Grand Hyatt Dubai, luxurious room, king suites
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he Grand Hyatt Dubai is an iconic landmark right in the centre of the city. It is literally a few minutes drive from most of Dubai’s landmarks - Dubai International Airport, Burj Khalifa, Dubai International Financial Centre and Dubai Mall to name a few. Besides just being centrally located, it is a huge property with 674 luxurious rooms and suites, a serviced residences area and 13 award-winning restaurants. So much to see and literally so little time. This year for Ramadan, the hotel is running a special promotion - the Ramadan Cultural Stay package where in the guest gets to make the most of the culture and traditions of the city in this holy month. The timing of this package is ideal because the Grand Hyatt Dubai, lobby
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city as well as hotels are relatively less crowded as most of the schools are out for the summer and people are away on holiday. The city is a lot less crowded and add to that Ramadan and the city and its hotels are much more open to peaceful exploration. (See box for more information.)
The experience Surely for all old Dubai citizens, residents and regular visitors the hotel has played a part in many lives. I remember celebrating many occasions with family and friends at the property and also attending many work-related events at the hotel. So this was a special opportunity experiencing a stay here. Getting there, as mentioned earlier, was very easy and a few minutes drive from work. The entrance Grand Hyatt Dubai, lobby interior dhow
of the hotel is enormous with marbled floors and columns and activity everywhere in the form of staff and guests mingling and going about their business and routines. We completed check in formalities and were led to our room by a very amiable member of the welcome team - Ludmela. The room was voluminous with two large twin beds and large bathroom and a spacious seating area and work desk. The view from the room was very interesting and diverse. Right below us were the lush gardens of the property. From the room, the gardens look thick, lush and very inviting. I promised to come back in winter to do just that. The outdoor pool was in our view and beyond the hotel we could see the metro running to and fro at regular intervals, we could see the Creek Park, Splashland and much beyond.