A very decent all-inclusive hotel in Dubai. Perfect for families with children. The area is rich in entertainment, beautiful lobby, polite staff, decent food, private beach, daily cleaning. All these are advantages.
Among the disadvantages, I would like to note the high price for all additional services of the hotel, some distance from the city, which makes it impossible to get there without a taxi. I will also take it to the cons that you need to request a toothbrush with paste every time you call the reception. At the same time, there is so little toothpaste that this operation has to be repeated every other day. There is also a high price for drinks if you are not on an all-inclusive holiday, full board or half board. (For example, juice, a can of cola cost about 20 dirhams - 450 rubles for our money).
Overall, the experience is pleasant. It was the end of September and the beginning of October quite comfortable. It's hot in the afternoon. The sea is, of course, very warm. The rooms are perfectly cooled and maintain the right temperature without blowing from anywhere, so it's not even noticeable that it's +35 outside. I recommend it!
An excellent hotel, full of entertainment for children, excellent food, a huge room, a gorgeous beach, refrigerated pools, imported alcohol, restaurants with a focus on Thai and Lebanese cuisine, a restaurant on the beach with pizza, a restaurant by appointment with counters and seafood even daily, a tax of 120 dirhams for 8 nights, a deposit is not taken, close from the airport, planes fly over the hotel (someone may be scared off), there is a great promenade and a public free beach with perfect sand nearby, the hotel has its own beach with sea stars, there are plenty of places.
We liked absolutely everything.
Meals: 4 restaurants, buffet or a la carte to choose from, a large selection and everything is delicious. We liked the steaks and burgers at the beach restaurant the most.
Rooms: new and clean, there are bathrobes, slippers, iron.
Beach: towels are given out right on the beach by cards, there were always enough sun beds. There are two bars. Everyone gives you as much as you want, they just ask for the room number. Smooth entrance to the sea. Sand with small shells.
Animation every day - water aerobics, shows for children - magic tricks, acrobats, fire. Mini disco for kids in the children's room. Volleyball on the beach.
A children's club with a console, playing with children, drawing, doing crafts. The limit is 3 hours per day.
On the territory there is a water park for children up to 140 cm and a lazy river, various family pools and 16+
I liked the hotel , the room was good , although there was a view of the construction site . The staff is excellent, polite. In restaurants, the food is fresh and delicious, Wi-Fi catches. It's hot outside, the water is unrealistically warm, but dirty. There is a lot of entertainment for children. There are plenty of sun beds for everyone. Overall, I liked it, but I won't go to Dubai a second time. There is a construction site and sand all around. It is very convenient that it takes 15-20 minutes to get to the airport, it is close. And so I recommend those who have not been to Dubai to go see it once, for example, I would rather go to Egypt, it is greener than Dubai. There are really no excursions, just shops and skyscrapers to look at. The territory is clean and well maintained . It 's a pity that there is no live music in the evenings .
A wonderful hotel for a family holiday, the food is very tasty and varied, by the way, very tasty cream soups are prepared, the staff is very polite and responsive, they respond instantly to the requests of guests, the hotel itself is newly and expensive renovated, both in the Lobby and in the rooms. The beach is clean, there are enough sun beds, the concept is designed in such a way that it is comfortable for vacationers, you can go to the Pool there are 3 of them, you want to go to the Lazy River, you want to go to the Coast of the Persian Gulf.
