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Apr 16, 2007 |
Luxury all the way in Grand Hyatt
I travelled to Dubai for 10 days with my husband for a relaxing break from 11th March to 21st March. Having only decided to travel at the last minute decided to stick with the Hyatt brand as we had stayed in the Grand Hyatt last year for 5 nights.
This hotel is in a central area and overlooks the persian gulf with fantastic views of the city. We had booked an executive room and were picked up at the airport by the hotel. On arrival check in was quick and efficient. We originally got a room on the 16th floor but after 2 days we realised we both were disappointed with the size of the room as in the Grand Hyatt the rooms were much bigger. We arranged to upgrade to a suite for an additional charge and boy did we notice the difference in size. The rooms were much bigger and more luxurious and I would recommend it if it's within your budget. We were on the top floor (20) and the views were fantastic. All the usual facilities in the room with fresh fruit, plenty of water and Molton Brown bath amenities. The shower was very large in size and strong. Beds are extremely comfortable and we had both linens and robes changed daily.
The service in the hotel is excellent. In the lounge where you can have a buffet breakfast, nothing is too much trouble for them. In the evening over drinks they will chat to you if you wish or leave you alone if you want. They organised a couple of outings for us and certainly should be mentioned as a reason people would return to the hotel. Other services we used like laundry and room service were equally good and efficient.
We eat in the "kitchen restaurant" for breakfast most mornings where a hot buffet is provided with more variety, again very good service and choice.
We tried a number of the restaurants in the hotel, the Italian is excellent as is the Iranian restaurant - please try is as we seemed to be the only european visitors to it the evening we went but the food is brilliant and the live singers are also a nice distraction. Try the lamb chops!
We also eat in the Revolving restaurant on the 25th floor on three evenings. It is fantastic value and brilliant food, the choices can not be described to you there were so many - it is a buffet meal and if you like large portions you can go fill your plate as many times as you like! Also very reasonable - only €45 per person.
The revolving takes about an hour so you see the whole city in it's glory , try to get a seat on the lower deck as you can see everything with nothing hindering your view.
Our one negative about the hotel is the swimming pool, it is very small and goes into the shade from about 2pm each day, you then need to move to the sun deck with no pool only a large shower if you want to stay sitting in the sun. There were always enough beds for everyone and the service again was excellent with regard to towels and drinks.
The gym is very big and spacious and has everything you could possibly need, we went every day as we like to work out and if you like this sort of thing it is perfect.
Shopping is very close to the hotel, short taxi ride or you can walk to the gold souk in 10 minutes. There is also a small shopping centre attached to the hotel with an ice skating rink. The Deira City Centre Shopping mall was the best one we found but beware of the long taxi queues when leaving, avoid the Thursday evening/Friday as it is worse then.
This was our third visit to Dubai and it improves each time. We have found that the price of food and drink and taxis seems to be going down rather than up as we definitely found it cheaper this time around.
If you want pure luxury and an extremely large pool and facilities for kids then choose the Grand Hyatt but if you are looking for a relaxing break with excellent service and high quality food then choose the Regency Hyatt.
We will definitely go back.
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