I reached Al Diar Mina Hotel early morning at 4:00. Earlier, I had reached Dubai at 12:00 and took Emirates shuttle to Abu Dhabi to reach there at such an odd time. The hotel is famous and all can drivers knew its location. The hotel reception was open even at that time, and the guy at reception gave no trouble to me in checking me in. I found a porter as well to escort me to the room. Room was quite good and spacious. It had a TV, a safe vault, two bottles of mineral water (you can not drink tap water in Abu Dhabi) and other basic amenities. Washrooms were big and fitted with bathtub.
Most amazing was the room service. I had no trouble, whatsoever, while my stay. The staffs were so cooperative, that they even provided me with complementary breads, when I asked them to get my ready-to-eat stuff warmed. Most of the staffs understood English and even some knew Hindi and Urdu.
Restaurants in the hotel were okay for an individual traveler, but not recommended for a family. Breakfast was complementary.
However, the hotel is surrounded by heavy construction all around. That is the only negative part of it. The front roadway is also being upgraded to a two-tier tunnel. So the outside view is not that much impressive. However, from some rooms, you can get a glimpse of famous Corniche beach. Overall a good experience.
