I stayed here on the 8th dec 2007 until 11th dec 2007.

I was a single female traveller abit worried about staying alone, if though i heard Dubai was safe.

It was fantastic, I checked in without any problems, porter brought my suitcases up for me, even ripped off all the security tags for me :P

The manager Mahesh Kumar was lovely, He showed me how the AC and all the amenities worked in the rrom.

In the hotel lobby is an Excursion company called Suncity Tours, who have amazing excursions going on for a reasonable price. They are also very helpful and polite.

I didn't really wake up to have breakfast while I was there, but one morning I did and it was a buffet style breaky with a large variety of dishes, warm and cold.

In the room is a food menu from the Restaurant downstairs, they have a good variety of dinners and lunches, Very cheap too, ( try the chilli Chicken)

The hotel DOES have 3 clubs however I was on the 3rd floor, but by the time I came in from a hard day travelling out in the sun, I was too tired to acknowledge the club and the noise and use to fall straight to sleep, I actually found it difficult to get myself out in the morning.

Very close by to Deira, gold souk, spice market, mina bazzar, carefour, boat creeks. Jumerih beach is about 10-15mins away in taxi not expensive at all.
Airport was about 20mins away, However the Hotel does provide a shuttle service, If getting a taxi it's around £5.00.

The hotel provides facilities for safety box in the back office of the reception.

Overall realli good hotel, Dont get put off about the noise not really a big deal, by the time you get back at night your too tired to realise whats going on.

Will be staying here in march 2008

If anyone wants to ask any questions you can email me.
redrina_16@yahoo.com

We had something like 16 hours to spend on transit, so we booked this hotel expecting an early check-in availability with its '24 hour' reception facility advertised.

For some reason, we could not find direct contact detail of the hotel (no ph, nor email) as we booked through a 3rd party website, so we had to look around to find a way to arrange the hotel pick up service upon arrival. This took quite some time wondering around, and just as we gave up to get a taxi, I found the hotel driver picking up another guest. He was kind and arranged a car to come and collect us. We waited for about 20 minutes.

We checked in around 9am no problem, except the breakfast that was supposed to be inclusive, wasn't and we felt disappointed of the miscommunication of the travel website. None the less, the service was OK, we got a room on the 7th floor (so not much noise from the night club on the ground floor nor the roads outside). The lunch buffet was a great value.

I was hoping that there would be shops nearby, but not much to browse in the immediate area. We did not find any decent place to eat around the hotel. I was told the gold souk was NOT a walking distance and it indeed was a long way through a tunnel by taxi.

Airport transfer service was good, although we had to leave earlier for our departure due to the hotel transport available only on the hour.

It was a good day- time stay there for us, no problems in service, no frills simple hotel.

I stayed at the Highland first week after Ramadan with my mum, gran and little sister!

Upon arrival, our transfer guy was there on time to collect us (Shuttle bus), he carried our bags and was very polite and helpful. The hotel ride was about 15-20mins.

On arrival at the hotel, our rooms were ready but not conjoining as we requested, we were told that a room next to mine would be availbale after two nights and they would move my mum n sister next to us but that didn't happen. We were given complimentary bottles of water and 'not complimentary' snacks, which we realised only when we checked out and received our bill...which taught us a lesson!

First impression of the room was avergae (damp smell in bedroom which wore away but bathroom smell remained throughout our 6night stay), comfortable and clean but not completely accomodating. There was no clock or ironing facilities. Bathroom was average size, no complaints!

The staff were very polite and hospitable- always ready to help- again no complaints!

Breakfast is good- mostly the same verday though!

Perfect location, easy to get taxis around! Fab juice shop next to the bus stop outside the hotel- I was hooked!

A piece of advice for anyone tourists visiting Dubai- DON'T use the hotel to book excursions. They charge so much more, its a complete rip off! Always book them yourself in advance or while you are in Dubai- there are looooooads of tourism companies.

Near the reception area- there is an Indian 'family' restaurant... uhhh I don't think so! I went with my family n we walked back out. 95% in there were men, old pervy types n the live entertainment was perfect for them....I'll leave you to judge!

I requested the top level floor in the hotel by reading previous reviews about noise and believe me, I am happy I did! There is a club on the first floor and the noise can still be heard on the 7th floor- just not as bad.

I wouldn't advise this hotel as being a family hotel at all- in the evening lots of men arrive at the hotel, looking for entertainment- at the same time, lots of 'lovely' females stroll in....again I leave you to be the judge!

The rooftop pool is wonderful, small but nice. Sauna is okay- not bad!

Overall, you get what you pay for from this hotel- nothing more and nothing less! Not a family hotel! More for couples and adults! Not child friendly!

If you would like to ask me more question- email me at mello786@hotmail.com


Mehreen

We stayed here for 3 weeks during Ramadan and found it to be a wonderful hotel! The staff were friendly and helped us find all the best excursions and gave helpful advice on how best to get the most out of our stay in Dubai. Compared to Hotels in the UK with a similar star rating, this place was a palace! It's not luxurious, but it's clean and in a great location! Very easy to get a cab from outside the hotel (and in a city where cabs are a must, that was excellent!) I'm going back to Dubai next year and fully intend to stay there again! I would recommend it to anyone on a budget and staying in Dubai for a while!