I stayed at the Nova for 3 weeks. Yes three weeks! I chose it for its price and the decent reviews I had read and not once did I regret my decision. The room was basic but clean and safe and the staff were always helpful. The hotel is located in one of the most interesting areas of Dubai, full of Indian textile merchants and near the creek and market area. When traveling on a budget you could not pick a better place to stay. I would highly recomend it to anyone looking to save money while experiencing Dubai.

My husband and I stayed at the Nova during a recent visit to Dubai. We needed a budget hotel--not easy in Dubai as another reviewer mentioned-- and decided to go with the Nova because we really wanted something downtown and we wanted something clean. We loved the location (although I think we were lucky to have a room not on the main street). The staff was very friendly and helpful. Internet was available at a good rate. There are different categories of rooms.

Indeed, this is not a 5 star hotel. The rooms are very big and our room was not modern. However, it was very clean and was cleaned every day. We had everything we needed. Breakfast was simple, but as we were on a budget, toast and coffee or tea was enough. Remember that there are different kinds of guests and everyone's idea of what is a good breakfast is different.

If you want to just hang out at a pool at a hotel, pay the extra money and go for a more luxury hotel. You can find good deals online. Because we wanted some time to do this, we decided to pass the second half of our stay in a nicer hotel. Unfortunately, in the nicer hotel we had to pay extra for things like breakfast and couldn't just pop out to get a bottle of water or a quick snack or even just a pleasant evening walk.

Overall, we particularly liked the location, the fact that it was very clean and safe, and would recommend it for couples on a budget.

We had tried to book the property through number of well know web-sites but couldn't got confirmation in due time. So decided to call them up and reserve it directly.

They charged for triple room/occupancy but upon arrival said all the rooms are booked and we have to take double room with extra bed and no refund.

When we checked in the room found it is very smelly, wash room is broken, very horrible atmosphere. Up on complain to front desk they said it is the best room they have offered to us. After waiting for two hours with my kids in the lobby they were able to show two more rooms with similar problems but little less smell. We had no choice but stayed there. We paid about $150 a night for the room but the room/hotel worth not more than $30 a night. The front/entrance of the hotel was pretty neat and good but actual hotel inside, halls and rooms are not maintained in decades. Also there were broken AC/electric switches, no iron and very creepy TV.

We strongly recommend to AVOID the hotel.

We stayed here for 3 nights and found it fine. The hotel is centrally located to shops, banks and restaurants. The museum is just walking distance. Rooms were spacious. Staff was curteous. Hotel is in a busy shopping area, but we didnt hear noise in the rooms. Breakfast was available and fresh omlette was made to order.