What an amazing stay I had at the Grand Hyatt Dubai! The property might be a bit older than some of the posher hotels in Dubai but recent room renovations and the quality of staff more than make up the that!
I had arrived really early in the morning and despite me communicating via email with the hotel beforehand, 6am was just a little bit too early even for this property. The lovely check in lady, however, was super apologetic about it and offered me to partake in the breakfast buffet that morning already which would start at 7am. She neither had to be apologetic nor did she have to offer me breakfast on the morning of my arrival but she did. And while many hotels would now let me sit in the lobby lounge and forget my presence, not so here: Once it turned 7, before I could even ask for breakfast, my lovely check in lady appeared at my seat and offered me your escort me down to the buffet. Maybe half an hour later, the Hyatt app on my phone went off to inform me that my room was ready. So just before 8 I was up in my room.
And what an amazing room it was! They had upgraded me from my skyline King not only to the standard suite which is a “Garden view Suite” but rather to their premium “Skyline view Suite” which was not only massive in size but also offered amazing views of Downtown Dubai and the famous Burj Khalifa. Stunning, especially at sunset! The suite was quite obviously so freshly renovated throughout and it felt like a brand new hotel. Needless to say, that all the interior fittings were of the highest quality and the bed was super blissfully. I was travelling by myself and felt it was almost a waste but hey, I don’t say no if a property properly values my loyalty as a Globalist!
My bedroom
The HUGE living area
The amazing views from my room(s)
Bathroom with double vanity
Sunset from my room
Speaking of- the benefits as a Globalist were overall just amazing. I got free breakfast which was a huge buffet with everything you can imagine, from freshly prepared omelettes (with “chicken ham”, no less…) to properly made French Crêpes. They also had various Arabic and Indian choices with the latter generally the tastiest choice here in Dubai if you can stomach savoury spicy stuff for breakfast. Which brings me to the even better benefit, the free full Dinner buffet! I had free access to this every evening from 6-8 and it included free pour alcohol even. It was a bit busy messy as many non-Globalists had booked a half board rate so you had to share the space with multigenerational Indian families and German tourists who, in true style, pile up their food as if there’s no tomorrow. But the Choice of food was pretty amazing, from mixed grill to everyone’s favourite chips and fried chicken, to dishes like Beef Bourguignon. And of course, any salad and Middle Eastern dips you could ask for, a seemingly endless selection of deserts and, like for breakfast my favourite, a huge selection of authentic Indian dishes. For the drinks, it was the cheapest of cheapest Australian plonk wine which I can wholeheartedly recommend to avoid (I learnt my lesson- gosh, the headache next morning!) but luckily they also had Heineken and non-alcoholic options. And as buffers, the food was plentiful but maybe not exactly 5 Star quality but hey, I got it for free and it solved the dinner issue for my entire stay which I found pretty neat.
The amazing lobby lounge and restaurant area
Check out on the last day for my 2am flight out of Dubai was granted for 5pm without issues and I enjoyed my afternoons by the pool despite the current construction of a full water park. Yes, that’s right, the hotel will be getting a full sized water park next year which pretty amazing full sized slides from what I could see so I surely will come back in a year or two to check this out. Nothing more fun than a 50 year old grown man shooting of a water slide, at least that’s what I am thinking ;-)
Pool with water park construction in the background
All in all, an amazing stay in a breathtaking property. Oh- I almost forgot, without having to ask for it, everyone gets a full turndown service in the evening with proper clean, towel replacement and, yay, fresh bed linens. No nonsense sleep in your sweaty bedsheets until the third night of your stay nonsense in this amazing property! And they even had fresh flowers in my suite which hit replaced twice during my 3 day stay, likewise plenty of free water, coffee and even fresh fruit on request. Just all amazing, I cannot recommend this property enough!