In between moving from our villa and leaving Dubai permanently we stayed at the Grand Palace Hotel Apartments for nine days. The property's title is a misnomer, it is neither grand nor palatial. It is however well located for much of central Dubai, clean and reasonable value in today's Dubai. One aspect that did rankle was the charges levied on local telephone calls which are free in Dubai. For example, getting charged to phone to order food from the nearby excellent restaurant ( housed in the front of the building but not part of the hotel) is not right. The 24 hour supermarket also housed in the front of the building (but not part of the hotel) is well stocked, the staff are helpful and courteous adds to the convenience of ones stay. Car parking is not a problem with seemingly plenty of space in the basement car parks, better than paying to park in the street and keeps the car cooler by being out of the sun. Breakfast is complementary and served in the sister concern, Al... more