I only stayed at the Marco Polo for one night while waiting for my friend to arrive on an early morning flight from Australia. I booked at a tourist desk in the airport late at night after my flight from London. I explained that I just needed a single room for one night and to be near the hotel I had booked for my stay with my friend for the following 3 days. It only cost me around ?60 and it was close to the airport in a taxi. Upon arrival at reception I was greeted with a glass of fresh juice and a cold towel. The reception staff were very pleasant. I was taken to my room on the top floor and was pleasantly surprised by the room. Not modern decor by any means but clean, comfortable and with a huge bed. The bathroom looked as though it had had a face lift and the shower was great. There was some noise from the bar/disco downstairs but it was not too loud and had stopped by midnight. The next morning I had breakfast which was included in my rate. It was ok but just ok. I have been to a lot better but for the money what can you expect? If you have booked this hotel for a holiday then I think you will have a good stay. It is a good budget option for Dubai and the staff are very pleasant.

We stayed for three nights in February and were worried about the noise but were on the opposite side of the hotel to the disco and heard nothing. We really appreciated the jug and mugs in the room for making up tea, something not often thought of in any number of star hotels. There was a lot of variety at breakfast but that was the only meal we ate the hotel. We went out on the street outside to the local Iraqi restaurants for meals. For us the location was really good and we walked to and from the older part of Dubai - ie the gold souk. Yes it can be done with little effort. Of course this was a nice time of year weather wise. But the hotel also runs a bus to the beach and if my recollection serves me right, also to some of the shopping centres like the Mall of the Emirates. The Marco Polo was far superior to the two other hotels we stayed at as we flew in and out of Dubai this year.

I stayed for a weekend in Jan 2008. The hotel is not 4 star, as advertised. It is located close to the airport (15 min), in Deira and as a business hotel is not too bad. Hotel was quite clean, modern and the staff were very friendly and helpful. Several rooms have plumbing problems. However the real problems start when the music starts at around 11pm and ends around 3am. It is too loud, you cannot go to sleep. Breakfast is OK and the tex-mex restaurant is of good quality and service

at first i read on how good the hotel was for a lot of people. Then i read on how bad it was from others. Then i had no choice from my travel agent, and unfortunately we ended up there. Do NOT make that mistake, unless you are deaf, or you are very very lucky and you end up on the top floor. If you have another choice, take your chances with that. hotel has nice people, nice restaurants, adequate bathroom, but for us it was a disaster because: 1- we reserved a double-bed, and got 2 single mini beds (i am only 1.73 meters tall, and couldnt fit inside) 2- the room from 1030 up until 3 in the morning has so much noise from the below bar/parties/whatever that you cannot sleep, unless you use earbuds 3- hot water run out just after a short shower of 7-8 minutes, and next one had to shower in cold water. we did not comfront them with this since we thought it was only for the first time. Then it prooved to be for the whole duration of the stay. 4- internet was so slow most of the time i could not use it for work 5- the first night we came in at 1am from the airport, the room was not ready (where it should have been from 2PM!), there was no towels, no blankets, aircondition at MAX with freezing temperatures. We were so tired, we ended up trying to sleep with the noise, cold shower, and the works, only to sleep at 5 am and to wake up with a cold 3 hours later. 6- the whole 1st floor really smells indian food. the first night disasters were corrected (gradually) in the next 2 days, but still we could not rest, or take a hot shower, which are the only 2 reasons you rent a room really... The only positives: good people, had no problem with anyone, and good restaurant, would recomend the chinese restaurant. But that are not enough to even move the slider from terrible to okay... go for another one, or take your earbuds, and prepare to argue for something better... have a nice vacation AD

Stayed at this hotel on our way back from Aus for 2 nites. Hotel was very clean, quite modern and the staff were great, very friendly and helpful, no probs whatsoever. The room was excellent, well furnished with mini bar, television etc. The bathroom was clean and had everything you could need including shampoo etc. The breakfast was very good and plentiful and there was hot food as well as cold. The hotel bar was cheap and well stocked. We ate here both days for lunch and evening meal and could find no fault with the food or the staff at all. The prices were cheap and there was even live entertainment in th evenings. We went on a city tour from the hotel which I would strongly recommend and again, it was only something like £10 pp. If I had to go back to Dubai I would stay at the hotel again, although the hotel was nice, Dubai didn't do anything for me or my husband at all and we wouldn't like to stay over any longer than we did. But, all in all, nice hotel, nice staff and good, cheap food.