A nice clean newish hotel in Bur Dubai well placed for the trade centre on business. If you were going for leisure it is more likely you would choose a beach location anyway. The rooms are large 40 sq metres and the service is excellent. There are 6 food outlets but I did not get the chance to try any of them, but they seemed good. Reception staff are generally good but english not always that great. Beware if you want an early check in time as I had to wait an hour at 10am before the room became available. It is difficult for taxis to stop at the hotel thus incurring waits everytime you want one. A good 4 1/2 star.

I stayed 10 nights and the hotel was pleasent, it gave value for money, there was a vast choice of food in restraunts. Service was excellent, i didnt encounter any problems and the staff were very friendly and helpful. To catch a taxi , we found it easy to catch them from the rear exist across the road, but there are private taxi's which are part of the hotel which are a bit more costly then the public ones but you get a more luxury transportation. The rooms were cleaned and bedding changed 2 times a day Rooms are a bit dark but we were hardly in the rooms so it wasnt an issue. 10mins walk from burjuman mall, bad point - there is construction starting next door-, so make sure you let the reception know you want to be on the other side of the building. swimming pool is tiny. Overall I had a good experience in dhow palace hotel and it provided a good 5 star service.

Recently returned from a business trip to Dubai where I stayed at the Dhow Palace. Can't really say if it's a good or bad location from a holiday trip point of view, but for my needs it was perfect. The room was spacious, clean and comfortable, a/c on the first night a bit cold but the extra blanket sorted that out (and of course you can adjust the temperature yourself...). Nice buffet breakfast included in the room rate. At check-in I was informed about the facilities such as spa, pool and gym, and when I got to the room I was informed that the internet would be charged separately. Did not have time to use these though, so I can't say what they were like. I did not have one bad experience with any of the staff, they were all polite and helpful. As mentioned also in previous reviews, there is a small supermarket very close to the hotel. For more shopping, the Burjuman Shopping Mall is about 15-20 minutes walk away from the hotel, and you don't even have to cross the big roads. From the main entrance, go left (pass the minimarket), and continue straight until you come to the big crossing. Take a left and walk towards Spinney's (a big supermarket). After Spinney's there is a small shopping centre (Centrepoint), continue on for a bit and you will arrive at Burjuman. That's where I spent my free evenings :) For the women travelling alone I can say it was perfectly safe to walk there, even walking back at 11:30 pm on a Thursday evening I didn't feel at all uncomfortable. There are also several restaurants/ fast food places in this area. All in all a pleasant experience and I could definitely stay there again.