We had a vacation with our family in November 2024. The perfect time to relax. The sea is warm, the pools are cool. At the reception, a special thanks to the Beer employee explained and showed everything!!! There is a tourist tax in this country. Which was paid for at the hotel. 15 dirhams per night. 7 nights came out 105 dirhams. They are irrevocable. These are the rules. On the food bill, I recommend a buffet with Russian-speaking staff and very polite! on the 8th floor of Sheesh and the 1st floor of Suan Bua. I do not recommend the Sands restaurant since there are no Russian-speaking employees and our order was explained differently by 1 waiter and then he got tired, did not even try to talk to the translator and left altogether and did not even try to explain properly by sending it to another. Another waiter explained everything in a completely different way with an interpreter. But I brought it as the first waiter said. In general, they are reluctant to explain and do their job. As I understand it, knowledge of the language is mandatory and because of this misunderstanding and unwillingness of employees to do their job. The first day we were nervous about this incident at Sands. But then everything became fine after visiting Sheesh and Suan Bua. They hold events and there are games for children. Everyone is polite and tidy. I recommend this hotel to everyone!!! Of the wishes, I want to make a free transfer every hour to the city! Not 1 time. It's paid per day. And at the entrance there are their own taxis with the maximum business class rate. The same as Yandex business class taxi.
Great hotel. The rooms are modest, no frills. Refrigerator and safe, shower cabin and toilet with hygienic shower. Everything works. There is a TV. But when to watch it??? The hotel is clean. They wash and rub something all the time. It's the same on the territory. Especially in the evening. Everything is put in order after the tourists.
The elevators on the room map go only to your floor or the 8th floor where the restaurant is located. Lobby and granite floors without a map. Upon arrival, they give you a ribbon on your hand. There are waiting and rest rooms for incoming and outgoing tourists.
The food is on the level. From the children's menu to spicy Asian cuisine. There is alcohol. It is necessary to take everything included. Otherwise it is very expensive. After 1800, everyone is asked to leave the sea. Evening entertainment bar, disco, restaurant on site. For children, cartoons on the big screen on the beach. In English, of course. The atmosphere is very calm. A lot of security staff. Bodyguards are everywhere at all attractions.
Dubai Airport is 20 minutes away. When leaving, do not remove the ribbon from your hand. All employees are positive and smiling. There is a Russian-speaking employee at the reception. The hotel is designed for family holidays with children.
Of the interesting features, planes fly almost over the hotel. It's kind of fun to sit in the water and see off the planes. The noise from the planes in the room is almost inaudible. Only if you open the door to the balcony.
I really liked it, good rooms, good food. There are a lot of entertainment for children: slides, pools, a climbing wall, jumping towers, a lazy river, free ice cream. There is only 1 big minus, a lot of all kinds of marine life, when I swam in a mask I saw a stingray, a lot of jellyfish that sting (I still have a burn), the water is not very clean, there are a lot of rocks and algae at the bottom. As it is, everything is fine.
I didn't really like the hotel. Vacation in November 2024.
Pros:
great spacious room with sea view. (It's better not to take it without a view, you'll look at the construction site)
The food is good for adults, and the children's table too, the 4-year-old child always found something to eat. Everything is delicious.
Children's pool 🔥
The river with cheesecakes🔥
Adult pools are good
The beach is good
Seashells, starfish, fish
Minuses:
The sea is bounded by breakwaters, as if they were swimming in the lake
Jellyfish, the child was afraid to swim
Drinks: I didn't like the wine at the bar, it was good at dinner, whiskey of the same type, technical rum, beer
Service: the staff is generally not friendly, stuck up, everything is in English, but then switched to pure Russian)) There were some good guys too really
Planes took off right over the hotel every minute, if it's interesting to see during the day, then at night they slept with a closed balcony, the noise is terrible
There are a lot of children, animation, disco in English
The show is 20 minutes in the evening, the children are interested
Take care of yourself in the adult evening
I really liked it, I was with 3 children, the youngest is 2 years old. Everything is thought out for kids, shade, pools, fountains, food. They paid extra for the sea view at the reception. We got to the city by taxi. The taxi was called through the app, there was no other way. I read in the reviews that you can use Yandex. Taxi, you can. But more expensive. The food is great. In the main restaurant downstairs, we only had breakfast, lunch and dinner at sands. We've been to the Argentinean grill twice more, it's also very tasty. We didn't like the Lebanese restaurant on the 8th floor, I don't even know why. The hotel is good, we did not regret it
A good modern hotel, excellent service and staff, mostly dancing, doing everything with a smile and good-naturedness. There are a lot of different activities for children and a children's menu. Food for 5+ I am a meat eater and was pleasantly surprised by the quantity and quality of meat) including my favorite steaks))) and my wife and daughter ate their favorite shrimp and salmon) .I recommend it from the bottom of my heart, especially with children. We took a tour at Fun Sun.
