Decided to use the Hotel to manage my 8 hour stop over in Dubai on a return journey.

The whole experience was fantastic....the staff were very efficient and friendly, the room was amazing (vey luxurious with toiletries, fruit, coffee and tea making facilities and very, very quiet - what you need if you fly economy like me).

The only negative side was the price but you need to weigh it up over sitting on hard chairs at best, lying on floors at worst and based on how long your connection time is.

For me it was well worth it and I would use it again.

Sounds funny - pay by the hour for a hotel. But this is what all airports shuld have and it offers an excellent respite between flights... Excellent room, in the terminal, so no need to go through customs. Take ear plugs, as you can hear all the flight announcements and then the call to prayer starts early!

I have used this hotel twice in the last year as a place to spend a five hour stopover. I booked it directly at ([--]).
It is worth booking in advance as it is often full. The cost is slightly less than you would pay for a full overnight stay in a Dubai 5 star hotel.

The facilities are great with rooms stocked with toiletries to pamper yourself in your private bathroom during your stay. Dubai Airport is so overcrowded these days its the only way you can be sure of getting a decent sleep. Deposit your bags in the room and go for a stroll round duty free and then back for a sleep. Pop out after your sleep for a coffee and then back for a shower and straight on to your connecting flight.

We were returning from Bangkok to Malta and had a 8 hour stop over in Bangkok. So we decided last minute to use the hotel and just walked in to enquire about a room.

The hotel is situated right in the terminal and you do not have to leave the airport.

Check-in seemed slow but took no more than 10 mins including waiting time but it seemed longer as we were tired.

We had flown business class on the new emirates plane and had the fully flat reclining bed but we were still eager for a real bed and a good sleep before the next factor.

The hotel was very expensive around USD$290 for 6 hours for a twin room. That equates to $1200 per room per night.

I think it is best to look at booking this hotel ahead especially if you want to use it more than just a couple of hours.

We were shown up to the room by a porter and were very pleased to find that our room was totally soundproofed. Quite large hotel room, very large bathroom, bathrobes, slippers, lots of products and towels in the bathroom and a big LCD TV.

We simply showered got into bed and slept for around 5 hours. My partner woke 30 mins earlier than I did to use the hotel pool and do a few laps.

I woke up made some coffee which is supplied free as well as a fruit basked, showered again and then dressed to leave.

We walked outside and remembered where we were right in the terminal and saw all of the people trying to sleep on benches and the floor and suddenly the money we had spent did not look that extravagant.

I would not bother with it for just a couple of hours but it is good for when you have longer stopovers and if you can afford it!