After a 2 week stay at the Mirfa Hotel, the only good thing to say is that I won't be back. Firstly, the "golf" course is at best a chipping green with long grass and takes about 5 mins to complete. It is grossly misleading to advertise it as a "golf course". The pool was ok, especially in a 50c heat, but the slime growing on the pool walls is offputting as is the same for the showers in the rooms. Food for breakfast is ok, but the buffet depends on who's cooking. The staff took turns between acting as manager, chef, waiter etc al a "Fawlty Towers" and the "beach" is covered in litter, broken glass etc. The band did not play on weekends for some reason, prefering to play to an empty bar during the week. We kept to our room most of time with room service. Oh, and there was the night 2 men came into our room at 3am. Management weren't fussed really....

My husband and I did a road trip from Doha, Qatar, through Saudi and stopped in Mirfa where we stayed at the Mirfa hotel. After a 5 hour drive, it was a great stopping point. The rooms are quite large and are clean and they have a great selection of satellite TV - about 8 English stations. The grounds are beautifully kept - large lawns and lots of greenery. The hotel sticks out a bit into the gulf and there is a lovely walkway along the sea. Meals are all buffet style - nothing spectacular, but tasty enough with plenty for vegetarians. The pool area is nice - again clean and well kept. The staff are gracious and helpful. The gift shop is quite comical - full of really tacky things one would find at a local "souk" but there are computers with internet access that is free to guests. There is a bar and they do serve alcohol in the restaurant and for room service. This isn't a glitzy place, but it's really quite nice and if you know how expensive even dives can be in the UAE, you'll realize it's quite a great deal. We wouldn't go out of our way to stay here - as it is out of our way, but if we road trip it again or ever move to Dubai or Abu Dhabi, it's a great little getaway.