we spent the last 4 days of our honeymoon at al qasr in dubai after an absolutely brilliant time spent in the maldives. we arrived in dubai to be taken by chauffeur to al qasr which was so handy and a great experience. on arrival at al qasr we were breathtaken by the sheer expanse of the hotel and the opulence of it all. the hotel is so grand, and the decor very much in keeping with the arabian theme. we were upgraded to a summer house @ dar al masjaf which was absolutely fantastic as we were supposed to be staying in the main hotel. our villa was wonderful, with our own butler service, the abra boats picking us up right outside our villa and the buggys coming right to our front door. the pool which we were sharing with 2 other villas was mostly empty so we had it to ourselves. the lifeguards on duty here all day long must get very bored! we were impressed with every aspect of this hotel, the souk was wonderufl with 42 restaurants to choose from, we were not disappointed and found the food to be affordable. the breakfasts were very impressive, with sooo much choice.
you can see the burj al arab from al qasr, tho be warned you cant get inside without wearing smart clothing, flowery shorts arent allowed as we discovered to our dismay!
we went to the mall of the emirates, a bus picks u up from the hotel. and we did the sundowner desert safari which was a gr8 experience, they take you to an arabic camp in the middle of the desert and give a gr8 buffet, free henna tatoos and a bellydancer. it was a lovely night out. the jeep lets down the tyres and flies through the sand dunes, its great fun.
we loved this hotel, we however found dubai creek and downtown dubai to be a little daunting and found ourselves lost and not able to find our way. the gold souks they talk about were most disappointing to us and appeared more like a jumble sale than anything else.
al qasr is a most distinguished, opulent and relaxing hotel, the like of which we will probably never stay in again, we would highly recommend the summer vialls as they are so private and the bathrooms are massive, the beds are so comfy and theres 5 different types of pillow to choose from. the rooms are very clean. we would definitely recommend al qasr.
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