8/10 Good
Matthew
Travelled with family and small children
10 Apr 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Difficult hotel to review as we found the room itself (2 bedroom apartment) excellent for our family (Mum, Dad, twin 8 year olds) with great separation of bedrooms, 2 bathrooms plus extra toilet, full kitchen with everything we needed and comfortable living dining area.
The problem was that when arrived we learned that the property itself is located right next to a building site for another high rise and sits across a 4 lane highway from a mosque.
The calls to prayer weren’t actually a problem (we quite liked it) but as it was Ramadan there was quite a lot of singing over megaphones. Noise from the building site wasn’t too bad but it felt like they were working 24 hrs a day so was persistent. My son actually liked sitting in the window ledge in his room watching the construction site.
The main issue was that in order to get to JBR beach you have to exit the property and walk down the side of the highway. Normally there would be a walking path but due to the building site next door, there were often giant tip trucks blocking the footpath which meant you had to walk out onto the road, protected only by workers waving little green flags, all while traffic was flying past. Whilst this was only a small part of our day it felt quite unsafe, especially with small children.
From a price perspective the room seemed to be good value but I do feel that the hotel should have an obligation to make booking customers aware of the construction situation. We did flag this concern.
Matthew
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024