We are currently staying at the hotel on 27.7.2024. Everything is fine! The hotel is excellent in everything, if you do not look for disadvantages! The beach is 250 meters from the hotel, the sea is warm and clean. The beach is sandy. There are a lot of sun beds, there are enough for everyone. The conder works well in the room. The room is cleaned every day. The room is cozy with smart TV, large beds, iron, refrigerator, sea view! the sockets are Arabic, but we were given an adapter. The food is varied: fruits, meat, beef, chicken, fish, sweets and much more (you will not go hungry) . on the 8th floor there is a restaurant with Libyan cuisine overlooking the sea.
It's cool for children in general - pools with slides, with fantanes, you can ride in circles around the pools. 2 adult pools!
In general, if you do not look for disadvantages (and there are practically none) then you will enjoy your stay at this hotel! The heat in July is up to 40 degrees in the afternoon, but if you are at the hotel and swim in the pool, then the heat is not particularly felt, and in the morning and evening you can go to the sea!
A great hotel for families with children. Food, ice cream, everything is in abundance. But there wasn't enough variety and I can't say. The rooms are not bad, but the bathrooms sometimes have an unpleasant smell, especially at night. The pools are great. There are lifeguards everywhere around the pools, you don't have to worry about the kids. There is a lot provided for the entertainment of children. At Camp Safety, you can even leave a child under the supervision of the staff for an hour and a half. It's not that far from the airport, so you can hear planes flying low almost every minute. It gets in the way at night. Although if the TV is on, it is inaudible. .
Excellent hotel, clean, good sound insulation. The disadvantages of the hotel are the noise from airplanes. You can't hear much with the windows closed. The food is very tasty and varied, the restaurant is on the top floor with a magnificent view, they loved to have breakfast there. The coffee is very tasty and of good quality, and there is good food for children. Everything is organized. In the evening, I liked watching cartoons on the beach, even in English, but a 4-year-old child watched with pleasure. An interesting children's room. Anyway, we'll go again)
We liked everything. Excellent 4* hotel. There is everything for a luxurious holiday. The sea is very close. The pools are clean, there are lifeguards everywhere, the staff monitors cleanliness and order. Eco-concept. The only thing is, there are no toothbrushes and toothpaste. You need to bring it with you. In terms of food, we had enough. There are 3 restaurants on site. Very atmospheric on the 8th floor. There are a lot of families with children.
An excellent ultra all inclusive hotel. A nice big beach, excellent and wide selection of food in several locations, ice cream, a beach bar, etc. it will be very good for relaxing with children. Lots of slides and children's pools
The bed in the room is generally huge. 2.4 probably 2.4)))
The only disadvantage is that it's far from the center. Taxi to help. Straight from the hotel. Bolt is a good taxi app, its prices are better than in Yasha.
Just an ideal hotel for families with children, a gorgeous beach, attentive staff, a lot of pools that cool down in the heat, inflatable slides on the beach. Excellent restaurants where you can find borscht, solyanka, pickle, exotic for the Emirates, walking with puree is just as delicious as in kindergarten as a child. Evening children's shows for kids are just great. I recommend
Great hotel. The food is very tasty, there is everything, chicken, beef, seafood every day, fruits are all fresh and sweet, desserts. There are no queues at restaurants, they came at any time, the waiters are seating them. There is a lifeguard at each pool, safety is at the highest level. Room cleaning every day, the main thing is to press the button to clean up. I'll make a reservation right away, there is no animation here like in Turkey, there are no evening discos. We really liked it. There are no Drunk people, everyone is adequate. A multinational hotel, many people from Russia, Germany, Kazakhstan, England are vacationing, all are friendly. We will definitely return to this hotel!!!
