Dubai Coast Kid friendly Holidays

All of the staff were friendly and helpful. All spoke English and could speak other language as well so if you needed any help they were able to understand you and help you. Thank you Amwaj for making our stay memorable.

Pools are extremely dirty in comparison with Dubai standards. They provide people with normal clothes(not Islamic suits), just normal clothes to use the pool. The water park was very small to be used by 3 large nearby hotels. Therefore, is was extremely crowded. Other amenities were not enough for such a crowd. Reception was very inflexible and not friendly, which did not give us at least one hour late checkout. The quality of food is not proper for even a 3 star hotel not a 5 star one. Over all experience was very very very bad.

We stayed at Sofitel Dubai The Palm for 4 nights in August as a family of 5, with children aged 7, 14 and 17. We booked a 2-bedroom Family Apartment, which was spacious and worked well for five. However, it felt dated and would benefit from modernisation. The kitchen has a full-size fridge/freezer, washing machine and combination oven, but wasn’t well equipped for five. We had to request extra glasses and more clothes hangers. The hotel provided these promptly. There was no coffee machine, although one was brought to us when requested. The filtered water was only lukewarm, but the hotel supplied complimentary bottled water. We also found the beds quite firm, but a mattress topper was provided. The resort was very busy in August, with the pool and common areas feeling relatively small and limited loungers. We didn’t use the beach because of the heat, although it would be more enjoyable in cooler months. The buffet had a good selection and the Porterhouse steak restaurant was excellent. Half board and the dine-around option gave us plenty of choice. Drinks are expensive, with bottled water around £8–£10 per litre. Breakfast gets extremely busy, so arrive early if you prefer a calmer experience. Following a few issues, management kindly provided lounge access, which was much quieter and greatly improved our stay. The staff and management were friendly and helpful throughout. Overall, I’d recommend it for a 3–4 night family stay at the right price as it’s a nice hotel.

Pools are extremely dirty in comparison with Dubai standards. They provide people with normal clothes(not Islamic suits), just normal clothes to use the pool. The water park was very small to be used by 3 large nearby hotels. Therefore, is was extremely crowded. Other amenities were not enough for such a crowd. Reception was very inflexible and not friendly, which did not give us at least one hour late checkout. The quality of food is not proper for even a 3 star hotel not a 5 star one. Over all experience was very very very bad.