................ where you should have stayed if you wanted a 5* business hotel on Sheikh Zayeed Road !

I really don't rate the Fairmont but will give a fair reflection of my three night stay last week for business.

Decor - American / UAE bling with mixtures of styles all over the place, not my taste and just not coordinated with any particular style in mind to my eye.

Rooms - nice and comfortable but style as before, good bed and pillows, I was in a standard one.

Staff- friendly and nice but nothing spectacular during my stay

Valet parking - looked like my car had been in the desert for a week when I picked it up - they might clean them !

Bathroom - nice but separate shower mentioned elsewhere deafening because of water echos

Food - room service fantastic, quick and reasonable with choices from great restaurants. Grill is excellent and would go back there.

Pools - unwelcoming and small so didn't swim

Meeting facilities - quite good and well organised but catering average

Taxis - had to wait an hour for a taxi - not really 5* - they should be queing up.

If you want a centrally located great hotel then book the ET as in the title, the Fairmont was expensive and average in everything except food, will not be going back - 1400++ Dhs for this is possibly the worst value for money I have seen even in Dubai.

If you want luxury business then I'd advise the ET which never disappoints and cheap and good business then its the Novatel.

Others in my party really liked the hotel so maybe I'm just spoiled but I expect far more for my money.

Was staying at the Fairmont while on business but had a bit of spare time. It is a very nice hotel, very clean and great facilities.

As I was on my own I used room service quite a lot, they were excellent and the food was good.

The room itself was very nice, spacious and the bathroom had a seperates shower unit which is always a plus.

The spa area is very nice, I managed to get a few hours in the evening sun by the pool and the guys were great for getting you the odd beer... Good sauna & steam facilities in the locker rooms.

I dont usually use 5 star hotels so my report could be a little out of place as I am not used to many luxuries. But reports about Fairmont being 3 star are not accurate, I would not wish to their authors to stay in proper Dubai 3star... .
But anyway - you will meet great staff in Fairmont, helpful in most ways. Pool areas are nice and pleasant as are the pools themselves. You will get an excellent views to Emirate Towers and distant view to Burj Al Arab if this makes a difference in your minds. Food is of a great quality and location perfect for World trade centre and surroundings. Neighbourhood looks as is usual in Dubai: Construction sites in all directions. Major con is a location on the main street, Nobody respects speed limits in Emirates and street noise at night is high unless you put the aircon on. But still - very good hotel for Dubai.

Surprised by some of the other reviews as this hotel seemed very good to me and I've stayed in a lot.

Staff truely excellent and exceedingly helpful. The hotel was clean and modern and so was the Gold Lounge where service was brilliant and very attentive.

It didn't look tired or dated to me that some have accused it of although the styling wasn't the most current maybe if you had to be critical.

The hotel isn't a beach front location but there are two good pools one facing the morning sun and the other the afternoon sun. The main Dubai road runs past the front of the hotel so the Sunrise pool can be a little noisey.

Overall for a city hotel close to many facilities in Dubai by car it was excellent. Its not a hotel for Children though unlike the other beach hotels where they have more ability to roam around and special facilities for children.