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a refined, central hotel with good service and well-designed palatial grounds. there's a beautiful pool with a view of the lakes around the burj dubai - the world's tallest building. you've also got dubai mall next door and some interesting-looking restaurants next door. when you're taking a break, its worth spending an evening lounging in the poolside arabian tents with some cool treats and shisha.

reliable hotel with vibrant cigar lounge and adjacent wine bar that's popular with the local crowd in the evenings. elevators take a long time to arrive though.

Convenient location, sweet rooms (with centerpiece bath!), great views of the new Burj Dubai... and affordable room rates.

The best buffet ever at the Arabian restaurant of Burj Al Arab on the first floor. Leave room for the desert as well. For example, the Creme Brulé made of camel milk was excellent.

Also very nice combination of service and facility. The bathroom and the living room are so nice!

A modern Hilton dropped in Dubai.

Oasis in the heart of Dubai. Would recommend the hotel for a romantic get-away or business trip; not vacation. The Dead Sea salt scrub at Amara Spa and poolside cocktails are a must.

Astonishing. Big enough that you need a gondola or golf cart (or Segway) to get around. Great rooms, impeccable service, rude fellow guests. Too expensive for me to afford on my own credit card, but if someone else is paying you should try it!

Good service, great rooms. Good lounge upstairs. Frighteningly expensive restaurants.