I have done the booking through corporate a/c So upon my check-in they upgraded me to nice room on higher floor, with same rate. Good enough parking available for hotel customers. Morning breakfast was OK. Rooms are clean, Bathroom and toilets were clean and nicely designed. Resturants, Coffe shop, Grocery shops all are in walkable distance. Metro station is about 5-10 min walking distance. Burjuman mall is also close enough. DVD player was not working in my room. Swimming pool is close after 6-7 PM which is dissapointing.

Travelled in a group of 5 and stayed in one of the three bedroom suites. Rooms were of a good standard with full facilities and definitely worth the money paid.

Rooms were of a good standard with full facilities and definitely worth the money paid.

Very near to one of the big malls and several eateries.

Nice but small roof top pool.

Downside would be the hotel restaurant which only did Indian breakfasts, which would not have been too bad however as we were working in India it was the last thing that we wanted to have!

I did a lot of research before deciding on the Symphony apartments. These apartments represent very good value for money in a city where the accommodation is quite pricey.

You can actually walk into the old city from Symphony, although nobody seems to walk in Dubai and the apartments are massive. The furnishings are also good although slightly dated (by that I mean no flat screen TVs for example - now I AM being picky).

The staff are helpful and you can arrange tours if you wish to through the front desk. It's not a resort style place but it is value for money.

Went to Dubai for New Years with family. Read the reviews on Trip ADvisor & chose this hotel even tho it was expensive. didnt get booking for first 2 days so stayed at Holiday Inn Express Jumeira (see review) & then shifted to this hotel wher we spent 6 days.

From the time we entered the foyer, we knew it was a mistake changing hotels! The ambience was very local, not like an international hotel chain. We reached at about 1.30pm. We had booked a 2 bedroom executive suite. They said the room was not ready but would be in 10 mins, so we waited in the foyer. The 10 mins lengthened to 2 hours & finally they said our room would get ready only at 7pm (official check in time is 2pm) so instead they gave us a 1 bedroom apartment for the time being. we took it to avoid wasting time. even when we got back at 7.30 pm the room was still not ready & we had to wait till 8.30pm to finally get a half cleaned room. (when we requested a late checkout time they said our "recorded" check in time was 3pm & so we wud be charged for the late checkout. we had to remind them of the sequence of events before they agreed)

even after getting the room, service didnot improve. the washing machine & dryer didnt work. there was no ironing board, no tea-coffee maker, the television had only 5 local channels, no dvd player as mentioned on website (http://www.symphonyhotels.ae/facilities.html). The only 2 good things were the location of the hotel & size of the apartment. Kitchen was ok, but vessels were a lil less. Main problem was hygiene. We washed all the vessels ourselves since they all looked dirty. even the bathrooms were not too clean. the curtain rod in the shower kept fallin on our heads!

most disappointing was the breakfast however. the website clearly mentions multi cuisine buffet incl pastries, salad & sandwiches. The actual spread was pathetic. only cornflakes (not even a choice between 2-3 cereals), tea & coffee (sugar was lying open, who knows how hygienic it was) some cut fruit (unceremoniously dumped in a plate), white & brown bread slices, 2 non vegetarian dishes (chicken & boiled egg) and 2 vegetarian dishes (roasted peas/boiled corn/parathas with potatoes) the food looked & smelt awful & the first 2 days we did not even touch it.

My list of complaints can go on & on... but this is the general gist. Avoid Symphony to have a good holiday!