Towers Rotana - Dubai

booked to stay here for a short break, although not the best location- not sure where is really as Dubai is rather spread out, found the hotel service to be first class. rooms spotless, checks to see if everything is ok, turn the linen down before evening... you name it. food and bar in the hotel was excellent- teatro is an excellent restaurant, only gripe i had with the stay was the Wine was expensive! if i did decide to go to dubai again, would stop here!

We stayed here for 6 nights and had problems when we checked in as Opodo had not told us that you have to add another 20 per cent to the bill so ended up paying 400 pounds more be carefull of this when booking through sites. The hotel is very nice and pay the extra for club rotana as you get breakfast and evening drinks in your own lounge. The beach is about a 10 minute taxi ride away. The hotel is more for business people stay on the beach if you want this.

Ok, straight to the point. Walls are paper thin and neighbours keep you awake (not their fault if the TV is on at reasonable level); the bar is full of call girls so you can't sit on your own for a quiet drink; the security are getting looked after by the call girls to be allowed to stay in the bar; you can't leave the bar to go back into the hotel without going outside where you get accosted by call girls; we had issues where groups of girls were running around the corridors shouting and laughing when I had to get a flight; later on, there... more

This hotel is located in a busy road in the middle of huge towers. The superior room is clean, with a king bed, a nice view in the pool and the city, a big t.v., but it's not something you never forget. There is a big disadvantage if you go at this period of the time. Ramadan is very strict even for tourists. There is a bar in the hotel that doesn't has music but it serves alcohol. There is no place in the town to hear music and dance for a month. No belly dancers either. You can't eat or drink outside till it gets dark so, go to your hotel.... more

We stayed at the Towers for one night as tourists. There was nothing wrong with the hotel though am afraid we shall be damning it with faint praise, in line with some other reviews I felt that it didn’t quite come up to our expectations of a Dubai hotel. Its well positioned about 10 minutes taxi from the airport and 10-15 minutes taxi from the shopping malls. It is (I’m told) in the business district right beside one of the busiest roads in the city. The rooms are well sized and clean, our bathroom was a little tired but... more

Hotel very nice. On Sheik Al Zayed Road, which means a short taxi ride from anywhere in Dubai - the max we ever paid was £5. Pool on top of car park - small but perfectly formed. Food excellent, and they did themed nights were you paid about £18 and got unlimited food and alchol - very nice. Rooms excellent. We liked Dubai, but did find the treatment of women was upsetting. However, if you are comfortable with the seeing local women covered from head to toe in black (including gloves) in the searing heat, western women not wearing this... more

If you've stayed in 4 or 5 star South East Asian (HK, Bangkok, Phuket etc) hotels this will be a let down. Bedrooms are large, but smell of stale smoke, as does much of the hotel. Housekeeping doesn't appear till you ring and chase them, this was after 4 o'clock mind, not in the morning! Breakfast buffet good, but very pricey. Location not brilliant, on a huge highway and you'd better like what's on your side of the Sheik Zayed Highway or you'll have to get a cab to take you to the other side!!!! If you're lucky enough to... more

What ever you do use the safe, had trouble using ours and thought all would be ok, how wrong I was, turned out the housekeeping staff are thieving little [--------]. Have stayed in this property of previous occasions and could never fault the place. How sad all that's changed. If your thinking of booking this hotel I would seriously advise against it. I certainly wont be returning.

My friend and I stayed at the Towers Rotana for 3 nights in February and had a great stay! After a tiring overnight flight we arrived at the hotel early in the morning but our first night booked wasn't until that evening, so we decided to book a room just to get our heads down for a few hours before 'hitting the town'! The staff were happy to oblige and because there was a slight mix-up over the key, we weren't charged for this. The staff were extremely attentive and friendly and the breakfast was first class. This hotel also has the... more

Stayed here for 3 nights after a week in the Maldives. This hotel is mainly for business travellers and not holiday makers. But we loved it because of that. We wanted the central location to do things. We were not there to be by the beach and chill. The traffic can be bad and is so hairy! There are 14 lanes of traffic from one side fo the road to the other. So taxis are a must. But they are cheap. Room was clean and OK size and service was great. Don't use the minibar it didnt have a price list and we had two small tubs of... more