| A haven in the busy city |
Guest Rating: 8.7 |
chris C.
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 New Zealand
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 14 Jul 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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10/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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10/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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8/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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8/10 |
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The friendly staff, luggage storage, good breakfast, bus to beach swimming pool and gym closed I have stayed three times at San Marco, which indicates my satisfaction with the rooms, the service, and the friendly staff. Usually the stay is short so I appreciate the good brakfast and the bus to the city or the beach. While in the centre of things, it is pretty quiet, and the ability to store luggage is another plus.
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| Overnight stay |
Guest Rating: 4.7 |
urban B.
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 Sweden
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 14 Apr 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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6/10 |
| Location: |
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6/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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6/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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4/10 |
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4/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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2/10 |
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Quite close to Dubai airport
Close to hundreds of small shops, gold souk, etc
Sound level of AC in the room
Description of the Hotel location
Location says: Opposite Hyatt Regency.....Opposite in this case means 6-700 meters away, down 100m on a pocket road..!! Have to call the hotel twice to locate it!! This is very annoying when you come late from airport, trying to find the hotel, get some sleep and up early again..
Second thing was the sound/noise from the AC fan in the room, it was on low but it was impossible to have it on nighttime...So i open the window to get some air. Just to find out that the airplanes took off / landed right above this area..
Room was small but sufficient for a night stay over, breakfast i didn’t try since i have to leave earlier than it started, staff was friendly, hotel was clean even though a bit rough.
Nightlife Tip : In walking distance, 10min, At Hyatt Regency , you can find a bar, restaurants, shopping, disco. A lot of local and chains fast food rest. Around the area.
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| Basic Hotel |
Guest Rating: 6.7 |
sherida T.
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 Netherlands
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 25 Nov 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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6/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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4/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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6/10 |
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The reception is small. The staff is ok but they think they can handle 7 people at one time. So if you yel loud enough, he will help you and leave the person he is helping. Very bad for the customer. Rooms are small, breakfast don't expact much. Only for sleeping is ok. Small swiming poolon the roof.Stayed ther for 2 nights. Internetcafe just around the corner. Small supermarket just across the street. The staff was helpfull.
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| Basic Hotel |
Guest Rating: 7 |
sherida T.
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Netherlands
Business Traveler
Date of Stay: 25 Nov 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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6/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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6/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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6/10 |
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Value for money
Shopping Tip : typical life style
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| very good hotel for reasonable price |
Guest Rating: 9.3 |
monika F.
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 Switzerland
Couple
Date of Stay: 30 Oct 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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10/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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10/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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10/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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10/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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8/10 |
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nice and clean rooms, safety box in room\nswimming pool on top of the house. small, but big enough to refresh when its hot. didn't have anything to complain i have been already 5 times in this hotel. very friendly staff and only 10-15 min. to walk to naif road, gold souk, spice souk and abra-station. also internet place around the corner of the hotel.they also have a free hotelbus every day to the beach and \nshopping center. will come back again when i come to dubai.
Shopping Tip : next to hotel are a lot of mobile shops where you can buy cheap batteries, covers, etc.\nin naif road, about 10 min. walk, i always buy cheap parfums or parfum oils, bags, luggage, shoes.\nkerama market is also interesting to buy cheap clothes, parfumes, shoes, paschmina shawls, etc. to go there you have to take a taxi. (about 15-20 dh)
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| San Marco Experience |
Guest Rating: 7.7 |
pardon M.
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Zimbabwe
Couple
Date of Stay: 18 Oct 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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10/10 |
| Location: |
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6/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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6/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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8/10 |
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Friendly staff,affordable Your TV has limited channels The general experience was quite good though are some areas that really need improvement.These include the limited channel available, bath rooms needs a some touch-up (the water logs on the floor and the plastic is an irritant).Your outdoor arrangement are quite good ( the sand cruise and boat dinner was quite adverturous) but you need to do a lot more marketing.We only realised that there were such facilities by \"mere luck\".Use your rooms to communicate such kind of things.Your prices are affordable
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| Dubai Hotel Room |
Guest Rating: 7.3 |
joseph M.
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 Australia
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 14 Oct 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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10/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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6/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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4/10 |
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Staff
Location
Shuttle Bus Condition of the rooms varies I found the staff very helpful and knowledgeable about the area. The service they provided was good and they were aware of one's needs and current situation. Also the desk was staffed 24 hours per day. The breakfasts were variable -- some good some merely OK. With a little more care and planning, the breakfast quality could be easily improved.
Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : Do not leave the hotel without a card from the hotel and a map.
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| happy life |
Guest Rating: 6 |
jian T.
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 China
Business Traveler
Date of Stay: 18 Sep 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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2/10 |
| Location: |
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6/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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6/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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6/10 |
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Hotel's guy is hospitable. If there is Chinese food in breakfast, I think it would be better. Due to meeting, I have to extend one day to stay. But the price is higher than what I booked with Agoda. I thought it will be the same. Hotel's guy is hospitable. If there was Chinese food for breakfast, I think it would be better. Due to a meeting, I have to extend one day to stay. But the price is higher than what I had booked thru Agoda. I think it will be the same in order to show the fairness.
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herbert B.
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 Canada
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 25 Aug 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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10/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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10/10 |
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quiet, near airport, and comfortable TV tuned to Russian station, rather than local flavour
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| Marco Polo in Dubai |
Guest Rating: 5.7 |
phuong N.
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 United States of America
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 15 May 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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6/10 |
| Location: |
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4/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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6/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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6/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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6/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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6/10 |
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Good value. The hotel staff is laid back. Rooms are clean and well maintained. Few public taxis available in this area. The hotel is a good value. The room is clean though a bit on the smaller side. The staff is efficient as it's a smaller hotel and there isn't major customer traffic.
There are many local shops in this local area. You could easily pick up snacks at the local grocery stores. An internet cafe is a 1-minute walk from the hotel.
Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : It's difficult to catch a public taxi so if you're not able to catch one quickly, ask the staff to call a private taxi. Private taxis will cost a bit more but if you don't fancy waiting a long time (45 minute for me before I gave up!) it's best to go private.
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| Thank you Agoda you are a good help and nice |
Guest Rating: 4.3 |
abdulaziz A.
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 Kuwait
Business Traveler
Date of Stay: 30 Apr 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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6/10 |
| Location: |
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4/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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6/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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2/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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4/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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4/10 |
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I think the hotel is comparable with the price but before you check-in, ask the services to clean the room for you.
Shopping Tip : The Marshad bazaar is close.
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| good place to stay |
Guest Rating: 7.7 |
eric F.
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United States of America
Couple
Date of Stay: 22 Feb 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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6/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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10/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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8/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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6/10 |
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a clean place to stay in dubai on the budget end
Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : do a dune buggy adventure
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| Actually quite nice |
Guest Rating: 6 |
james S.
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 United Kingdom
Business Traveler
Date of Stay: 27 Nov 2007 |
| Value for Money: |
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6/10 |
| Location: |
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4/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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8/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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2/10 |
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It's a bit of a hole in the wall place off the beaten track in an area where every other shop seemed to be a grocer, a cell phone seller or a car rental place. Everyone was so friendly...one felt one had found the "real" Dubai instead of the 5 star image
Travel tip : Dubai is bursting with traffic. The first thing any visitor must decide is which side of the creek he needs to be on
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| Good experience |
Guest Rating: 3.7 |
andreas J.
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 Germany
Couple
Date of Stay: 01 Feb 2005 |
| Value for Money: |
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2/10 |
| Location: |
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6/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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2/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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2/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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2/10 |
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Near to gold-souk
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