Hi,

Just wondering if anyone can help me please. We are thinking of having a stopover in Dubai for a few days and was just wondering how expensive it is? We are looking for a hotel to suit a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 kids) and so far have only found very expensive hotels on the internet that dont seem to have rooms for 4 people meaning we have to book 2 rooms. Also the sites I have been researching shows that it is fairly expensive to eat out, when your earning ozzie dollars that is not something that we will be able to afford. Is it really that expensive in Dubai or are the web sites I have been looking on catering for the people with lots of money?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
Marie

where abouts in Tyne and Wear???


www.arabianparkhoteldubai.com

and nope it is cheap to eat out

Where is it cheap to eat out??? Did I go to all the wrong places then???

all the coffee shops are cheap, it is only when you start hitting the 5 star hotels that it gets pricey. The APH prices are fine, they even got a sandwich bar in the foyer.

Thanks Bluecat I have PM'd you

Marie

You mean come all the way over for a holiday in Dubai and eat sandwiches and McDonalds??

with two little ones that is how most lunch times will be spent

but then does anyone actually eat 'local' food anyway?

Thank you for the replies. Sandwiches and Mcdonalds for lunch sounds ok to me....it would be awesome to be able to afford nice restaurant meals 3 times a day but when you earn Aussie dollars and have 2 kids that is by no way acheivable. As long as we get a nice meal on an evening then i'll be happy.

no way BC...why??

MM, xx

mine aint into fine dining by any means and she won't sit still long enough to order stuff, it is way easier to just get fast food

Yes, regularly. Loads of good places on our street & an absolute baragin to boot.

that is the one thing I miss since moving out of Satwa and into the Trueman Show

Ha ha!

Where are you now?



(NB - I'm Moneymaker on that other board)

yes I know, you said a few weeks back. I am in Al Barsha now. Not the same as Satwa though.