On my recent trip to Dubai, I decided to book a one night at a luxurious hotel. Upon arival my booked room wasn't available, but I have been given an upgrade to a 2-bedroom executive suite.

The check-in was very fast and easy. The ride up to the 33-floor took longer... The room (an apartment actually) was with +/- 120 square meters very big. The living room featured a large sitting area with a 40" TV and Bose surround-set, and a large dining table.

The was a bedroom with 2 single beds, one master bedroom with a king-size bed, a separate toilet, a large bathroom, and a large kitchen with all the kind equipment you can ever need. Large fridge, stove, microwave, coffee-machine, washer/dryer, dishwasher.

Although the hotel was advertised with wired internet-connection, my room did feature my own WiFi router. I also had a chose at over 80 television channels. At arrival my door to the balcony was locked. One call to to the reception, and the key was delivered within minutes.

The view from the room was spectacular. At night the Marina is beautiful. At daytime the Palm Island, and even the Atlantis Hotel, are visible from the room.

Although the hotel has offers multiple dining facilities, I dicided to have dinner at one of the many restaurants at the Marina Walk. The are many restaurants available within walking distance, and they all offer a great view of the Marina, In the morning I decided to call room-service, and have breakfast delivered. The "American Breakfast" was very good, and delivered to my room within 20 minutes after my call.

As a frequent traveller to Dubai I am trying out new hotels every so often. We were pleased to discover the Dusit in Dubai Marina. We took advantage of a prepaid special offer on booking.com website. What we got for it was good value for money. Check-in was hasslefree and our 2-bedroom apartment on the 23rd floor was very nice, tastefully furnished very clean with ample space for three of us. Having two bathrooms and a separate toilet was very comfortable. The view from all the windows is great, only that fact that the balcony door was locked was a bit disappointing as we wanted to take pictures. We enjoyed going outside and walking around - in December possible - and noticed the many different restaurants and shops along The Walk. On the whole a very pleasant experience and I would book this hotel again.

We travel to Dubai often as we live in a neighboring GCC country. A 4 day trip to Dubai could be hectic or relaxing depending on how you plan to spend it. We find staying at Jumeirah Beach Road very close to The Walk is ideal. The beach is easily accessible, view is fantastic with Atlantis across the waters, enough activities for water sports (at the Hilton beachfront) and plentiful of restaurants along The Walk promenade. The only thing is that accommodation is quite pricey in this area. Last year we paid AED120 /night for a double room (we have 2 kids) without breakfst and that was an internet deal with Amwaj Rotana. Kids are growing and we really need 2 rooms now, The best solution - hotel apartments. We found Dusit Residence and paid AED110 per night for a 2 bed en suite apartment with its own spacious living room, kitchen and a spare toilet, this was a wow! Our kids loved their own space, and so did Mum and Dad. Breakfast was extra but with the fully fitten kitchen, I managed to whip up a few of my kids' favourite things. We ordered a couple of food from room service and they are priced reasonably, not more than you would pay from the restaurants outside. The staff are also really friendly and we came in early and the room was ready for us straight away. We also asked for one hr extension upon check out and that was not a problem. Housekeeping staff are all so friendly and efficient and very thorough. The apartment is well furnished complete with docking stations, and my kids remarked they can live there forever.

This hotel apartment is not directly on to the beach front. It is 5 minutes walk and entails crossing 2 roads. When my kids got too lazy walking, there was always a taxi outside the hotel, it took longer than walking but hey, it is an option for only AED20.

At JBR, we found ground zero computer games where kids spent a couple of hours while mum and dad visited the Day & Night Spa next door. These places can be found in Al Bahar, JBR, along The Walk. Get up the steps where Subway is (next to Virtue cafe) and there they are plus a supermarket and a pharmacy.

I will definitely stay at this hotel again if I can avail of the same rate in the future.

JBR has a Mediterranean atmosphere with an Arabic twist, Simply beautifully interesting. We also visited during National Day and so the whole of the country was in full festivities. There was something going on along JBR for 3 nights in a row.

Recently stayed at the Dusit for 5 nights,the apartments are very spacious and clean with good quality furnishings and fitments.We had a one bedroom on the 21st floor with a fantastic view.We were however disappointed that there was no balcony.At the time of booking we were led to belive from hotel description that all apartments had one.This should be made absolutely clear in write up.We did inquire at the front desk about this,but were told only two beds and above have balconies.The Marina is a great location you're near to lots of restaurants,supermarkets,Jumeirah beach,the Mall and Metro station.Taxis are reasonable,but the Metro is cheap, safe ,very clean goes to lots of attractions.It's worth going to the gold and spice souk in the old town for the atmosphere,but prepare to be hassled.Even though the hotel is next to a building site we did not find it noisy,so don't be put off.The Hotel has a excellent fitness centre which is kept immaculate by a chap called Mr.Faris who is also full of useful tips for getting out and about.All the staff were courteous and helpful and made our stay really enjoyable.