Excellent staff is polite, speaks a little Russian 3 themed cuisines Thai (very spicy), coastal (not very because of the choice of 5 dishes), local (flour and for an amateur)
There is also a 4th Argentinean (meat ) , but the main disadvantage is by appointment .
There are also pools of about 7. Do not go in them, if you swim with glasses, you may vomit because of debris and snot and other debris, diseases such as rotavirus may be caused by it.
Dial the numbers on the 7th floor, which is under the restaurant, and it will be a terrible outcome. Sea view do not take an extra overpayment
We rested from 15.06 to 25.06 and were satisfied with the rest! This is the third time we have visited the Centara Hotel! The location is excellent, the bay is clean with beautiful fish, the food is excellent, there are 3 restaurants for all inclusive, there are lunches and dinners on the menu: steaks, pizza, Caesar salads, for lunch in the main restaurant borscht, soup with meatballs, but also Thai cuisine - tom yam, on the 8th floor kebabs, lula.in general, a very varied diet. The staff is friendly, at the bars by the beach and by the pools there are drinks for every taste according to the all-inclusive system - wine, cocktails, soft drinks!Thank you so much to all the staff for the friendly meeting, we will come again!!!
Now here (09/19/24). A lot of things that were described earlier. I'll give it a try for me. Imagine a classic family-run hotel at the height of the season. That's about it, perhaps). There is no animation. Attempts to pretend that there are, but no moves except for princesses and princes under 8 years old). A nice game room, but small. Compact territory. What is a large space is just a place with sand. In the evening, they put on a screen with cartoons in English. The food, in our opinion, is very decent. During the active lunch or dinner phase of the queue.
Separately, I want to roll in a bold minus anex tour. Please explain to tourists that the classic free run through shopping malls for many is not a very convenient thing. You are taken to different centers with a run from one to the other from 25 minutes away. No supermarkets or pharmacy along the way. We drove 37 minutes to the last point! In total, to go and see the gold of the perfume fur coat - from 2.5?hours. Yes, on BMWs and Toyotas, but if you didn't plan for so long and thought about buying chips at the same time, no. At most, in the middle of the way, you realize that you can be taken to the right supermarket and from there by taxi yourself.
The rooms are lovely. The staff does not speak Russian. To all Russians, take ear medications. Through one otitis media, everyone takes from each other. The doctor at the hotel will not help.
And so a good hotel. Yes, the price was reasonable, but as I understood it, due to the repair of a slow river (pool) and for some reason the rope park did not work.
We took a massage at the Chinese medical center - funny). The local spa flies into space at prices.
There are plenty of sun beds, we occupied the center and spent the whole day either at sea or in the pool.
Alcohol is acceptable .
Minus for repairs, zero traffic for adults, queues.
Definitely a family-run hotel, where there is a lot of entertainment for children from a lazy river, slides, pools, cable cars to evening animation with clowns and open-air movie screenings. The rooms are spacious, modern, the bed is perfect, the hotel is new and operates on an all-inclusive system, which is very convenient. We have already rested there 2 times, the child really likes it there. The food is good. The beach is in the bay, but not bad, Dubai is nearby.
