Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai

Jumeirah Emirates Towers
Sheikh Zayed Rd
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Date of Last Visit: Late March, 2011

As I like to say to my FOX News-loving father, “They have hotels in Dubai too, you know.” When I go to Dubai, I think he’s imagining me out under the stars with the Bedouin. Not that that would be a bad thing. I’m 100% positive that would be totally awesome. Sand in the laptop though…that would be bad. (Having spent a fair chunk of time in Dubai, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan and Syria within the last 18 months, I am confident that even out under the stars, we would have wifi.)

Speaking of sand in my laptop…this was from my hotel room on the 32nd floor around 3 pm in the afternoon one day. Hello sandstorm.

The desk area in my hotel room was PERFECT. Great chair. And they included a US=>Europe plug adapter. (Newer properties in Dubai use European plugs, although you’ll find a lot of the older three-pronged outlets that I couldn’t quite figure out.) There was also an awesome one-cup Nespresso machine. Heaven.

I think they knew I was coming. Love love love Molton Brown and wish it were cheaper in the US.

I also loved the fruit plate. They had pitted the dates and replaced the pits with peanuts. Genius. Delicious.

The one sweat band thing was kinda weird though.

Other things I loved about the Jumeirah Emirates Towers: seemless free wireless Internet access everywhere, free pick-up and drop-off from the DIFC, being attached to a mall (even if the mall was a little empty), finding a nail salon in the mall, the bar snacks at the bar on the top floor (mmmm wasabi peanuts), and the lovely wine list at the wine bar on the ground floor.  Also, how when my purse broke, they brought me like 20 safety pins to try to fix it.

Is the Jumeirah Emirates Towers BIG? YES. Is it soulless? YES. Are the rooms a bit dated? YES. But is it convenient if you’re in Dubai for work and have to go back and forth to the DIFC? YES.

I’d stay here again.