My first stay at a Golden Tulip and in a city like Dubai where 5 star establishments are in abundance, I have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised and will reconsider my options for Dubai in the future.
We stayed in a standard studio suite. I have been put off in the past in the U.S. in staying in a bedroom with a kitchen attached. However - and possibly because the hotel is new, it did feel like a studio apartment.

The room : Large. Kitchen area, completely tiled. Fridge/freezer, microwave, tea/coffee facilities, espresso maker, toaster ... everything you could need.
Breakfast bar with stools.

Sitting area : Small couch, flat screen tv with an abundance of channels and a laptop!

Sleeping area : Bed not visible upon entry to the room, queen sized bed which was very comofortable.

Ample cuboard and wardrobe space.

Bathroom : Not huge, but a large walk in shower with fantastic water pressure. Easily accomodate 3 people if you were that way inclined.

Location is 5 mins walk from the Mall of the Emirates where there is a large Carrefour supermarket. Not suggesting self catering, unless that is what you're looking for, however, breakfast at the hotel was $18 and for someone like me who is happy with toast and fruit for breakfast, the kitchen facility came in handly as did the supermarket.

Directly opposite the hotel is the Novotel Suites and Ibis, around the corner a large Holiday Inn and Kempinski. So in terms of infrastructure, it's an established area.
The Mall of the Emirates Metro is just under 1 km walk. Restaurants in the Mall and a few around the hotel.

There is free wireless access at the roof top cafe, which also serves as a shisha venue. You can sit there without purchasing anything and avail of the wireless network at any time.
There is also wireless access in the coffee shop attached to the hotel, which is open 24 hours.

A spa with steam room and gym, which, although I did not use, I believe are free for hotel guests.

The only negative thing I could possibly add, although did not affect me too much, the pool on the roof is small as are the number of loungers. It did not affect us because for the best part, we were the only ones using it.
Negative in the sense that if you were on a leisure trip, it could affect your enjoyment. But, there are beach clubs you can go to a short taxi ride away and they are very reasonable.

All in all, after travelling to Dubai for over 20 years, weighing up the cost of the 5 star hotels and their locations ( Jumeirah ), the use of beach clubs etc
I would certainly consider this hotel again. I paid 1/3 of the price I would usually spend on a hotel night and can honestly say, I had more money left in my pocket to spend at some good restaurants with booze.

A taxi ride, at night, was approx 60 Dirhams.

Great concept the studio suite style... feels almost like an apartment. Roomy, modern, nice touches like the laptop for guests. had problems with the internet... really should be included in the rates. Very excited to see the Nespresso machine and cups provided... but no sign of the pods. When asked from housekeeping... they have none and none to purchase even. they said i needed to buy from a supermarket...That made the concept of providing the machine rather redundant...almost foolish. Excellent housekeeping, but the man who checked us in at 2am was sour-faced, almost resentful of our arrival. That was tough to bear after a very long double flight to get there so late in the night..! Management was warm and very receptive, though.

The hotel is very close to the Mall of the Emirates and the Dubai Ski Centre.

I booked with Expedia and explicitly requested a non smoking room, but was told that none was available. However, when I got to the room, there was no smoke smell and no evidence of smoking.

The rooms were very well appointed and clean. The beds were comfortable and clean and the kitchen facilities were more than adequate. The facilities (the pool, etc.) were very good well maintained.

Each room had a television and the hotel also provided free use of a laptop.

I wouldn't say that the hotel was great value for money, but certainly wasn't overpriced for the facilities provided.

I would stay here again and recommend the hotel.

This hotel/suites is a great place to stay in Dubai. It is close to the metro and close to the Mall of the Emirates, both easy walking distance.

We initially took the metro from the airport to the hotel and this was not difficult. Very cost effective as well.

As we arrived later in the evening at the Suites this did not put the staff off. They were helpful and extremely attentive. So much so, the initial room we were given smelt of cigarette smoke despite being a non-smoking hotel, and we asked if it would be possible to have a non-smoking room. This was attended to within minutes with a single telephone call, & followed up by the reception staff with a further call an hour later in the new room, to see if we were comfortable and happy with everything.

Breakfast down stairs in the La Mode restaurant was lovely and very enjoyable. So much so we are having breakfast there tomorrow.

So to conclude..... if you are looking for somewhere to stay in Dubai do not hesitate to book the Golden Tulip Suites as you will very happy at the cleanliness and furnishing in the rooms. The closeness to popular sites and public transport fantastic. And if you have time book yourself on the "Tour Dubai Big Bus", starting at the Mall of the Emirates just a short walk away.

Enjoy!