We stayed here in November 2012, and booked a twin studio apartment.

Things we liked:

- Location was great; only a short 15 min walk to the public beach
- Also very close to the Marina Mall (10 mins along the road), where we visited the cinema and had great big arm chairs
- Lots of supermarkets and mini-marts around; no problem getting provisions and all reasonably priced
- Located right on the marina. This was great as you can do 'the walk' around the marina (or jog, cycle, run as many did). A walk round the marina fully takes about two hours
- We were surprised that eating out was not a rip-off, even at places overlooking the marina
- The hotel's gym is free to use and not too badly equipped
- Free use of the sauna and steam rooms too (male and female are separate)
- Our apartment even had a washer-dryer, which was handy if beach towels were wet
-Takes about 20 mins in a cab to-from the airport - not expensive either
-Didn't mind the no alcohol thing - this is the first holiday my husband did not put on weight!
-Loved all the health shops selling protein bars and shakes - even found one restaurant that had protein shakes as dessert!
- Asked staff several times for advice/directions and found them friendly and helpful
- The men's hairdressing salon was good
- Never had a problem with any noise

Things not so perfect:

- The beds were comfy, but really narrow
-The kettle plug did not match the plug socket!
- Never worked out how to use the microwave

Remember this is self-catering, so you will need washing up liquid, sponges, tea/coffee etc

This was good value for money considering it is Dubai; booked it through Ebookers and the flight was Royal Brunei. Would not have a problem returning.

Nice price, good location, great service from everyone but the front desk staff. They are not at all service minded, and you feel like you are bothering them if you have a question. They also answer the phone while talking to you (and not just to ask the other person to please wait). We were also given the room 222, which is hard to find. When you get to the second floor the sign says 201-221. So we went looking around room 221, but couldn't find it. Turns out its located in a side hallway, next to 214. But both me and my sister (at two different occasions), went down to ask where it was, and the staff just rolled their eyes at us! There is also a lot of construction work going on around the hotel, so don't go there right now if you are planning to spend a day by the pool at the hotel.

I feel not good already when I arrive at the hotel and at the reception, which is quite small and looks like a 2-3 stars hotel. However, the room is big and with kitchen which is the good point if you stay for long and sometimes want to cook at home. Actually the room is ok but I don't feel comfortable with the toilet and bathroom which is quite wear out and leaking, moss on the bath curtain, etc. Also, be careful with staffs, at reception I bought a few Internet cards and pay by cash, but when I check out they charge me the internet cards again! Takes some time to explain coz there were no proof that I paid by cash, but the point is how do I know I need to get something for proof? So do check your bills.