This was our third visit to the Madinat Jumierah resort and the second to the Summer Houses. We stayed in Villa block 15. In my view blocks 15 & 16 are the best in the resort, unless you are lucky to afford the seafront ones! The reason they are only a few minutes to the beach, have a pool right on the door step and you can walk to the main hotel for breakfast in two minutes, even in the searing heat.

Everything in Dubai has an air of luxury and this resort is top in my opinion, if only a little disneyish in both the size and the few gimmicks, but with more than 40 places to eat and drink, views of the Burg from every angle and the best customer service i have ever experienced, i would and will be back again.

One example of this is around our pool where we had our own pool butler, and on most days there were only 4 of us around the pool (the picture attached was taken at 2pm, to show the point), yet we got cold towels every hour, regular delivery of pineapple chunks, ice lollies and even got the sunglasses cleaned every day, and the normal drinks and towel service.

If you have never been GO! it is great. My only other view is we went without our children and think they would have cramped our style on a evening due to the drinking rules etc, so just be mindful that you can not go into the bars with anyone under 21 after 6pm.

Having stayed last September for a week to celebrate my husbands 40th birthday and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, it was my turn this year. Where should we go? There was only one option - to go back to the Dar and we were not dissappointed. Had a lovely room overlooking the waterways in Villa 26, which was bigger that last year. The bed was 8foot wide and the most comfortable you could ever sleep in. Having been previously we did not go to the buffet dinner but had meals in the souk, MJ's steakhouse (very good) and Segrato (Italian) very nice. Made the most of the free drinks between 6 - 8pm, Moet is not always display but just ask and it appears! Alcohol is expensive but you have the choice whether to pay for it or not. Was alot busier than last year though it was Ramadam last year and there were alot more children around probably due to the Spring bank holiday finishing. Had complementary free access to Wild Wadi which was good especially when you see how much it usually is to get in. The beach is lovely though towards the Mina is better if you dont like stones/shells under your feet whilst paddling. No construction sites close which is a real bonus.

Would we go back again - definately and hopefully next year.

We stayed here for free for 2 nights in December 2006. We live and work in Dubai and this was a thank you gift from a client. Upon check in we were upgraded to one of the suites.
I have lived in Dubai and stayed in many of the hotels (Jumeira Beach Hotel, Mina A Salam, Royal Mirage) and I have to say that this was by far the best. Standards in Dubai are exceptionally high anyway, but this place was awesome. The room was huge and beautiful. The staff were exceptional, as they are in so many places in Dubai.
I would recommend the villas over Al Qasr as you are right on the water and usually a short stroll from the beach and pool, plus it is lovely to catch the Abra to a restaurant and then virtually back to your own front door.
As we were here in December the Christmas Tree and decorations around the room and the hotel, really got us in the festive spirit (so much so that we put up our tree the afternoon that we went home).
This is an exceptional hotel, easily some of the best rooms in the whole of Dubai's exceptional hospitality sector!

Had previously visited Dubai 7 times and had always stayed at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, which is an outstanding resort hotel, which our 2 children aged 11 and 9 think is absolutely great. In May we decided to book a last minute week away and was really disappointed that the JBH was fully booked. We had already booked flights with BA who had a special June offer on flights to Dubai and managed to get a great bargain of 4 direct flights for £900 including taxes. We booked the only 5 star beach hotel that was available and ended up with a Gulf ocean view Summerhouse at Dar Al Masyaf for the week for £1500, which was far less than we usually pay at JBH and even had complimentary entrance to Wild Wadi thrown in. Considering we had paid a lot less than usual we expected it to be below the standard we had previously enjoyed and would have been ok with that. WOW how wrong could we have been. We arrived at reception at 9 am and expected to wait until mid-afternoon for our villa but was pleasantly surprised to be told that it was ready. When Steph (one of our 4 fantastic butlers, who, between them work around the clock) showed us our villa to say I was shocked was an understatement, it was so spacious with plenty of room for us 4, luxuriously furnished and the enormous bathroom and dressing area put the JBH to shame. From our patio we had a fantastic view of the ocean and the Burj al Arab, and was where we used to sit with our complimentry pre dinner Moet each evening. The location of our villa (no 4) was also perfect for us as we were close to Sinbads kids club, the main (enormous) pool and the retaurant where they served breakfast, and I would suggest that anyone who wants a more private secluded villa should request nos 11 to 29, whilst those with children would be best with nos 1 to 4. Our butlers could not have been more helpful and truly added to the whole experience and ambiance. We are already looking to go back later in the year and cant imagine staying in the JBH again after staying at Dar Al Masyaf and even the children agree with me - which is a first!!!!!