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Riviera Hotel

4.0 of 5
Banyas Street | P.O. Box 1388, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Ranked #99 of 426 hotels in Dubai
4.0 of 5 stars 104 Reviews
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Woowoo101
Singapore, Singapore
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15 reviews
14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 January 2012
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Coffee making facilities A 15 minute taxi ride from the Airport. Airport pick-up or drop off arranged if required for 50 Dhs (taxi is about same price) Wifi for rooms excellent and very good value for 20 Dhs per 24 hours. Clean and Quiet Room. Hotel can arrange trips (dune bashing/desert safari), if required. We opted for a quiet room... More

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SafiahArshad
Singapore
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13 reviews
7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 December 2011

The hotel room is so big and comfortable! Clean too! The breakfast is magnificient! U can eat all that u can! The staff is friendly too! My fruend came down late for breakfast but they let us take what we want on some plates for her. They even cooked eggs for her even though breakfast was over.. :-) More

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agrimac
Auckland, New Zealand
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22 reviews
4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 November 2011

Comfortable rooms, well appointed but a truly wonderful location overlooking The Creek; insist on having a room on that side of the hotel. Note that, in common with many other Dubai hotels,alcohol is not served. Good Japanese food is available,however. More

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jfeld0ax
washington d.c.
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3 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 November 2011

The Hotel Riviera is perfect for business travelers. Clean, decent sized rooms with little noise interruption. My only complaint is that the hotel doesn't have a pool... More

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MandR50
Howick, South Africa
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3 reviews
3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 September 2011
2
people found this review helpful

large room and en suite bathroom facing creek, with daily newspaper. Hotel good. Breakfast good selection. Opens early. Dinner in restaurant good. 15minutes to airport by taxi - reasonable.. Hotel arranges excursions. Excelllent 4 x 4 dune tour. Beware if you are car sick. Ferries across creek easy. Must go up tower - prebook before you leave home. Very hot... More

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Lela U
Zugdidi, Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 September 2011
1
person found this review helpful

I booked a room in Riviera hotel. It looked so nice in all pictures. So I booked "creek view". After checking in I was quite taken aback by what the room looked like. Creek view? from the second floor? Are you kidding me? I can only see boats. I wonder, why would I pay more for the room if I... More

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MrTravelMalaysia
Kuala Lumpur
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9 reviews
3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 September 2011
1
person found this review helpful

I stayed a couple of days at Traders Hotel before I stayed another couple of days at Riviera as an extension to my holiday. Great location! In front of Dubai Creek where you can take the Abra (boat) ride to the other side of the Creek (Dubai Old Town). Shops are walking distance including the Gold Souk. The Big Bus... More

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RAH1955
Canberra, Australia
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4 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 July 2011

If you want to experience the true culture of Dubai this is the place to stay. Situated on Dubai Creek , it is in the heart of the Souk and Market precinct. The hotel itself is old style with lots of character. The room spacious and the bathroom modern, spacious and clean. Breakfast was excellent (Australian, Asian and Middle Eastern... More

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Shimoki
Tokyo
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3 reviews
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 June 2011
1
person found this review helpful

We stayed for 2 nights at the creek side room, well air-conditioned and clean room. breakfast was OK. There are some Japanese food so my husband was happy to eat with smoking hot omelet. The staff are also nice, always helped us gently. I recommend this hotel if you stay in Deira area. More

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chewbacca80
Singapore
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5 reviews
2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 June 2011

Overall room, staff, services, breakfast not bad. We had a connecting room and one of the room was big, had living room 2 flat screen tvs, 2 air-con. Breakfast was quite good too. Unfortunately one incident spoiled the whole experience. We went for a desert safari at 4pm, my mother thought since the staff had cleaned up the room, they... More

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