Royal Grand Suite Hotel

This hotel is in Sharjah, not Dubai (I thought Sharjah was a suburb of Dubai, but it is not, it is an independent emirate), so the transportation with Dubai is not very convenient, and the buses between Dubai and Dubai are few and expensive ( In Sharjah, there is no place to recharge the Dubai bus card Nol card). The hotel is relatively close to Dubai International Airport, more than 10 kilometers away. The taxi fare negotiated with the driver is 55AED (I checked Uber and it was about the same price).

It so happened that we came across a burning tour at a ridiculous price, and in two days of preparations we arrived in Sharjah. By the way, we were already in the UAE in 2017, having visited all the popular excursions, and this time I was hoping for a beach holiday. Given the circumstances, in a pandemic, I thought that I would cook the lion's share myself in the kitchenette, which, as far as I understand, all rooms are equipped with. My tour operator confirmed that she herself had rested here earlier and she had at her disposal a kitchen and two frying pans, and one saucepan. But it wasn't there. When I checked in, to my amazement, I was given a room with broken kitchen furniture, no stove, no refrigerator, no sink in the kitchen. Of course, they began to offer to pay extra 700 bucks for a two-room family apartment, they say there is a kitchen and even a table with chairs, just like in the picture from the site. I had to demonstrate my character (and I have a heavy patamu shta gold), after calls and showdowns with the representative of Anekstur, with grief in half, we were given a decent room, with a mini fridge, a sink but without a tile, but in fairness I note that there was a microwave and a kettle . At my disposal were two flat plates, forks, spoons, mugs. I immediately got dishes in the nearest supermarket, a knife, a glass pan and a couple of bowls and mastered cooking in the microwave with the help of Google)) We bought fresh vegetables and fruits, made salads, cooked rice and pasta as a side dish. They took chicken and other things ready-made in the supermarket, there is a department, by the way, the meat is cooked very sharply, when consumed, it seems that armagidon has come, and what to do with the know-spice question, they shake their heads negatively, do not put their teeth on the shelf. Anyway, those who took the tour with food complained about the monotony of the menu. You decide. Here it is customary for guests to give out only two large towels, although the hotel positions itself as a four-star hotel. At first, I thought that the staff was sharpening a tooth on me, for that scandal during check-in, but then it turned out that other tourists also had this. And even then, after putting things in order, the maid takes them away. Returning from the beach, you need to catch the maid to beg for them. In general, the hotel is not bad, the room is spacious, though without a balcony, but it is equipped with three types of curtains, ranging from blockouts to model curtains, which makes it dark during the day as well as at night. And at night, at least gouge out your eyes. I think this is done to protect against heat and noise. With lighting here, sadness, if you like to have lamps and lights everywhere, then you are clearly not here. In general, the room is always very dark during the day and at night the same way, you can break all your legs, if you woke up in the middle of the night, then there is not a single lamp or sconce. The upper and only ceiling is turned on only near the entrance and shines dimly. Apparently with electricity there is control and accounting, all electrical equipment is connected directly without sockets. Do not rush to buy an exorbitant phone adapter, as the hotel guide advised us, the phone can, in principle, be charged from a hair dryer. But here is a chic bed, just huge, my husband is on

The Dubai hotel where I live has a big room with a presidential bed. The buffet breakfast was ok, no big surprises. The waiters and receptionist are very enthusiastic and dedicated, and the room is very clean. The fly in the ointment was the smelly drain in the bathroom. I booked a city view room, but when I looked out the window, I saw a wall. The pool is very clear, but the surroundings of the pool are scorching hot, and it is impossible to walk all over the pool with bare feet. The hotel provides a free round-trip minibus to the beach every day. But if you want to go sightseeing, you have to choose to take a taxi. It is almost impossible to choose bus or train here. I recommend this hotel for business people, not for families or Dubai tourists.