My girlfriend and I stayed in the Taj Place for 4 nights in October 2006 and I loved every second of it, ignore and bad reviews about this hotel!

Inside the hotel is stunning with glass and marble everywhere and the lifts are the fastest and quietest I have ever been in.

The room was massive with a comfy bed, luxurious bathrooms, large tv, non-alcoholic mini bar and a balcony. The room had bathrobes slippers safe and toiletries. Basically everything you could need.

House keeping was excellent and the beds were made twice a day with a mint each night on your pillow. Daily newspapers were provided every day as were free bottles of water.

The breakfast was delicious and offered a good variety with your eggs cooked specifically for you how you like them.

The pool on the roof was great as was the jacuzzi which was larger than I expected. The pool attendant couldn't have been more helpful and nothing was too much trouble. Towels were provided for sunbathing and swimming.

All rooms and public areas were well air-conditioned and bright.

The staff were all friendly and were always smiling and the taxis they hotel provide are clean safe and reliable.

I will definately be going back to this hotel soon and I would recommend it to anyone.

Thanks to everyone at the Taj Palace.

We stayed at the taj palace April 2006. Located in Deira. Brilliant concierge who pre-booked all of our restaurants and presented us with an itinerary on arrival. Nice foyer. Very spacious and well equipped room with a huge bed, felt almost like a mini suite. Losts of overstuffed cushions and soft furnishings. Clean with friendly domestic staff - most very young looking!

Nice breakfast buffet in small breakfast room, had to queue on occasion but never had to wait too long.

The hotel was in a pretty good location within walking distance of a couple of the major shopping malls (but do take your walking shoes!) also could walk to the souqs if feeling particularly energetic. However the roads are pretty busy and we saw a number of RTAs and near misses so do use the overpasses even if its not convenient.

The pool is located on the rooftop and has limited sun loungers - can be a struggle to find one. The pool staff didn't exactly rush to help us move the parasols on occasion either! The pool isn't massive but adequate for a cooling dip. Great views of incoming aircraft at close range and you can see the airport! (Sorry I'm a bit of an aircraft anorak). The pool bar serves food (the pizza is pretty tasty) but is quite expensive.

The hotel also has a couple of shops including a very handy pharmacy. Buy water, snacks etc from the local stores as the hotel is expensive (I don't recall free water in the room).

The spa is nice but is segragated for boys & girls. Went for Arudeyvic massage which was not v relaxing. Apparently based on the type person you are (you fill in a questionnaire beforehand) which means I must have been pretty evil in a previous life! Also had a facial with (sorry) blackhead removal which almost made me cry - a little heavy handed. Didn't go back.

Fabulous indian restaurant in the hotel (Handi)- some of the best indian food i've tasted. There was also a middle eastern one - pretty deserted though food okay.

All in all good location clean luxurious rooms. Great base from which to explore Deira.

A very nice hotel. It is in Deira, which is a little offputting as the traffic in this part of Dubai is shocking and means that you have to cross the creek to get to many of the attractions and malls, but the hotel itself is very nice. The staff are friendly, helpful and professional and the food in the restaurants is great. I would go back and recommend this to anyone (assuming you want to be in Deira).

This is a 5-star, top-notch hotel, particularly for the business traveller. We stayed in a club room which included breakfast and airport transfers. The hotel is of a high standard and our room was large, well furnished and included a good sized balcony with table and chairs. Huge bathroom with excellent shower, separate toilet area and lovely bathtub, amenities, good towels. The staff were friendly and helpful.

We ate at 2 of the hotel's restaurants - the award-winning Indian restaurant, Handi, and the Japanese, Sakura. Sadly we didn't have enough time to eat at the Turkish restaurant that looked really inviting as well.

The hotel is well located about 15 minutes from the airport and we recommend it highly. Just a word of caution about Dubai traffic. If you need to get to the airport, leave in plenty of time. A 15 minute drive in off-peak can take almost an hour in peak hour.