Very nice modern rooms although we found the shower a bit of a triumph of style over substance as it spread water all over the bathroom floor. No proper reading lamps over the bed.
Excellent breakfast - really enjoyed the fresh fruit in particular.
Good swimming pool. We had the 'business lunch' in the revolving restaurant and enjoyed the views but were not overly impressed with the food (note that 16% is added to the price for service and tourist tax plus a bottle of water cost 37 dirhams).
Our card key would not operate to open our room just before check-out and we had a rather Monty Pythonesque procession of people, none of whom would believe that the card would not open the room. So first stewards and then engineers came up only equipped with a card before they finally admitted that we were right and eventually managed to produce an old-fashioned master key. By this time we were getting woried about missing our plane! All very friendly but it is actually irritating not to be believed.

I have stayed in this hotel a number of times in the last couple of years and I am a Starwood Gold Card holder; however, one thing bugs me about this hotel.

You book a Club Room and the rooms are great; however, the "Club Lounge" is the right hand end of the foyer Lounge, fully open to the public.

Your consumption of tea, coffee, etc. during the day, evening drinks and snacks is free in this area, but it is a public area.

Also at Breakfast time, there is only a limited supply of croissants, etc, whereas in every other Starwood Hotel I stay in, there is at least one hot option, plus toast, fruit, yogurt, etc.

Should you wish to have Breakfast in the Restaurant, its an additional Dhs116 (£19.95 - US$31.60), which I think is unacceptable, bearing in mind you have paid for a Club Room.

I have pointed this out to the Hotel, with the result that I am told that, "In the future there will be a proper Club Lounge".

The Royal Meridien is a very comfortable and cozy hotel with excellent service.
The room was big, with the most comfortable bed, and the bathroom was equipped with all facilities and amenities you need.
The hotel is not new anymore, but it has its own charme, and the whole property is very clean and well taken care of.

Buffet breakfast was good with plenty of choice, however a little bit overpriced.

The hotel is more suitable for business travellers than for leisure guests, but it is nevertheless a safe choice to stay in Abu Dhabi, also because of the location overlooking the shore.

Pretty decent hotel.
Good breakfast buffet - centrally located.
Staff is attentive. They missed a charge on my final bill... I had to bring it up to them (to let them know they didn't charge me for car service)... Not a biggie.

Rooms could use a refresh, but they're still clean and comfortable.

Stay in the tower.