Our first time staying in the Sofitel chain & it wont be our last. Upon arrival we greeted by the friendly door & reception staff. Our room was lovely, situated on the 30th floor with a side sea view & a view of the Palm.
Located on the Jumeirah Beach Walk with numerous cafes & restaurants close by, more than enough to eat somewhere different every night. I can recommed The Butcher Shop & Grill & Paul Restaurant. However, if you like a tipple with your meal you wont get it in many places as there were hardly any restaurants that served alcohol. If you want a drink it is limited to hotel bars therefore the prices are quite high, approx £10 - £12 for 2 glasses of wine or 2 beers.
Jumeirah as a resort is very busy & as the road is one way it gets very conjested, especially in the evening & as per some previous reviews we did hear the revving of engines but never too late at night but I would recommend requesting a high floor!
The pool area was quite small & as there are tall buildings all around the hotel it never got sunny until the afternoon but you still get the usual people hogging the sunbeds, sitting in the shade for hours on end or leaving their towels on the beds waiting for the sun to arrive despite it stating that towels will be removed if no one returns within 30 minutes. The beach is only over the road & if you go to the spa they will give you beach mats, towels & water for the day.
All in all I enjoyed by stay & I would recommend it & would stay here again.
Tourist tip: If you are thinking of going to the Burj Khalifa pre book online. We had & when we went there, the next time free for those who hadnt booked were told the next availability was 3 days later at 11pm.

Location of the hotel is superb, smack right along the Jumeriah Beach Residences, a mile long of F&B outlets. Only problem with this location is that because its so popular, by 5pm -10pm, there will be a huge traffic jam along the area so its best to avoid going out or coming back to the hotel at this time, best to walk around the vicinity. Rooms are big, bathrooms is nice, bed is huge and comfy, its what we expect of this 5 star accomodation. Overall a good stay and we will be back again for sure!

My wife a I stayed at the Sofitel in January 2012 and were pleasantly surprised. The location is just across the road from Jumeriah beach and on the JBR Walk with its numerous shops and restaurants.

We had an excellent sea facing room on the 15th floor which also looked down onto the swimming pool. Very comfortable with good quality furnishings.

We stayed on a B&B basis and there was a good choice of food at breakfast.

If you are visiting the beach ask at the Health Club for a beach bag which they provide free of charge with a towel, water and fold up beach mat with headrest.

Overall a good choice of hotel at a good price.

Situated on the Walk along Jumeriah beach, Sofitel Jumeriah is in a great location - a bit late writing this review as my wife and I stayed at the hotel in September for my birthday. We stayed for 7 days and this is what we thought: Greeted with wonderful dates and a cold drink at reception. Very friendly and helpful people on the front desk and although we were staying in a standard room looking over the beach, they gave us a "Butler" so as if we had any issues we could contact him directly and would sort it out. Before arriving my wife sent them an e-mail requesting a non-smoking room and informing that the holiday was a surprise birthday treat for me (her husband!!), they made sure we had a beautiful room on a non-smoking/high floor room overlooking the beach. The butler on my birthday left a bottle of sparkling wine, a chocolate cake and when we went out, came back to a bubble bath with rose pettles, my wife really enjoyed that!!! The room is typical Sofitel standard, very clean, tidy and immaculate. We found it to be a good size, great bathroom with a big bath tub and a good walk in shower, although the toilet room was very tiny and difficult to position yourself if you are tall!!! But don't let that put you off as it is a very high standard hotel room.
The pool area, yes it is not massive, but we never struggled getting a place to rest with space around us, we did not feel like we were on top of other people and felt relaxed. The hotel pool bar staff are great/very helpful and the pool itself is very relaxing and you can stay in it overlooking the walk and beach for ages watching the "world go past" We were able to pick up wifi by the pool as well. We walked to the metro station and took about 15 minutes but it was like boiling hot outside!!! The new Dubai Mall is a good 30 to 40 minute taxi trip or if you get the metro it doesnt stop outside the Mall you still have a 5/10 minute walk to the mall. We only ate breakfast at the Hotel and it was very good, vast choice and lots of staff always replacing the food with fresh. For lunch and Dinner - get the Dubai Entertainer guide for 2:1 meals, there are plenty of restaurants on the walk (however we found that the restaurants on the walk don't cook the meals fresh they cook them earlier and re-heat when you order, hence why the food comes very quickly - we had a few woeful meals on the walk - that is another story!!). I have stayed at various other hotels in Dubai and have to say the Sofitel is outstanding. All the staff are very helpful, the hotel is very clean and tidy. The staff are a credit to the Sofitel group, could not do enough for us. I found out how much my wife paid for the 7 nights and for what she paid I have to say surprised me as I thought she would have paid a lot more as the hotel is nothing short of absolute quality - 5* hotel, 5* Service, 5* Staff and 5* bedroom - highly recommended. Very modern and beautiful hotel.