We stayed with Alan and Valerie for 4 nights. We are a family with two boys aged 6 and 8 years, so we were in their family room. We enjoyed the spaciness cleanliness of the bedroom and the bathroom.

Every day the bed was made by the Sri Lankan maid, we got a fresh bottle of drinking water and the bathroom was cleaned. Perfect. I enjoyed being able to make my own cup of Nescafe with the water boiler in the room.

There is free wireless internet in the house which I used extensively in the evening to plan our sightseeing the next day and find the best bargains with tour companies and opening hours of attractions.

Alan and Valerie are very hospitable and service minded. We needed to go to the near by Mall of the Emirates a couple of times and they offered us rides there in their own car.

We did not have a rental car, so we were dependent on taxis which is a cheap means of transportation in Dubai. However, if I come back to Dubai I will probably rent a... more