I visited Dubai with family in the month of March 2008 and stayed at Hotel Highland.
They gave us four rooms on different floor regardless of my request a week before in advance.
I read reviews and asked in advance for a room higher up and I was given a room on the third floor which was still very noisy.
The staffs (especially at reception desk) were very rude.
I requested extra bed and they gave us one of most disgusting and greasy bed I have ever seen. I would rather sleep on the floor then on that bed.
The breakfast was the worst we have ever had.
Highland Hotel is not deserved even one star.
Please search more and choose other hotel.

Hi, I visited Dubai with family in the month of Feb 2008 and stayed at Hotel Highland. Given below is the portion from my travel blog which relates to this hotel.

".....When we reached hotel, we were welcomed by friendly staff there. After some waiting (our check in was at noon), we were allocated room some three hours before our normal check in time. Hotel seems to be a good one from outside though the reception and lobby area is undergoing renovation works. But that is not much of inconvenience as such. We were given room on 4th floor. When we reached our room, we found it very neat and clean. A very nice accommodation by 3 star standards. Toilets were clean, equipped with tub, 24 hour running hot and cold water. Rooms are with TV having satellite connections. There was a hotspot internet facility in the hotel but I found the rates very expensive (10 AED for an hour and 40 AED for the day). I didn’t opted for it. Making international calls from hotel too was very expensive. Soon I found an alternative from it in form of calling cards which you can buy from any shops which can be found just next to hotel. There cards can be used in any of the commonly found pay phone booths on the streets. As we had a long flight and my kid was tired, we decided and then to explore the next option....."

In nutshell, highly recommended for stay in Dubai. This is a good hotel for family, very centrally located and nicley priced.

Hope this will be of help for others.

I stayed at the Highland with my mum and aunt and had a good stay.

It is true that there is a night club on the ground floor fit for pervy indian men but as long as you stay away and request a room on either the 5th or 6th floor you will be fine. The room was lovely and clean and the location I felt was perfect.

For those who want to be near the Meena Bazar should stay here as its only a 5 min walk up the road. My friend was staying at the Palm Beach Hotel which was a minute up the road from the Highland and she prefered my hotel- to the point where she was going to switch hotels.

The manager at the Hotel was lovely and very helpful, breakfast was good although they charge you if you want an Omlet-which I thought was silly-not trying to be tight!

The had a swimming pool which was quiet most of the time and a gym. The food at the Coral restaurant was lovely- didnt manage to visit the other restaurants in the hotel.

My friend and I went to the Rock City club in the Hotel and had a fab time, they had a live band and also played arabic/R&B music. They have pool tables there too and no pervy indian men were to be found there!!!!

If I ever go back to Dubai I would stay there again!!!

Booked through hotels.com, breakfast was included although I didn't make it down in time on any of my 4 days...Blame that on the nightclub "Rock City" downstairs and of course the girls...The nightly live music was classic rock and was headbangingly good. I would concur that this is an excellent place for singles, I had a riot ;o) However be aware as a single person booking, you cannot have 2 people staying in your room so a small charge is made if you want to increase the number of occupants in your room, even if only temporarily ;o)

Food was middling in the "family" Indian restaurant downstairs, but the dancing girls and live music made up for it, despite it being played so loud the waiter could not make out what I wanted and brought something totally not what I ordered...It was still ok though. Nice roof top Jacuzzi and small pool too. I took a junior suite and it was nice and big with a smart new bathroom and a flat screen TV too. All in all, a very nice stay, the staff were excellent to. I would recommend here if you want a lively place that is way better value than the big chain hotels. Despite it being not ideally located, taxis are everywhere and cost next to nothing.

Good Chinese restaurant and an Irish pub just down the road within easy walking distance, but prob better off grabbing a cab and heading to the Marina which is about 20mins and £5.00 in a taxi. Best bars I found there were The Barasti and Bhudda, both in hotels and Bhudda is where the money and the famous go. Dubai Desert Creek Golf Club does a cracking full English breakfast too by the way !