I have stayed at this Hotel only once during new years eve and I was out most of the time but the rooms are very nice however in the morning there was no water in the whole hotel for about 30 minutes which is absolutely unacceptable. The standard rooms are also connecting rooms which comes with the usual neighbor noise.

The hotel's design inside and out is wonderful, playful, functional and unique. The interior halls are like a living Rothko. It makes it even sadder that the execution of such great design ideas are realized with the cheapest most toxic furnishings. It's like walking into a cheap carpet store. Soon after check-in my throat and nasal passage began to swell and itch. We went out by the pool to breath. But back in the room, after setting out some things on the desk, i noticed a rash up to my elbows from touching the wood. Then i had a look at bath amenities which included talc and mouthwash from China! China? Does anyone read the papers? By the bed were two night tables with big hanging lamps set at a level that guaranteed you would bonk your head if you attempted to use them from a standing position (and i'm pretty short!).
Someone did arrive with three apples on a plate which doesn't say much for supporting local date and fruit growers. Or maybe Abu Dhabi is apple central?
Then there is the display of cheap junk food placed in the open above the minibar which definitely added that desperate-for-your-money motel touch.
The upside is that it is only 20 minutes from the airport, and a short taxi to the Great Mosque.
And the window does open.

Very nice hotel, high standards, impressive finishing, good variety of restaurants. Do not miss to visit the pub in the evening. Pay attention to the view while choosing your room, airport and city view are amazing from higher floors.

i stayed at the hotel during the F1 race this year. by the time i booked it was almost full and i had to go for the Studio Rooms which are honestly just a slightly bigger hotel room and not a studio in any way. the room was on the 9th floor and close the club lounge. it was great being able to check out on the same floor however unlike crown plaza, i had to pay extra if i wanted to use the lounge including breakfast, snacks and internet. it was 200 per hour. was already paying AED 1500 per night.
the service was great, when i arrived and my luggage was broght in, the concierge explaied to me the room facilities in details which is something i never see in hotels. the in room dining menu is nice and caters to different tastes, the chicken biryani was yummy and omlett was good too. on the second night i had a very loud neighbours and i couldn't slpeep. the hotel immediatly moved me to another room on the same floor. it was much appreciated
not sure what the normal rates are when it's not hiked up for F1 but over all i would stay there again if i can afford it