we stopped in dubai for a 3 night layover enroute to kenya and were not looking to spend a fortune. this hotel is an affordable option to see the sights in dubai which can easily be done in a day or two. dubai has two main areas, the downtown area bordering the creek and the area near jumereih beach. they are seperated by a 45 minute traffic jam. all of the hotels in dubai are over priced and we personaly found dubai over-rated. floragrand is in the downtown deira area and the area itself is not very nice but the hotel offered a car service that we rented for $20 an hour and in four hours we saw all the sites. the rooms at the flora were nice and the service good. the buffet food at the breakfast was not very good but we did not find any of the food spectacular in dubai. jumereih beach hotels are nice but similar are offered at many places in the world at a much better price. the burg is interesting from the outside but is really tacky inside. in general dubai is good for a stop-over on a long flight, but 2-3 days is plenty.

I have just returned from 6 nights in this hotel on half board basis.Food is all buffet style whether you have lunch or dinner and is SO BORING. Had I known I would not have booked this as there are plenty of local eateries.There is no info to tell you of this however.
All the information both in the hotel itself and website states that there are 12 executive rooms with lounge and we upgraded our room on this understanding - wrong! There are 30 rooms and no lounge. Staff totally disinterested when questioned and nothing could be done .
The pool is small with no shallow area however it is well maintained with a life guard in attendance.
The hotel is clean and spacious.
Taxis are a nightmare to get - upto an hour at times - so book if you need to get anywhere on time.
The Flora Grand is adequate as our room was lovely but the buffet style food is too monotonous and reception staff bored and disinterested.
Overall not a great place to stay.

This is a hotel worth a stay. The rooms were clean. The staff very helpful and friendly.
Stayed there twice before. Will do so again in the near future.

After reading reviews of many hotels in Dubai, none of them in our price range seemed to have consistent glowing reports. If you wanted to go 5 star there didn’t seem to be an issue but lower than that there always seemed to be a negative comment.
We bit the bullet and went with this hotel because most of the comments were positive – we weren’t disappointed. We booked directly with the hotel.
The hotel was basic on the outside but once you were inside it was an oasis in the middle of a construction site, meaning all of Dubai.
The rooms were well appointed, clean tidy and no problem with the front desk.
Breakfast was included and was quite varied and good value.
The travel desk was best avoided, their information wasn’t the best, you’d do better arranging trips through other sources.
Don’t try walking around Dubai or trying to catch a bus anywhere – there aren’t any – which means you have to rely on taxis to get anywhere. They are quite inexpensive, don’t fall for using the taxis the hotel arranges, flag one of your own down. The hotels taxi/limousine service doesn’t have a meter so depending on who you get as a driver determines the fare you pay, it’s cheaper using a registered taxi.
The hotel is located in the older part of town and there are restaurants and shops nearby, staying here you can get a taste of what life used to be like before the building boom. There are just so many malls you can visit before they all start looking like one another.
Overall a good place to stay, I’d stay again.