I am a regular international business and leisure traveller and I have stayed in some really budget hotels world-wide. I booked into this hotel for a 1 weeks stay, even after having read the previous reviews thinking "surely it could not be that bad". IT WAS WORSE ... My wife and I arrived early morning and as we walked into the main foyer, after climbing up the steep staircase and stumbling over the dirty, filthy front door carpet and struggling to take in two heavy luggages (no bell boy in sight until we had actually entered the building), the stench of stale beer and cigarettes hit us full in the face and so the nightmare started .. the only saving grace was that we were checked in quite promptly to a room even though the official time for check-in was 12pm.

On entering the room,as other reviews had said, we did not expect much. And it wasn't. The room again had the same smell as earlier, stale cigarettes and alcohol .. The sheets in the bed were marked and the one my wife had had old blood stains on it. The bedding smelt damp and disgusting. The bath had black mould on the edges, the shower head was rusty. In the bath room there was permanent smell of urine and what seemed like an open drain for the entire time we were there.

Fortunately, we had a fantastic housekeeping chap who tried his best to accommodate, but when what you've been given is terrible to start with it's difficult to offer anything better. He did his best and we gave him a big tip on last day.

Needless to say, we never ate the hotel nor partaked in any of it's offerings .. if what they had on show was this bad ... I wonder what was happening in the kitchens. Does not bear thinking ...

We woke up early and left the hotel, breakfasted outside fortunately there was subways next door and the local spinneys super market provided a great choice. We arrived as late as we could so we could just go straight to bed.

Loud music from the nightclubs on the ground floor kept us awake all night even though we were on the fifth floor. I could feel the vibrations through the walls.

I WILL NEVER EVER STAY AT THIS HOTEL AGAIN and I will be advising all my friends and family the same. ..... I know this is a 2*, but it seems to be scraping the bottom of the barrel or the staff have just given-up.

WORST STAY EVER OF THE 56 COUNTRIES THAT I HAVE VISITED TO DATE INCLUDING INDIA, AFRICA AND EASTERN EUROPE.

We stayed for 3 nights on the 7th floor. There was no noise from the nightclubs beneath, and the service was quite good. We got a complimentary ride to the airport as soon as we put in the request, and they also reconfirmed our tickets for us. It is no Burj Arab, but it is conveniently located in the heart of Deira.

I stayed here for one night because it was cheap and close to the airport, and since I was arriving late, I wanted to be able to crawl into bed.
This hotel was frightening! I got dropped off in some back alley (by the way- NO taxi driver knows where it is), and went in. At reception, it took 3 people about 20 minutes to give me a room key. I had to pay, in full, upfront. I also had to give my credit card for deposit. I drew the line at them wanting to keep my passport overnight. I insisted and they eventually agreed that the 3 copies they had taken were sufficient.
The room was large, but literally falling apart. The bathroom was vile, carpets were filthy and full of holes and tears, the wardrobe dorrs were falling off, the curtains were hanging on for dear life. What amazed me was that despite all this there was a massive flat screen TV! I'd rather have a nice room and an old, small TV! Perhaps the hotel could invest money elsewhere!

Then there are the nightclubs. There are at least 2 nightclubs which are open until at least 3am and as the walls/ceilings are so thin you hear it all. I managed to fall asleep, but if you are a light sleeper, forget it! Then the clubbers come back to their rooms and party in the hallways until 4 or 5. That I didn't manage to sleep through!

The next morning took another 20 minutes to check out. I asked them to book me a taxi. Instead I was walked to the nearest bus stop and recommended to wait there until a taxi came. I waited 30 minutes before going back to the hotel for some assistance. Their response was to send a porter to stand with me. We found a taxi an hour later. This is the ONLY hotel I have stayed in in Dubai where it has taken me an hour and a half for a taxi.

I strongly urge anyone to find another hotel in Dubai!