Centara is a very beautiful, super comfortable hotel for families with children. We are only at breakfast and there is absolutely everything, the cuisine is not only Thai, but universal for every taste and mentality.... And they have 2 angels sitting at the reception, Sharmila and Fija, they helped me solve the problem that I created for myself))) Girls, thank you so much again, minumum, for your sake, I'm ready to come back here again and again. There are still good people in the world 😘😘😘
I want to tell you about my impression. We were in this hotel, the hotel is decent and very nice, in the evenings there is a kids' club with an entertainment program, a movie at the sea ( in English ), the food is very tasty ( despite the small incident ). One disadvantage: the pool for kids is very, very cold! The staff is understanding, we played with bottles (we put them against the wall making our own wall), they did not throw them away, they carefully collected the toys, asked my sister for a comb through an interpreter, they always greeted and chatted). The main thing! As soon as we arrived and checked in, we went to the bar for soft drinks, or rather for lemonade, and at the end they brought us a large bill, tea +/- 500 rubles for a mug, it turned out that the drinks only in the morning were juice.
A great hotel with its own beach, but on the outskirts. Go out for a walk only on your own territory. But Dubai Mall is 20 minutes away by taxi, 10 minutes to the airport. The staff is helpful and courteous. Everything is clean and tidy with a Thai twist. There is no animation or children's club. Good pools for different ages. A clean beach. For a rest within one week of the norm, there is nothing to do at the hotel for longer. Only if you go on excursions.
A great hotel for a family holiday. It is located far from the city and this has its pros and cons. Of the advantages, a quiet place without a huge number of people, of the disadvantages, it is expensive to get to the main points. There is everything you need for children. 5 pools (2 of them for children and one in the spa area is not cooled), one channel with a current for buns and a pool with slides. Rope park, kids club, sandbox and entertainment for older children: virtual sports, slot machines).
There were plenty of food and drinks for everything. The kitchen is not bad, though rather monotonous. Children, of course, ate pasta all day (it seems to me that a special tariff should be made for children - pasta and ice cream).
The staff is very friendly and smiling. My son managed to lose his shorts and T-shirt on the first day and we didn't find them in the "lost ones", but as soon as they approached the staff, they promptly sent a photo of clothes to all the staff and our clothes were found.
The beach is clean and there are always few people on it.
The hotel is nice, relatively new. The staff is friendly, there are Russian speakers too.
We flew as a family with two children, the children were delighted.
3 water slides, a lazy river, 2 zones for kids and 3 pools.
There was a lot of sand on the beach, there were enough sun loungers for everyone, but it was problematic to find a sun lounger with an umbrella by the pools after breakfast.
We had a rest during the May holidays, by the way, take a USB cord with you to charge your phone, there are European sockets in the room.
The bracelets that are issued at the reception strongly clamp the hands, especially for children. They are delayed, it will not be possible to return them, only to cut them off, so we went without them.
In the children's room, I really liked the girl Sofia, sweet and cheerful. Not far from the reception there is also a play area, superbly equipped, table football, air hockey, TV and PS.
They have a schedule for the whole day and the whole week. By the way, Wi-Fi is not designed for calls, apparently this is a feature of the UAE. The whole vacation is just text messages and voice messages.
The rooms are clean and fresh. A dental kit must be requested, they do not put it themselves, also with a shaving kit.
And the disadvantage of the hotel, of course, is that it is far from the infrastructure. At least an hour to the center of Dubai. I didn't manage to take a walk.
Hi everybody. I come to the UAE for the second time and stay at this hotel with great pleasure. I like it for its "non-pretentious" nature, people from all over the world, Russians, French, Italians, and "locals" from the Persian Gulf countries, relax here. This is a hotel for a family vacation with children, but I travel for business and I really like it here, and it is very comfortable for several reasons. The first reason is just good, intuitively, according to Feng Shui, all the elements are in some right ratio, the sea (water), the sky (air), the sun (fire) and the place itself (earth). Away from a large crowd of people, but in transport distance from Dubai life (shopping, excursions and various attractions here). Plus the food: very tasty and combinatorial, like in that movie about what's important. And Thai for you, and Halal, and global, and European, and even a little Russian, if you want. I have a lobster for dinner tonight, somehow not so skimp, ng with taste! Come here!
