Getting to the hotel was rather annoying - understandable considering there are millions of hotels in Dubai- its not the easiest of hotels to find.
I called in to say that i would be booking in late as my flight did not get in till the early hours - which they were very helpful with.
Check in was quick and efficient.
Staff - throughout the stay- turned out to be very helpful.
the room itself was very clean, spacious and (on 1st impressions) comparable to some 4 star hotel rooms. It had been recently renovated - and shows that it is a 3 star hotel due to some poor workmanship during renovation - but you would have to look carefully to spot them.
Room cleanliness was very good - but i did find a toenail chip on the bed one day!
Room service was very good, efficient and the food was of good quality.
When it started raining one night - water started pouring in through the windows. When i called maintenance - they could do nothing about it and just said leave it till the morning and it will dry!!!
The documents in the room say that there is FREE shuttle service to the airport - but upon inquiry it turns out its NOT free. You had to pay DOUBLE what a taxi would have charged. Though the hotel are generally good at arranging taxis for you - if you give them plenty of time.
You had to ask for the PIN to get access to wireless internet - and that did not work for most of my stay!
I did not get to try out the breakfast (which was included) and it didn't help that there was no information to say what was included as part of the package.
Did not get to try out Gym, nightclub or the restaurants the hotel had on its premises.
All in all - not a bad hotel as staff are very helpful (but not necessarily friendly).

This is a 3 star hotel and I think it is priced reasonably. Rooms are basic and are clean and comfortable and have plenty of space. I followed the advice from a tripadvisor review and requested a room on 5th floor or above and had no issues with noise.

I wanted the staff to recommend places and give advice on where to go, which they couldn't. Logged onto the internet and read some reviews instead so not a huge problem. Just think that these little things add to service.

Rooms are cleaned daily and staff were polite. Must be a new pool guy now as he was very friendly. The one day we used the pool he did shut it at 5.30 however. Went to the beach all other days anyway.

Restaurant - breakfast had different items daily was perfectly fine. Don't drink the coffee though. We were half board - check this with your agent as they tried to give us breakfast and lunch and we had to get our agent to fix this. Food was fine - staff were pleasant. We were the only people eating dinner - heard that they stopped the dinner buffet due to complaints.

Location - bad for most tourist attractions e.g Jumeirah beach side - costs about £10 each way to Jumeirah in a cab. Metro is unfinished so can use to get to a few places only. Close to Gold Souk, Aviation club and a beach park.

Bar guy and girl in the bar at the pool are lovely. We got ushered into Patriots (the ground floor entertainment room!) a couple of times by the staff. The first time we stuck our heads in and then quickly left - cheesy girls dancing on stage. The second time we'd had a few drinks in Carter's (Wafi Mall - nice bar) so actually sat down. I found it too embarassing and left a couple of sips into my drink. hahaha

Agree with a previous review - the aircon in the rooms is really bad - it basically blasts freezing cold air for 5 min stretches to bring the room temperature down. Meant you had to either turn the aircon to a higher temp ot turn it off and boil, or put a cardi on!

Dubai as a whole LOVES aircon - I hated being indoors as it was colder than in England - also meant that I developed a cold after a day due to the constant extremes of temperature. My no. 1 piece of advice - bring plenty of cropped trousers, and conservative dresses and t-shirts. My usual summer wear (knee length / floor length halter neck or strappry dresses / shorts) attracted way too much attention from the men in the area around the hotel. Plus carry a cardigan and wear trousers / jeans if you intend to go to shopping malls. I was told by a friend that you can wear anything you'd normally wear, in Dubai - you pretty much can but it ruins your day if you have groups of men constantly staring at you (probably thinking you are a prostitute).

Places to visit:
Malls: All the major big ones - Dubai Mall and Emirates Mall the best I think.

Drinking - Best find was the Dubai Aviation club - very rare to find outdoor drinking in dubai and this was wonderful. Also you can find Irish Village - an Irish bar here.

Try also Carter's (Wafi Mall - has an outside terrace and links to a couple of other bars), Mai Tai on Dubai Marina - near to the free Jumeirah beach.

I would recommend this hotel as a cheap option - but would prob try to stay in the more aesthetically pleasing west Dubai (around Jumeirah) if I were to visit again - as far as budget allows anyway ;-)

p.s. as per previous reviews - no-one can pronounce the name of the hotel (Ver-Say-Les is the most common but not always recognised proniunciation). No taxi drivers know where the hotel is - say it's near Taj Palace (thanks for that tip!).