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  • 2nd Street Sector 1-96 Tourist Club Area 45200
     Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    +971 (2) 644-3000
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HobWahid
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Excellent Hotel

  • October 28, 2008
  • Rated 5 of 5 by a traveler from Travelocity.com
I have stayed here multiple times over the past two years. It is a GREAT hotel and well situated for my needs. It provides excellent fitness facilities and great dining choices. Standard rooms are comfortable and hotel staff are very accommodating.
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Rotana Beach Hotel and Towers

  • October 26, 2004
  • Rated 5 of 5 by HobWahid from Damascus, Syria
Rotana Beach Hotel and Towers

I had never heard of the Rotana hotel chain before arriving in Abu Dhabi, and I was originally staying there only because my friend, whom I was visiting, was staying in their extended suites section while working in Abu Dhabi for the summer. But I have to say that I was blown away.

The UAE is a land of excess. You do not come to the UAE as a budget traveler; you come to live it up and spend money like you have never spent money before. You come to be treated like a king (or queen) and to lose yourself in lavishness. Both Abu Dhabi and Dubai are filled with world-class hotels offering the kind of service that is usually reserved for dignitaries and important businessmen. To not partake in this would be a shame.

Because I had business to attend to in Abu Dhabi, I decided to make that my base while in the UAE, not Dubai, and while in Abu Dhabi, I made the Rotana Beach Hotel and Towers my home. This is one of the newest hotels in Abu Dhabi, and it is certainly one of the most spectacular. If I ever return to Abu Dhabi, there is no doubt where I am staying.

First and foremost, the Rotana is a luxury hotel. It has a grand lobby filled with fountains and important-looking businessmen. It has five top-of-the-line restaurants, a Trader Vic’s, a steakhouse, an Italian place, a seafood place, and a buffet. It has its own private beach and heath club. There is a pub, a bar, and the famous L.A.B. (Lounge at the Beach), one of Abu Dhabi’s hottest nightclubs. The rooms are all equally spectacular, with a modern style and amenities that will make everyone feel important.

What impressed me the most about the Rotana, though, was the service. It was impeccable; everybody there did their best to make you feel like someone special. It was luxury the way luxury should be. You couldn’t pass a hotel worker without having them smile and wish you a good morning. They treated every guest with the same respect. In the US, luxury hotels always seem to discriminate against those who don’t seem like they have the money to really be there, but here none of that mattered. If you were staying there, you were important. For example, I am a 22-year-old college student who wears jeans and a t-shirt. Nobody ever gave me a second look or failed to acknowledge me because they knew I wasn’t a CEO. The valet happily parked my Nissan Sunny with the same care he would park a BMW. And perhaps the most impressive moment was when they screwed up my reservation and, as compensation, gave me a suite on the executive floor for the same price as a regular room. I ended up with an executive suite for a whole week. Now that is service! When it comes to luxury, the Rotana does it right.

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