Dayra is one of the most interesting areas of Dubai. Here you can stroll along the modern streets, wander around the old markets, see a lot of various sights. And of course, in Deira, tourists have the opportunity to lie on the beach and swim in the warm sea. There are plenty of good hotels in this area of Dubai . And many of them are working with Russian tour operators. For example, many domestic agencies offer holidaymakers trips to Dubai with accommodation at the Zain International hotel .
Where is the hotel located?
This hotel was built in the heart of Deira. From all sides it is surrounded by streets with numerous cafes, shops and restaurants working on them. You can find the Zain International Hotel 3 * on Al Maktoum Street. Not far from it is the very popular Golden Market for tourists.
The hotel is just a 20-minute drive from Dubai Airport. Vacationers are brought here, of course, usually by tour operators themselves on transfer buses. But it will be, of course, absolutely not difficult to get on your own if necessary by public transport to this hotel. Union metro station , for example, is just a 5-minute walk from the hotel.
This hotel is far enough from the sea. Walking on the beach for his guests would be difficult. However, for the convenience of residents, the hotel provided bus transfers to Dubai Beach. Hotel guests can ride them to the sea, of course, completely free of charge. Transfers from the hotel to the beach are on schedule. Which is very convenient for tourists staying in a hotel.
Zain International Hotel 3 *: general hotel description
By hotel standards, this complex can be considered quite old. It was built a long time ago - in 2003. However, in 2011 a large-scale reconstruction was carried out here. So the furniture and appliances in the hotel rooms, as well as its interiors, are not too old.
The reception at this hotel, like almost any other three-star hotel in Dubai, is open around the clock. That is, guests can contact the administrators with any problems associated with accommodation at any time.
Living in this hotel, judging by the reviews, mostly Arabs and Indians. There are few domestic guests here. Accordingly, the staff does not speak Russian in this hotel either. This, of course, is not too convenient. But if necessary, Russian tourists can communicate with the hotel staff through some kind of translation program. In addition, the basic set of Russian offers hotel workers more or less well understand.
This complex is part of the th hotel chain Zain Group of Hotels. Pos Toyals here are placed in rooms equipped in one nine-story building of a modern building. This hotel is, in fact, a classic city hotel that does not have its own territory.
Of course, its guests can climb the upper floors in this hotel by elevators. There are as many as three of them in the hotel.
Pets are not allowed in the rooms of this hotel, including for an additional fee. Tourists can pay for all sorts of services at the hotel not only in cash, but also with cards. "Visas" are accepted here anyway.
Hotel rooms
All hotels and Zain International ( UAE, Dubai, Deira) offers tourists 77 well-equipped rooms. All hotel rooms are classified as standard. Their area is 20 m 2 . For the convenience of guests, the rooms include:
For a fee, tourists can use the safe and minibar in the hotel rooms. Also, the list of additional services at this hotel includes a doctor’s call and WiFi. Some rooms at this hotel include balconies. No particularly beautiful views from the windows of the hotel rooms do not open. Most of the guests can watch from them only on city streets, on which there is nothing particularly interesting.
Zain International Hotel 3 *: hotel room reviews
Opinion about the rooms rented in this hotel by tourists has developed relatively well. The rooms here, as vacationers say on specialized sites of tour operators, are for rent small, but quite comfortable. The beds in the rooms of the Zain International Hotel 3 * have become wide and comfortable.
The minibar in this complex, according to most vacationers, is too expensive. In addition, there is very little space in it. At least, to keep here bought, for example, juices in the city will not work. Unfortunately, there is no refrigerator in the rooms of this hotel.
Maids are cleaned in rooms in this hotel quite often. Therefore, the hotel apartments look always neat. The same goes for bedding. In dirty sheets, guests of this complex in any case do not have to sleep. For a hotel employee to come to the cleaning room, residents just need to hang a special sign on the door.
