Pros
- A 10-minute drive from the airport
- Bright, colorful rooms with flat-screen TVs
- Free shuttles to metro, airport, city center, and WAFI Mall
- Olympic-sized outdoor pool
- Restaurant serves free breakfast, plus a la carte or buffet lunch and dinner
- Cozy on-site pub plus deli with light meals
- Small gym with cardio equipment and weights
- Free Wi-Fi throughout
- Free on-site parking
Cons
- Isolated location without restaurants or commerce within walking distance
- Rooms have views of either a vacant lot or neighboring cemetery
- Generic decor in common areas
Bottom Line
Located in the quiet neighborhood of Al Jaddaf, the Arabian Park Hotel has 318 bright and vibrant rooms with fuchsia and marigold touches -- though some overlook a cemetery. There's also a restaurant, a pub, and a deli, meeting rooms, an Olympic-size outdoor pool, and a small fitness center. The hotel's proximity to the metro and the airport make traveling convenient, and it's used as a stopover/transit hotel for Emirates Airline, but the immediate surrounding area is vacant land. For those looking to experience a more lively area of Dubai, the Landmark Hotel Riqqa is a good option, although room prices are a bit higher.
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Amenities
- Cribs
- Fitness Center
- Internet
- Pool
Oyster Awards
Scene
Clean and well-maintained building with generic decor
The Arabian Park Hotel is more about functionality than aesthetics. Surrounded by vacant lots and busy thoroughfares, the hotel is generic looking and lacks any stand-out decor. Inside, the space is clean and well-maintained. The relatively small lobby area is dominated by a large Emirates Airline check-in desk, which highlights hotel’s main clientele. The overall ambience is busy with check-ins and check-outs, as many of the guests here are transit passengers with overnight layovers in Dubai.
The on-site Cheer’s Pub has the most character of any of the common areas. The floors are covered with blue plaid carpeting and strings of international flags hang from the ceilings while stained-glass Tiffany-style lamps hang from the wood-paneled bar area. The hotel's restaurant, the Park Cafe & Grill retreats back to the hotel’s bright and polished -- but generic -- look. Buffet stations are spread across the white walls and colorful chairs provide plenty of seating.
Location
In a desolate area near the hotel and the Al Jadaf Metro Station
The hotel is is surrounded by large areas of vacant land and feels removed from the hustle and bustle of Dubai. However, it's only a 10-minute drive from the airport and a two-minute drive or 10-minute walk to the Al Jadaf Metro Station, where guests can take the Green Line. From here, passengers travel along Dubai Creek and cross over to Old Dubai, and the Dubai Museum at Al Fahidi Metro Station 2 is six stops away and takes approximately 50-minutes to reach. The WAFI Mall, one of Dubai’s first malls, is eight-minutes away by car and accessible via the hotel’s free shuttle service.
Rooms
Cozy with vibrant pops of color and generic bathrooms, some with views of neighboring cemetery
The Arabian Park Hotel has 318 rooms that fall into one of two categories: Standard and Superior King Balcony. All of the rooms have air-conditioning, sitting areas, free Wi-Fi, mini-fridges, kettles, and flat-screen TVs. Colorful prints on the walls and fuchsia bed runners add cheer to the otherwise plain, but light-filled, rooms. Bathrooms are functional with shower/tub combos and single sinks. The rooms facing the busy roads that run by the hotel can be noisy, and rooms facing the adjacent cemetery have an eerie view but experience less traffic noise.
Features
Restaurant, pub, and deli, small fitness center, Olympic-size outdoor pool, free hot breakfast, and free Wi-Fi
The Arabian Park Hotel offers a surprising number of amenities for a value property. Freebies include Wi-Fi, and a shuttle service to the airport (every 30- minutes), the city center, the Al Jadaf Metro Station (every 20-minutes), and the nearby WAFI Mall. A free hot breakfast is served in the morning at the on-site restaurant, Park Cafe & Grill, which is open throughout the day and offers buffets during mealtimes. Guests can order mixed drinks at the Cheer’s Pub, a cozier alternative to the hotel's more sterile common areas. There's also a deli that serves sandwiches and salads and the hotel has a business center and a couple of meeting rooms. On-site activities include a small fitness center with just a few benches, treadmills, bikes, and an elliptical. The outdoor Olympic-size outdoor pool is one of the property's highlights.
