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Villa Rotana - Dubai
I chose Villa Rotana for a two-week business trip because it was convenient to the World Trade Center and the various tech-cities (Internet City, Media City, etc) and it was less horridly expensive than other more tourist-y hotels on the beach or in Old Dubai. This is a great deal for business trips; it was about 15 minutes to all the major financial centers/WTC (except during the height of rush hour, then good luck getting anywhere from anywhere else quickly!) My studio suite overlooked the back parking lot (not a very scenic view) but was quiet; no traffic noise from Shaykh Zayeed Road or from construction along the strip. My room was always spotlessly cleaned, and the breakfast and lunch buffets are well-stocked with prompt service. FYI, this hotel is dry, so you'll have to BYOB from an outside source if you want to imbibe. Another bonus was the mini-kitchenette; it was nice to have the option of heating up soup or whatnot rather than relying solely on carry-away or room service. There's a decent supermarket ("Saferway" -- for real) less than a 2-minute walk from the hotel (hang a left as you walk out the front doors; it's on the first corner). If you're in Dubai solely for tourist/vacation stuff, you may want something in a more scenic area, but if you're here for work (with some fun thrown in) you can't beat the comparative price and easy access to the big companies along Sh. Z road. One tip -- don't go for the "private" taxis that sometimes hang out in front of the hotel (they'll haggle about the price and using the meter), but if you walk just up the road to the supermarket intersection (again, only about 150 meters) you can very easily hail a cab; I think my longest wait was about 5 minutes. Because this is a newer hotel, I had to explain where it was a couple of times -- tell your driver it's just after the first interchange (aka Defense Roundabout) across from the Burj al-Dubai; take the first right exit and double back about 400 yards. Don't let them c...More

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