Zain International Hotel 3 * earned good reviews from tourists , including for the fact that each room has an individual shower room. However, vacationers, unfortunately, are not always able to use watering cans at the hotel . The fact is that the hotel sometimes does not have hot water. This, of course, is considered by most tourists to be serious shortcomings of the hotel. Especially often problems with hot water in this complex arise in December-January. But in any case, judging by the reviews, the plumbing in the hotel usually works properly.
The soundproofing in the rooms of this hotel, unfortunately, judging by the reviews of guests, is not too good. However, under the windows of the complex are not too busy streets. Therefore, to relax in the hotel rooms its guests usually no noise does not interfere. The only thing in the hotel is often held discos. They are arranged for Indians working in a hotel. The noise from the disco, unfortunately, can interfere with the sleep of some hotel guests.
Judging by the reviews of its residents, there is no living creature in this hotel. Cockroaches and bedbugs here do not crawl along walls and floors.
Lining
Reviews of the hotel Zain International Hotel 3 * (Deira) from tourists deserve, therefore, good. However, this hotel has one small drawback. Sometimes the time of eviction from rooms in the hotel itself does not coincide with the same figure in the documents of guests from the tour operator. Therefore, checking everything at the entrance to the hotel is for vacationers as thorough as possible.
Hotel Infrastructure
Of course, Zain International Hotel 3 *, ak a three-star hotel, offers Dubai guests a certain range of services directly on the territory. Of course, this three-star hotel has a swimming pool. As already mentioned, this hotel does not have its own territory. Therefore, there is a hotel pool on the roof of its building.
This hotel also has a well-equipped gym. It is also located on the roof of the hotel. In addition to the pool and gym, for the convenience of guests, the hotel provides:
- laundry;
- car rental
- currency exchange point;
- business center.
Hotel guests rented in a hotel or in a city can leave their cars in the parking lot.
Infrastructure Reviews
Opinion on the service provided to tourists at the Zain International Hotel 3 * hotel was quite good among its guests. The hotel pool , judging by the reviews of vacationers, is not large enough for such a large complex . But at least the water in his bowl is always clean and warm. So, swimming in the hotel pool, judging by the reviews, is pretty nice.
The pool works, according to many tourists, according to a very convenient schedule. You can visit it from 7 am to 7 pm. The only drawback of the hotel, according to some vacationers, in this regard is that the pool is sometimes closed here. This happens in a hotel when few guests check into it.
How to rise to the floor?
Elevators in the Zain International Hotel 3 * hotel, with fishing according to the reviews of its residents, work almost always properly. But using them out of habit can be quite difficult. To go into them and go outside the guests is as fast as possible. Otherwise, the doors will simply slam shut. Because of this, many tourists even prefer to climb floors by stairs.
The opinion of tourists about the hotel staff
Regarding the staff about this hotel, there are mostly only good reviews. The hotel staff treat their guests, including Russian, very friendly. They don’t know the language, but in any case they try very hard to help if necessary.
There were no cases of theft in this hotel by tourists on specialized websites of operators. The staff in this respect the hotel is decent. But to leave valuable things in sight in the room for tourists, of course, is still not worth it. It is better to pay extra for the safe and put them there.
Dining at the hotel
Unfortunately, the vacationers speak about the dining room of the Zain International Hotel 3 * hotel, but not too well. According to most guests, the food in this complex is not particularly tasty. The Indians are the cooks here. Therefore, local cuisine is more like not Arabic, but specifically Indian. The choice of dishes in the restaurant of this hotel, unfortunately, is also not too wide. Especially meager here, according to most vacationers, there are breakfasts.
In the morning, only two to three dishes are usually served in the hotel's dining room. Drinks include coffee or tea with a croissant. Also, tourists can take a small plate of fruits and vegetables. For lunch, the choice of food and drinks is wider. Dinner at this hotel is not offered to guests at all.
