Raffles Dubai Hotel

The room was beautiful, clean and luxurious. We used room service which was excellent. We had mentioned our wedding anniversary and had a cake delivered on a plate with happy anniversary written on it - little touches mean a lot! The buffet breakfast was wonderful - a huge variety of lovely food from all over The World. Because we only had a few days we were not in the hotel long enough to investigate the leisure facilities. The solo is a fantastic Italian Restaurant under the expertise of Doxis Bekris who is undeniably one of the best chefs in the industry. You must try the cacio e Pepe pizza! His Red Snapper al cartoccio is wonderfully fragrant, plus the Fritto Misti is a must try! One can sit outside with Pashminas supplied plus the section of fantastic wines from all over the world is incredible! We would go back without hesitation and highly recommend it.

Stayed at Raffles for 5 nights. Each and everyone of the staff members offered excellent service! All greeted us with a smile and it seemed nothing was too much trouble. I especially would like to commend the lady Concierge, the staff at the Club lounge, the staff at Azure and Herbert Jones at the Italian restaurant. Each interaction was with the intent to enhance our experience. And we thoroughly enjoyed our interactions with them. This was our 1st visit to Dubai, and while we did enjoy the location, it was a distance away from many of the attractions, so take that into consideration when booking. The hotel itself is beautiful and elegant, though a little dated. The sofa in our room was somewhat worn, and so was the black marble wash hand basin. The Wafi mall connects to the hotel and while it was convenient, it had very few customers, I assume because most visitors go to the ginormous Dubai mall. Overall an excellent experience and we have no hesitation recommending the hotel.

I ordered a single and the waitress asked if I wanted a double. That's when it struck me that this was my kind of hotel. I think Raffles is the best hotel I've stayed at anywhere. When I got to Dubai at 3 pm the traffic was utterly horrible. The last kilometer to the hotel took 15 minutes with the driver explaining to me that it was rush hour. Slow hour was more like it. But when I got to the hotel all was forgotten. Bellman grabbed my bags. Check in was effortless and the hostess escorted me to my room to make sure I was settled in and knew how everything worked. I had gotten a regular room with club privileges. So first things first. I grabbed a shower and boy what a shower. Rainfall type, easy to adjust temperature and just wonderful. Then headed up to the club to check out dinner. Pretty good spread with decent liquor selections and the aforementioned waitress (Alexandra) who asked if I wanted more than one. Of her maybe but she said she was taken. Oh well. So headed downstairs for some Shisha and some kind of special drink they make up. Had gin in it I think. Never smoked shisha either but I liked it. The bar was far from crowded but we are talking about a Tuesday night. The bartender though was quick to give a recommendation when I asked about other clubs in the area. Went out for a walk after that. Not much around to speak of except the mall. Didn't go there. The elevated train is maybe a 5 minute walk away. Other than a Mr. Sub and a pharmacy across the street, Nothing. The next morning I used the gym. Small but serviceable. Had breakfast at Azur. It's like the rest of the hotel was phenomenal, and honestly I have no clue how much breakfast cost. I never did figure out the currency conversion. Just too busy. So I checked out, which was as effortless as checking in, bellman and all, and back to work. Staff asked me at various times if I was coming back. Don't know. I get around and Dubai is't really somewhere I go.

Excellent stay, very friendly staff in the hotell, 100% satisfied indeed at our first stay in this hotel. Very nice swimming pool with very fast service of drink-refreshments and excellent meal in room service dining.