will definately stay here again.

We stayed at the Riveria Hotel in November,2005 (i finally got around to writing the review)..I can't say enough good things about this hotel..We had a view of the creek, the room was very clean, the breakfast was great, close to everything and the staff was exceptionally friendly..Would definately stay there again...

We stayed at this hotel for 4 days even though our room was not available when we reached the hotel)agents mistake) I found the front desk, porters clerical people and all the attendants throughout the restaurantto be extremely, helpful and willing to please, will be recommending this hotel for its central location. Definitely will stay again in 2006. Girls from New Zealand

Just got back from a short stay in Dubai. Originally booked - Agents choice(not mine) to stay in the Hotel Dubai Palm - sounds nice but terrible.Disco music heard on every floor until 3am every morning, hotel needs total updating and the breakfast was a disgrace. Rang The Hotel Riviera at 9am and checked in 9.20 - great price and upgrade to Executive Package. Great location looking on to the Creek, 10 mins walk to The Souk and boats crossing the creek. Fantastic breakfast and staff who couldn't do enough for you. Book direct with hotel and... more

We stayed at the Riviera Hotel for 8 days. We arrived at 2am to find our booking dates were mixed up not a fault of the hotel but the travel agent, we arrived a day later. We phoned the hotel when we arrived knowing our bookings were mixed up, we were told that they have a room for us. We got to the hotel and presented the reception staff with the booking confirmation that we had, after some arguing we got a room. They wanted us to pay for the room again even though it was already paid. The room stank of smoke and food. We complained... more

Hotel riviera is classified as a 4**** but compared to European standards, it is more a 3*! Its location is great and the staff was very helpful and overall we had a pleasant stay. but if I had to go to Duabi again, i wouldnt stay at this hotel. The Room, especially the bathroom, was not cleaned properly and I didnt like the breakfast. I also wished the hotel had a pool. Overall its not a bad hotel and it is ideal for budget travellers

We stayed in this hotel for 4 days in October 2004. Although we arrived well past midnight the front desk was well manned and luggage was whipped away and sent to our room before we had checked in. The room we had, which calls itself a suit was adequate for our needs, on entering there was a sitting area which had amenity refrigerators, seats and table plus a television set, showing a surprising number of western channels, you then walked pass the reasonably sized bathroom into the main room. This was furnished quite well with an... more