worldiswide

Burj al Arab for afternoon tea..its expensive but a really nice experience. Definitely do Abu dhabi..if so do dinner at one of the restaurants in the Emirates palace hotel..they take the tables outside ..if it's not too hot...we were there end of October and it a a magical setting. We had dinner at pier chic in the palm area..beautiful setting on the water with views of the burj at night..lots of changing light and colors. Ski Dubai is a lot of fun..

fvn1312

Unfortunately i have to confirm all the bad thinks.

First I had a room on the 43th floor and the music was at 11 o´clock so loud, that i decide to change the room. I receive another room in the 26th floor, also the was loud music from the club/lounge which is placed in level 7th.

The time that diamonds get a suite upgrade is also over, all type of suites was available, but I only receive a executive room.

Breakfast is totally overcrowded and the food from bad quality. In all departments you see cost cuttings.

The fridge for soft drinks in the lounge was the must time empty and you have to order it.

It´s true too, that the hole lobby is in the evening full with girls.

I can not recommend this hotel anymore.

saaveraward

down to #111 on tripadvisor

StephenW

Appreciate the follow-up. Just canceled my reservation. Will probably end up booking at the JW Marriot Marquis as I decided that the WA is a bit of a hassle if leaving the property frequently.

NoY

You will not go far wrong with the JW Marquis, we have had three recent stays - all pretty much faultless - great Club floor & no noise.

Beolab

docbert

Currently staying here on a 2 night stay. I booked a "king deluxe corner room" which was the same price as the standard King Deluxe room (all of 330 AED per night!)

Upgraded prior to check-in to what I guess is a King Executive Suite, but which also has a separate kitchen which doesn't seem to be listed in the description for a normal suite.

PaulH1

King Executive Suite has a full bath and kitchen area
King Deluxe Suite has no bath only has a shower and kitchen area
if you got either for 330dhs a night you got an absolute bargain, enjoy

docbert

That's the one I got. And yes, I am enjoying it

Aldebaran

I had a stay last Friday night and it was quite good. I visited several Hilton family properties during my trips to Dubai, but this was the first time for me at the Conrad, and I was worried reading here many recent bad reviews, expecially because I had a non refundable reservation booked during the juanuary honors sales.

Probably being the first Friday after the beginning of the Ramadan, the hotel was extremely quiet. Absolutely no loud music at night and no girls at the reception. The lounge experience was good and, in my opinion, one of the best in town: relaxed atmosphere, plenty of food, good staff and service. I had the breakfast at the almost empty Ballarň restaurant and it was good. During the check-in I also received a couple of welcome drinks, valid at Cave or Maison Rouge.

Booked the basic room (king de luxe with skyline view) and was upgraded to an executive corner room at the 43rd floor, not a big upgrade but no problem for a one day stay, with the most part of the following morning spent at the 6th floor pool.

The only disappointment was about the rate: as I said I booked many of the stays for my UAE trip during the january honors sales and for the cheapest room (the king deluxe with skyline view) I paid 412 AED plus taxes (total 538 AED) with a 25% discount compared to the standard prepaid advance booking, and the date chosen for the Conrad was one of the cheapest of the month of May, but a few days before my stay the hotel started selling rooms at 330-370 AED refundable (all non executive rooms, including corner rooms, were at the same price), and these prices are available during the Holy month of Ramadan. So if compared with the disconted rates I found during the sales the saving now is about 50%.

Richmond_Surrey

That's the reason why I book flexible rate and change it when price drops and it often drops in Hilton and Marriott.

Aldebaran

I perfectly know: sometimes you win sometimes you lose...

When I travel for leisure I usually prefer to book prepaid stays, expecially if I can benefit of some kind of sales, and I never had problems. For my 2 weeks trip to UAE I booked the most part of my stays in january and march, during the Honors sales.

In a total of 11 different stays in various hotels in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, I experienced a price drop only in two hotels: in one case of about 10 AED (2,4 euros) and in the second case at the Conrad with a drop of about 60-90 AED taxes included (15-22 euros) and I put a range because several categories of rooms were sold at the same price. I can esily afford a loss of 22 euros, considering that hotels in Dubai in this season are quite inexpensive, because for the other stays I saved a lot of money with the advanced bookings during the sales (more than 500 AED) so my advanced booking plan is still profitable considering my travel pattern.

What is strange, and this is the reason I ended my previous post with the comment about the rates, is that the price drop for a room at the Conrad in the last weeks of May, even if not relevant for the mere amount of money involved, is in the range of 50% and more if compared with the rates shown in juanuary or february for the same dates, and this in my experience is quite unusual.

Ryanardo_daVinci

Suzzin

We were looking at the Conrad for a stay in August, but this thread has made us reconsider. We then thought the WA would be a nice splurge, but the distance from town makes that hard to work with. We've finally settled on The Walk, I hope that's a good area for first time visitors!

cjd

Hitlon Dubai the Walk is a great hotel in a wonderful location. It's a great area for visitors with so much to do in the immediate vicinity. Loads of restaurants on the Walk and the Beach in front of the hotel and the Marina behind the hotel. Have stayed at the Conrad, the Waldorf Astoria and the Walk and definitely think the Walk is in the best location with the facilities of the adjacent Jumeirah Beach Hilton and it's pool and beach available to you.