Residence Deira By Le Meridien

Pretty basic but clean room

Very simple room with two twin beds, small sofa and kichenette with coffee supplies etc. Room is very basic but clean. We would have preferred two queen beds, but they did not have any (is what I was told). The lady at the front desk was nice answering my questions about Dubai sightseeing, but was trying to sell some tours. For me, big negatives are - no swimming pool and the location (you need taxi ride to get to any attraction; too few restaurant options nearby).

Good for the Price

This hotel was comfortable. Only negative is that it did not provide any way to connect to the internet in the room or via wireless in the lobby. That would be a major improvement for this property.

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Good Price, Great Location

A great hotel. We stayed in the cheapest room available here and it was huge. All rooms are apartment style so they have small kitchens, although they are not equipped very well with kitchen accessories. Not a problem since there are tons of cheap places to eat in Dubai. It was convenient to have the refrigerator in the room so that we could buy drinks and keep them cold. There is a grocery store a couple of blocks away so it was easy to buy snacks and drinks. The room itself was nice and clean and of a pretty modern style. The bed was very comfortable and we had a decent view from our windows. It is not a luxury hotel, but it is clean, safe, and good bet for those looking for a mid-range hotel, and this one specifically is a good value. The service was excellent and anything we needed was attended to by the staff, including any questions about tours, etc. The best thing about the hotel was definitely the location. It is in Deira, one of the older neighborhoods of Dubai, within walking distance of the Gold and Spice Souks. It is one block from Dubai Creek, and about a 10 min walk from the abra station. The abras are small boats which take you across the creek to Bur Dubai for 1 dirham. Once across, you are in the middle of another souk area and can easily walk to all of the sights in Bur Dubai including all of the museums, heritage village, etc. You will need to take a taxi to get from the hotel to the fancier attractions such as the Burj al Arab or Mall of the Emirates, but this is true of most hotels in Dubai since those attractions are located pretty far away from the center of the city and the only hotels near those are resort style.

Decent Hotel for night stay

this is a very decent, neat and clean hotel if you are just looking for a place to sleep for the night.. very friendly staff, no breakfast, swimming pool, etc. free fruit basket, 2 small bottles of water and indoor slippers on arrival, daily newspaper, 24-7 front desk, some rooms have iron and stand, available on request in other rooms.. full kitchen with basic utensils and small refrigerator included.. internet access is available only in the lobby and is more expensive than usual, but there're a bunch of internet cafe's (i guess the general rate is 10 dirhams per hour) just 1 mins down the road in the adjacent complex that also houses the super cheap still tasty, open until 3AM Indian restaurant - Ravi's 10-15 min walking distance to the souks and the abra station.. by taxi, 20-30 dirhams from the airport.. ~50 dirhams to the wafi mall.. ~100 dirhams to the ibn battuta mall on the outskirts of dubai.. ~50-60 dirhams from the madinat jumeira front desk will call in a cab at 15-20 mins notice, but taxis are available more easily from the radisson sas across the street..

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Great Value for the money

This residence is located in Old Dubai, only about 10 minutes to the airport. Upon arrival we were upgraded to a one bedroom unit from a studio. It was very large and very comfortable. It is excellent value if you do not require ammenities although there is a free shuttle to the hotel Le Meridien if you would like a pool and restaurants. I will definitely reccomend to all friends traveling to Dubai.

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Great Value

This is a great inexpensive hotel in walking distance to the Souks. The room is large and spacious. For the price and the size of the room, I highly recommend it. The staff is very friendly and most helpful. I would return to this Hotel again.