I have visited Dubai many times (at least 12) and love it every time. It is extremely hot and humid in the summer months, so be prepared. I landed once at 2 am and it was 102 degrees fahrenheit. I love the Crowne Plaza Hotel. There is a service worker, Lawrence, that always takes great care of me. He anticipates my needs. I reutrned there after 6 months and all of the people remembered me by name. They brought up a complimentary bottle of wine, a plate of exotic fruits, a box of chocolates in a box custom made for the hotel, and a plate of cookies. The food is great! Try the watermelon juice! The people are truly beautiful. Dubai has so many thigns to offer. Modern malls, the Gold Souk (city of gold, where I take drawings and the jewelers at Barakat Jewelers make my piece on the spot), an indoor skiing area and all. The have the Al Jumeirah hotel which is the only 7 star in the world. The Crowne Plaza has a small mall that it is built in to. Try Wagamama Noodles! Everyone should try Dubai at least once!

Good hotel with plenty of staff to help you with questions. There is decent American steakhouse in there and I also enjoyed the nice seafood restaurant /buffet next to it. The English pub and the nightclub are very crowded on weekend nights and I met people from around the world. The hotel has a shuttle service to the beach which is convenient or the staff will glady get you a taxi to go anywhere. And I recommand a desert tour that you can book at the hotel.

Last Year I attended the Arab Health Show and found this hotel after waiting in a Taxi line for an hour. Its ez access to the convention center a brisk 7 minute walk (Okay in the winter) up and over sheik ziad Rd.

This was a really excellent hotel with great staff. I am a priority club member and was on the club floor. New carpeting, great location. I got the free breakfast on the 17th floor. The staff knows you need name and your likes and dislikes and anticipates what you need.

The breakfast was cook to order or the buffet with a lot of choices. the lady hostesses also get you coffee Orange juice etc.

At the end of the day 6-8 they have happy hour (free for club guests) with a nice spread of goodies and drinks

The hotel has a great workout center with concept 2 rowers, nautilus as well as a squash court and a golf swinging practice area. Its well designed and maintained. There is a funny saying in the locker room to keep yourself clothed so as not to offend others.

Attached to the hotel is a nightclub which had a steady stream of young female and males attending. I did not check this out as its out of my league. there is also a ton of western restaurants such as tony romas, Fridays, a Macdonald's is right next door (try the Arabian), There is a small shopping area as well.

the service is outstanding and the staff respond very quickly. There is also a shuttle to and from the airport which will save you about 40AED and from the taxi que.

I sent a fax from the business center to USA no problems. they also have good internet connections and in the club on 17th floor 4 computers and a printer (they do not charge for printing

There is a pedestrian underpass to the emirates hotel across the road where they have vu's bar at the 50th floor and a nice restaurant on the same level. they were sold out the night I wanted to go but I had a drink there.

Highly recommended if you are attending the conference center.

January 2008 was not a good time to visit Dubai if you like sunshine. Unprecedented rainfall (see photo) hit and normally very busy roads in Dubai were blocked with traffic. The day before the visit of George Bush virtually closed the city.

However, our two week stay (business) at the Crowne Plaza Dubai was just brilliant. In all respects the staff were the most helpful, attentive and very polite. The quality of the food, especially the breakfast buffet, is in my mind unequalled. The rooms are of a very good standard, perfectly well maintained and clean. In a review I had read that the rooms were 'jaded', ours certainly did not fit into that category.

The location is not near the beach but the hotel shuttle does provide a free service to the beach. To walk anywhere from the hotel in hot weather would not be easy and the roads in Dubai are geared to cars not people. On the other hand, taxis are pretty cheap and if you avoid rush hours with taxis this is ok.

If the location suits your needs this hotel is the BEST. We can really recommend it.