I spent 8 days with my 2 kids and my mother at the Golden Beach Motel Sharjah, which is part of the Sharjah Carlton chain on the Al Meena Road on Sharjah's east coast.

For the price, the motel gives excellent value for money, we had a 2BR apartment where the rooms, linen and towels are all very clean. There is a generous kitchen/diner with 2 sofas and a TV. There is also a kitchenette, with cooker, fridge, but mysteriously no crockery or pots and pans. We overcame this by getting picnic stuff from the local supermarket, and had all our breakfasts in the room, thus avoiding the 65AED (£12!!) charge for a continental breakfast.

The hotel has an unheated pool, and a nice stretch of beach, unfortunately it is co-located to the Al Khalid Power and water factory (essentially a large refinery), which is a bit of blot on an otherwise nice view from the very large balcony. BUT £100 per night for a 2 bedroom apartment with pool on the beach seems to be excellent value for... more