We went in April 2024. A nice, comfortable all-inclusive hotel. There are three restaurants on the territory, where the food is very tasty. There are two restaurants in the main building and one by the pools, closer to the beach. Very comfortable rooms, nothing to complain about, everything is clean. We left small tips for the guys who cleaned, they entertained us with firukas of towels as a thank you, I have not seen such figures even in Turkey. We went with the children (my daughter is 14 years old, my son is 3 years old), there is something to entertain children for any age. A wonderful mini pool for kids with a good sunshade and various water activities. There were always free deck chairs for the whole family on the beach. Rescuers are always on the alert, our baby slipped, after 10 seconds a medical suitcase was deployed in which everything was .... even a defibrillator. The baby was treated for an abrasion that would not even have been noticed at home, rubbed and ran on. The service is at the highest level, the staff is very friendly, always ready to help with any question. We were very satisfied with the rest. I recommend the hotel for families with small children.
A super hotel for families with children!!! There are many pools, aqua slides and a lazy river. There are many interactive zones! Children have a place to turn around. Excellent and varied cuisine!!! Everything is very tasty!!! The service is at the highest level!!! I didn't expect it myself. I advise everyone!!!
We stayed at the hotel for 7 days and were very satisfied.
We flew to Dubai for the first time + with a small child)
1. We chose the hotel a few months before the trip. The child is 2.9 liters, so all the most important points and reviews have been studied.
2. The travel agency only took accommodation. Thanks to the video review, we learned that it is more profitable not to take half board.
3. The room was spacious, there was no mini-bar. Room service is chargeable, even with an all-inclusive system.
Daily cleaning, 1-2 bottles of water.
4. Planes are really flying over the hotel, and something very big is being built nearby)
BUT everything is fine with the sound insulation in the room, especially if you close the balcony doors.
During the entire vacation, flying planes did not cause any inconvenience, the sound of construction in the room overlooking the sea is not audible.
5. The food is varied and delicious. Considering the fact that Centara is a chain of Thai hotels, it is surprising to read outrage about the presence of Asian dishes😊
Every day there were meat dishes, salads, side dishes.
There is also a restaurant by the pools where you can order pizza, meat dishes, including those cooked on coals.
The restaurant on the 8th floor is very picturesque.
5. The territory and the beach are ideal for families with children😍
The entrance to the sea is soft and transparent.
Several pools (one heated), slides, a river, animation, a children's playground, a children's pool inside the river is just a favorite place for children, but in November it's fresh in the shade, sometimes it's cool, so the main location is the sea
6. The hotel staff is as friendly as possible 🌷 There has never been any negative impression.
One of the possible disadvantages is the remoteness of the hotel from the center and the lack of shops across the street.
In 15 minutes by taxi there is a shopping center with a huge hypermarket.
Nice hotel. We had a vacation in November 2023, we were very lucky with the weather, it was warm +28+30, the sea is like fresh milk. There is a lot of entertainment for children, a water park area for kids. There are enough different pools that there is no feeling of a lot of people. There was a Russian-speaking guy Artyom, an instructor on the cable car, who helped us when we had difficulties with the language, and my daughter became friends with him and was happy to climb the cable car. Lifeguard John on the beach, a friendly guy, gave children toys for the sand. There are several restaurants in the hotel, they cook delicious food, and children and adults can find something to eat. The hotel is detached, to go for a walk in Dubai, you will need to take a taxi, but it's not far to go.
On the plus side, everything is for children. The child is always in business and under supervision. And I am very pleased. Good food. A good lounge
Of the cons:
Check-in is clear after 15.00
Boorish Kazakhs at the reception and in the concierges
Decayed bath towels
Lack of hair conditioner.
They refuse to call a city taxi, charging their own twice as much
If you don't take the sun beds before 8.30, then you don't even have to try to do it later.
We had a premium exclusive, but we were constantly trying to cheat.
You can only go to the hotel because of the child.