The food in Zain International Hotel 3 *, therefore, tourists, judging by the reviews, are offered not too good. But in any case, the residents of the hotel can eat in the city. With this, hotel guests should not have any problems. The hotel is located in terms of the possibility of a good lunch or dinner is very convenient. It works on the streets passing next to it, as many vacationers note, at least 90 cafes of various price categories.
It costs food in establishments near the hotel is not too expensive. And the portions here are usually served simply huge. For three people, you can freely order no more than two.
What is worth knowing?
Upon arrival, all guests of the hotel Z ain International Hotel 3 * are issued food stamps. Since breakfasts and dinners at this hotel are usually quite scarce, residents usually do not have the latter closer to the end of their stay. In this case, experienced tourists advise beginners to come to the reception and report a shortage of coupons. Hotel staff are likely to quickly solve this problem.
Hotel Beach Reviews
From the sea, Z ain International Hotel 3 *, as already mentioned, is located nearby. The hotel shuttle buses to Al Mamzar Beach are transported. You need to pay about 5 dirhams for entry here (at the rate it is 79.35 rubles). The hotel bus takes her guests to the beach at 9 in the morning. He takes tourists at about one in the afternoon. If desired, hotel residents can get to the beach and take a taxi. This type of public transport in Dubai is very popular with both locals and tourists, and is inexpensive. A trip to the beach from the hotel buildings will cost about 30 dirhams (about 500 rubles).
With experienced taxi drivers in Dubai, many experienced tourists are advised to behave more confidently. The fact is that many of them like to wind up counters, taking advantage of the ignorance of visitors to the city.
Some vacationers vacationing at the Zain International Hotel travel to the beach and by bus. In this case, you have to pay about 4 dirhams (approximately 63 rubles) for the road. But the bus goes to the beach for a very long time, winding through the streets of Dubai. It will take at least 15 minutes to get to the sea on it.
Al Mamzar beach itself from tourists has earned good reviews. Vacationers consider its biggest plus to be significant sizes. Despite the fact that many 3-star hotels in Dubai (Deira) are brought here to sunbathe their guests , flea markets are almost never there. The infrastructure on Al Mamzar beach, judging by the reviews of tourists, is very well developed. At least locker rooms and showers are provided here. Also, guests of the Zain International Hotel can rent a deck chair and an umbrella on the beach at this place. The sand and sea on this beach are always very clean.
Many guests of the Zain International Hotel 3 * in Dubai also visit the Jumeirah Open Beach . You do not need to pay for entry to it. Equipped it is no worse than Al Mamzar. Sunbeds at Jumeirah Open Beach can be rented at the same cost.
City infrastructure near the hotel
In Deira itself, as already mentioned, according to many tourists, the hotel is very well located. The cafe next to it really works a lot. There are nearby Zain International Hotel 3 * and shops of various specializations. For example, there is a 24-hour supermarket right next to this hotel, where you can buy everything you need. To get to this shopping center, hotel guests need to turn left from its entrance. Also in close proximity to the hotel are Day to Day and McDonald's.
The metro station is just a few steps away. Therefore, hotel guests, if necessary, can quickly get to almost anywhere in the city. Experienced vacationers advise beginners to purchase a metro map upon arrival in Dubai indicating which station these or other attractions are located.
In the hotel itself , Zain International Hotel 3 * (Dubai) does not happen. But when walking around the city, tourists should still be more attentive. Unfortunately, wallet thefts in stores in Dubai happen quite often.
sights
Of course, guests of the Zain International Hotel 3 * can visit various interesting places in Dubai and its environs. In Deira itself, there are no particularly popular tourist attractions. This area is considered more suitable for shopping. In Dubai, hotel guests can go, for example:
- To the national museum.
- Jumeirah Mosque.
- The Great Mosque.
Also, of course, a trip to the artificial Palma Jumeirah archipelago can be interesting for tourists who bought their tickets to Dubai with accommodation at this hotel . Of course, tourists staying at this hotel should also look at the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa.