The cheapest hotel I could find and quite impressed... Almost 5 star service.. Beautiful clean rooms.. Free shuttle to and from Hotel and to a number of large shopping malls.. Only way to get around Dubai is by taxi which adds up.. The heat here is something you have never felt and a bit of a shame that there is NO pool.. Would prob advise you to spend a little more and find a hotel with a pool... Its just incredibly HOT!!!! MUST DO::: DESERT ARABIAN SAFARI its a incredible highlight

Having stayed at the Novotel before, I thought the Ibis with its international reputation would be also good. Wrong. Firstly, it is not that much cheaper (if at all) than the Novotel. The main problems are that there is no room service, very slow laundry service, poor internet connection and the rooms are like student accommodation with awful bathrooms (just shower). Most annoyingly, there are no bell boys as this is not "ibis policy" despite the fact of very affordable labour in Dubai and that many staff who look like bell boys, stand around doing nothing. One plus point - they serve strongbow.

I booked at $126/night at ibis.com website. I decided to stay another night. They raised priced to $153, even though it was still $126 on online and simply denied that was the case. "The room rate fluctuates everyday," front desk person says, but not the case online at all. My experience with other hotels is that they continue to honor the online price when you decide to stay longer. Not here. No parking. There's paid, hourly parking nearby. There's a tiny free lot next to the building but always full. Internet is $22 a day and of course they don't bother to tell you that free wireless access streams in from World Trade Center next door. Oh, you forgot to bring your laptop? No problem. there are computers you can use, at $22 AN HOUR! (I exchanging the rate at the fixed rate of 3.67 dhs per USD) Breakfast, just an ordinary buffet, $18. They even charge for using the pool at Novotel next door. My impression of IBIS hotels in Europe (mostly Germany) was that they weren't so greedy, trying to pile up charges every which way they can. I remember free laptop connected to internet in every IBIS in Germany. No such thing here. Attitude at front desk: take it or leave it. We really don't give a hoot what you think, which I think is understandable because they have steady stream of convention goers at the Trade Center. Rooms, old and rundown, and tiny. Showerhead loose and kept swiveling back to the side. Sink cloggs. Wood moldings chipped. Carpet old. Not within walking distance of anywhere, such as supermarkets and convenience stores. They have you captive here and forced to buy everything from them at high prices. I guess ideal as far as price for someone attending the Trade Center, but if you need to work on the Internet in your room and eat in the hotel all the time, plan to spend a lot more than just the room rate.

Dubai is full of very expensive, very luxurious hotels but if you need a clean, modern, inexpensive place to stay, Ibis is an excellent choice. There seems to be a big gulf between the vast majority of hotels charging a lot of money per night and so-called "budget" hotels so Ibis made a wise choice building one here! But this isn't a budget hotel in the traditional sense - it's a solid 3* in my opinion with well-equipped rooms, a fashionable Phillipe Stark reception area, internet facilities, knowledgeable concierge, decent restaurant and a very good breakfast that was included in our ?75 room charge. It's part of the World Trade Centre complex and is equidistant between Jumeirah and Deira. Taxis are plentiful and cheap. Highly recommended.