conrad

I'm going to pass through Dubai for a few days next week - can anyone recommend an inexpensive hotel?

Autonomy

Try the Ibis next to the trade centre - i think you can book online. pretty cheap compared to the rest. don't go for dirty cheap deira or bur dubai because they will be. dirt that is...

conrad

Thanks for that.
I just tried it, but nothing available, Is this a crowded time of year for hotels?
If you know of anything else good value....?

kbryant

I used to live in Dubai and am passing through in the summer, thought I would give the Ibis a go, do you know anyone who's stayed at the Ibis, is it OK ?

Autonomy

I stayed there several times. When I moved out I had to hotel hop for a while. During DSF. This involved getting up in the morning at a hotel. Check out and leave my bags there. Go to work for a full day. Come back and collect bags. Get taxi to next hotel and check in.

Repeat for 10 days.

I stayed in several sh*t holes like Peninsula in Bur Dubai. Ibis was nice, Novotel better but about twice the price.

Honestly - for a budget end hotel, in my experience, the Ibis is the best around. You can also use the Novotel pool if you stay in the Ibis....

Other options... not tried the Chelsea, it could be ok? Rotana's?

kbryant

Ooh was wondering about the pool thing actually, glad about that Thanks very much for your reply.

James_Bie

Was the pool dirty?......

Autonomy

No - why? Would you prefer it to be dirty?

James_Bie

Definitely not. I'm going to rent an apartment there but it's very expensive which I checked on the net. How is the really situation and condition of accommodation there? I prefer one-room apartment. Would here anyone like to give some suggestion.

Autonomy

I think I see... were you talking about the Chelsea Hotel Apartments? (I was talking about the Novotel pool.... anyway)

The Chelsea is very expensive. I think it's 120 or 140k per year, over 10,000 per month. For a one bed this is expensive. Per month short term it maybe more like 12,000 per month.

I hear it's nice, but do you want to pay that much?

James_Bie

I really cannot afford that too much things. Actually I only want to find a place to stay which under my budget of 1500 dirham/m I just graduated from school and find a job there. It seem that which you mentioned above is a kinda luxury for me. I'll be there at the end of April anyway.

MJC

Take a look at the newly opened (this week) dhow palace, it's in a decent end of Bur Dubai and may have some opening offers, don't have the contact details, just drove past it the other day.