Stayed here on a business trip. When compared to other hotels in Dubai, this property was very good for the price.

We recently stayed in the Meridien Fairway Hotel for three nights. The hotel is easy to reach by metro just take the train to GIGICO Station. Exit on the right hand side, walk past Starters Kindergarten and you should see the hotel sign. The main entrance is on the other side of the building on the main road. As with every visit we ever make to Dubai we arrived at some unearthly hour of the morning. Check in was not until 2pm, but we decided to go to the hotel and see if they would let us in, or at least take our bags. I have read some reviews where people got annoyed at not being let in, but if the hotel's check in is 2pm it is a bit cheeky to turn up at 9am which is what we did. The receptionist pointed out we were very early we just smiled and asked if they could store our bags. They agreed to this immediately and told us to come back at 12 which we accepted. We talked more re something else and were told we could get our room at 11am; a bit more chat and it was 10am. I was extremely pleased with that, it was only an hour away. We walked to the Irish Village, which was closed at that time in the morning, and sat at one of their tables with some friendly felines before returning to our hotel for some much needed sleep. The moral of this story is - if you demand an early check in they will get angry, if you are pleasant you just might get one. I noticed when we visited the Sherlock Holmes Bar in the Arabian Courtyard Hotel later that they do special arrangements for people who turn up early- early check in for a fee, massage package, day at the beach on their transport. This is a good idea as so many people do turn up early and exhausted due to flight times.

Anyway our room was very clean and very nice. It was long and narrow. The bed was one of the most comfortable I have ever slept in. It was quiet at night, except for the occasional late home or early leaving guest. There was a coffee machine in the room, so you could enjoy real coffee. The machine also provided hot water. Two bottles of cold water were provided free daily. The hotel had a lovely pool - not so large but we were the only people using it during our stay. I think it was open until 9.30pm.

We did not have breakfast at the hotel. We ate dinner at one of the hotel restaurants. Service was pleasant and the food was good.

As we were leaving very early on our last day before the metro even started running we paid 25 AED to use the hotel's transfer service. I thought that was reasonable and the transfer arrived in good time.

There was a room safe in our room. We hada fridge, minibar, TV. Toiletries provided included shampoo, conditioner, soap, razors, toothbrush, cotton wool, cotton buds. All staff at the hotel were very pleasant. The convenience of being so close to the metro was great. There were many restaurants, some convenience stores and a supermarket near the hotel. i would happily stay here again.

We booked in for 1 night as we were arriving late it was near the airport and could not get in to our apartment until the next day.

We arrived at 1 am with an efficient check in a nice reception area and a warm welcome from english speaking staff. We were shown to a smoking room, ewww as they said that that was what we had booked :( whoops not like me, however they changed our room right away so that was great :) however a security guard escorted us out of the room and checked the room over - I know they would do this but they could have waited, we felt like criminals! This may be due to the fact we were starving and I took and apple from reception, we obviously look desperate :)

The new room was huge clean and well decorated. Massive windows facing a wall, but nice curtains and a big telly. The massive bed was comfy and nice pillows, however the room was quite cool and there was only a light cover no extra bedding. So I was cold, I should have called house keeping but I was so tired. Nice towels and toiletries.
We did not have breakfast so cant say what that is like.
The small pool looked quite nice
Over all a very quick but nice stay I would stay again

On Christmas Eve, we booked a room here in order to save a trip back to Fujairah and have some fun in Dubai. It turned out to be a great idea and a great place to spend the night. Located near where we had to go but convenient to many places we wanted to go! The executive room was large and comfortable, the bed luxuriously comfy. I loved the extra large pillows which were just as feathery as the smaller ones. There was a minor problem in the bathroom with a light and someone was sent immediatley to fix it. The front desk staff were great as was the bartender. Breakfast buffet left a little to be desired, but included enough to get by, although the orange juice was freshly squeezed and the croissant delicious. No calls to rush us out at noon, no unnecessary interruptions, and sound prrof rooms that made sleep restful. If you are looking for a good value in Dubai, this is it! We'll come back. :-)