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Scene
Clean and well-maintained building with generic decor
The Arabian Park Hotel is more about functionality than aesthetics. Surrounded by vacant lots and busy thoroughfares, the hotel is generic looking and lacks any stand-out decor. Inside, the space is clean and well-maintained. The relatively small lobby area is dominated by a large Emirates Airline check-in desk, which highlights hotel’s main clientele. The overall ambience is busy with check-ins and check-outs, as many of the guests here are transit passengers with overnight layovers in Dubai.
The on-site Cheer’s Pub has the most character of any of the common areas. The floors are covered with blue plaid carpeting and strings of international flags hang from the ceilings while stained-glass Tiffany-style lamps hang from the wood-paneled bar area. The hotel's restaurant, the Park Cafe & Grill retreats back to the hotel’s bright and polished -- but generic -- look. Buffet stations are spread across the white walls and colorful chairs provide plenty of seating.
Location
In a desolate area near the hotel and the Al Jadaf Metro Station
The hotel is is surrounded by large areas of vacant land and feels removed from the hustle and bustle of Dubai. However, it's only a 10-minute drive from the airport and a two-minute drive or 10-minute walk to the Al Jadaf Metro Station, where guests can take the Green Line. From here, passengers travel along Dubai Creek and cross over to Old Dubai, and the Dubai Museum at Al Fahidi Metro Station 2 is six stops away and takes approximately 50-minutes to reach. The WAFI Mall, one of Dubai’s first malls, is eight-minutes away by car and accessible via the hotel’s free shuttle service.
Rooms
Cozy with vibrant pops of color and generic bathrooms, some with views of neighboring cemetery
The Arabian Park Hotel has 318 rooms that fall into one of two categories: Standard and Superior King Balcony. All of the rooms have air-conditioning, sitting areas, free Wi-Fi, mini-fridges, kettles, and flat-screen TVs. Colorful prints on the walls and fuchsia bed runners add cheer to the otherwise plain, but light-filled, rooms. Bathrooms are functional with shower/tub combos and single sinks. The rooms facing the busy roads that run by the hotel can be noisy, and rooms facing the adjacent cemetery have an eerie view but experience less traffic noise.
Features
Restaurant, pub, and deli, small fitness center, Olympic-size outdoor pool, free hot breakfast, and free Wi-Fi
The Arabian Park Hotel offers a surprising number of amenities for a value property. Freebies include Wi-Fi, and a shuttle service to the airport (every 30- minutes), the city center, the Al Jadaf Metro Station (every 20-minutes), and the nearby WAFI Mall. A free hot breakfast is served in the morning at the on-site restaurant, Park Cafe & Grill, which is open throughout the day and offers buffets during mealtimes. Guests can order mixed drinks at the Cheer’s Pub, a cozier alternative to the hotel's more sterile common areas. There's also a deli that serves sandwiches and salads and the hotel has a business center and a couple of meeting rooms. On-site activities include a small fitness center with just a few benches, treadmills, bikes, and an elliptical. The outdoor Olympic-size outdoor pool is one of the property's highlights.
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Best Rates
Amenities
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Air Conditioner
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Airport Transportation
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Babysitting Services
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Balcony / Terrace / Patio
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Business Center
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Cable
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Concierge
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Cribs
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Dry Cleaning
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Fitness Center
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Free Breakfast
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Internet
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Kids Allowed
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Laundry
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Meeting / Conference Rooms
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Pool
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Poolside Drink Service
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Room Service
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Separate Bedroom / Living Room Space
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Swim-Up Bar
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