The Fairmont Dubai

The Fairmont Dubai
By Kristie Hal

Located mins from the dubai international Monetary Centre and the World Trade Centre, this Dubai stalwart is predictably largely a business hotel. This is mirrored in the decoration, which is rather straightforward however expensive-looking. Do not resent the lobby, which is an odd combo of Majlis seats, mismatched chairs, glass and steel.

The spaces are huge, with Miller Harris toiletries and a surround-sound system that pumps songs right into the washroom. The bed rooms are embellished in dark, masculine neutrals with high, cushioned head boards, and all have a seating area and desk. They do not all have porches, though, which is most likely just as well, as most only have a sight of the Sheikh Zayed Roadway or the labyrinth of old, low-rise buildings behind.

For a hotel that plainly hasn't already place much shop in the developer embellishments of its more recently-opened neighbours, it really does instead well on the classy food and drink front. The year 2009 saw the opening of the world's very first Cavalli Club - the king of bling's cavernous and extremely expensive nightlife offering (think black marble, artificial fur, Swarovski-draped ceilings and gold-leaf sushi). The crowd right here are predictably overdressed and underweight, and come the 2 a.m. closing time, they all going down to The Fairmont's cellar club, 400, where they dance on tables and order supersize containers of premium vodka served on velour cushions with sparklers.

Much less extravagant is Range on One, an International restaurant that handles the impossible by tackling each food remarkably - the Friday brunch is especially admired. There's likewise the much-garlanded Exchange Grill, and the fairly truthfully weird Japanese joint called Kitsune, that wows restaurants with its Clockwork Orange-meets-Narnia decor and dry ice instead of its cooking. Cin-Cin is a rather wine bar however a little bit of a pick-up joint, and cripplingly pricey. There is also a sandwich joint and a conveyor-belt sushi cafe.

The pool is very small and neglects Sheikh Zayed Road, so actually much more for business kinds compared to sun worshippers, however the Willow Stream medical spa, embellished in a fake Roman style, is huge and well selected (it is particularly warm on fifty percent- or whole-day packages).

Sheikh Zayed Road, PO Box 97555;
Phone: 04-332-5555; 04-332-4555;
Price - AED 1,199
Place - Sheikh Zayed Road
Number of areas - 204 spaces, plus 86 suites
Room - sq m 40-550
Meeting centers - Yes
Pool/sauna - Yes
Coastline accessibility - No
Exercise centers - Yes
Medical spa - Yes
Parking/valet - Yes
Certified bar - Yes
On-site eating - International, Arabic, Italian, Japanese, steak, juice bar, coffeehouse
Added facilities C- D alarm, hairdryer, iron/ironing board, international adaptor, Internet
Business facilities - Business centre, laptop rental, secretarial solutions
Shuttle - To Dubai Shopping mall, Mirdif City Centre
Mobility device centers - Yes

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