Planning & Booking
British Airways First Class 747-400 Denver to London
British Airways Concorde Room LHR
British Airways First Class 747-400 London to Dubai
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai
Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa Dubai
Park Hyatt Dubai
Hyatt Capital Gate Abu Dhabi
Etihad Airways First Class Lounge & Spa Abu Dhabi
Etihad Airways First Class 777-200LR Abu Dhabi to Los Angeles
After a great flight from London, we arrived around 11:30PM pretty tired and ready for a real bed. We cleared immigration and headed out to grab a taxi. While DXB is busy at this hour, there was no taxi queue and we were quickly on our way for the ~20 minute ride to the hotel.
The property is located in the "Business Bay" neighborhood of Dubai along the new Dubai Canal and across the canal from the brand new W, St. Regis, and Westin complex. This is the tallest hotel and the world and while our stay would be short, we were both excited to check that one off our list.
Check-in formalities were processed and we were assigned a king room on a high floor (I think 57 but can't remember exactly). The lobby was bananas at this hour. In Dubai, hotels are hot spots given they have liquor licenses so locals and visitors alike head there to party. We were both surprised at the dress code (really lack thereof) but were too tired to do anything other than head upstairs to sleep.
The room was actually really good size. There was a king size bed, a couple of chairs, and a work desk.
The bathroom had a dual vanity, bathtub, two full sized bottles of water, and a rain shower.
It took forever for the water to get hot (both upon arrival and in the morning) so not sure what was going on there. Perhaps 1,000 rooms = a lot of hot water but you would think they would have figured that part out when building such a massive hotel.
We had a great night's sleep and then walked around the canal area a bit. It will be really cool when fully built out but for now, a bit barren.
We did have a chance to check out the pool area which boasted some nice views but that was it.
We had a quick breakfast in the lounge (no time for pics) and then headed downstairs to meet our car for the hour drive to Al Maha!
Final Thoughts:
There are so many chain options (especially SPG/Marriott) in Dubai so I likely wouldn't return. But for an overnight, 35,000 Marriott points (<12,000 SPG points) is a pretty solid deal for this level of property. Once the canal area is fully built out, this should be a really fun area to relax, walk/fun along the canal, and eat/drink.
The property is located in the "Business Bay" neighborhood of Dubai along the new Dubai Canal and across the canal from the brand new W, St. Regis, and Westin complex. This is the tallest hotel and the world and while our stay would be short, we were both excited to check that one off our list.
Check-in formalities were processed and we were assigned a king room on a high floor (I think 57 but can't remember exactly). The lobby was bananas at this hour. In Dubai, hotels are hot spots given they have liquor licenses so locals and visitors alike head there to party. We were both surprised at the dress code (really lack thereof) but were too tired to do anything other than head upstairs to sleep.
The room was actually really good size. There was a king size bed, a couple of chairs, and a work desk.
The bathroom had a dual vanity, bathtub, two full sized bottles of water, and a rain shower.
It took forever for the water to get hot (both upon arrival and in the morning) so not sure what was going on there. Perhaps 1,000 rooms = a lot of hot water but you would think they would have figured that part out when building such a massive hotel.
We had a great night's sleep and then walked around the canal area a bit. It will be really cool when fully built out but for now, a bit barren.
We did have a chance to check out the pool area which boasted some nice views but that was it.
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We had a quick breakfast in the lounge (no time for pics) and then headed downstairs to meet our car for the hour drive to Al Maha!
Final Thoughts:
There are so many chain options (especially SPG/Marriott) in Dubai so I likely wouldn't return. But for an overnight, 35,000 Marriott points (<12,000 SPG points) is a pretty solid deal for this level of property. Once the canal area is fully built out, this should be a really fun area to relax, walk/fun along the canal, and eat/drink.
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