This was our first visit to this resort after staying in the Jebel Ali resort on our previous visits to Dubai and after half a day in the resort we where wondering what we had been doing all this time going to that hotel. This place has got to be the best hotel that we have ever stayed in.

We stayed in villa 16 where we had a short walk to the pool which was very quiet with at most 6 or 8 people round it but on most days only about 4 which was fantastic when you are going for a relaxing break. The service round the pool from the pool butler was fantastic, always round with drinks, cold towels, pineapple skewers and believe it or not cleaning your sunglasses. We thought that we had been taken to the wrong hotel for the price of the holiday.

The villa was superb, a good sized lounge/bedroom with a double king sized bed and sofa area. The bathroom was the same size as the other room with separate bath and shower wet room and his and hers basins. There was also a balcony looking out onto the gardens. The room was spotlessly clean as it was serviced in the morning and also in the evening when the bed was turned down. In the evening we would come back to the room to find a origami towel in the shape of a different animal left on the bed along with a wee chocolate.

On booking this holiday we where a bit apprehensive about the private butler service but I have to say that they where fantastic. They left you alone and did not bug you but it was good to have them there to book restaurant tables and spa sessions. They also arranged buggys to pick you up and take you round the resort.

In the evening between 6 and 8 they also hosted a 'happy hour' drink in the reception of the villa where you got a chance to meet the other guests staying in the villa which was a nice touch. It was even nicer when the drinks are free!.

The resort has a wide selection of bars and restaurants, around 50 in total which where of a very high standard. Some of the more popular ones you had to book through the butlers in advance. I would highly recomend MJs steakhouse and Zheng He's and the noodle house in the souk.

Overall a excellent resort which I can see us going back to time and time again if only just to get round and try all of the restaurants. I would recomend this resort to anyone as it has to be the bet I have ever seen. FIVE STARS!!!!!

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!