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Al Murooj Rotana Hotel
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Al Murooj Rotana Hotel, Dubai
Hotel Address
Al Saffa Street (Off Sheikh Zayed Road)
Adjacent to Dubai International Financial Centre
P.O. Box 117546
Dubai, UAE
 

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Hotel Summary
Category Hotel
Hotel Opened
 2005
Cranley Summary
The Al Murooj Rotana Hotel is a new hotel located in the fashionable Sheikh Zayed Road area of Dubai; it is nestled between the Dubai finance centre and the fast growing Burj Dubai development. The hotel is part of a larger complex that includes the Al Murooj Rotana Suites and the Residence building to create a courtyard feel to the complex. Only guests of the hotel and suites can use the hotel facilities. The hotel has a variety of room types from the superior room at 33 sq m to the presidential suite at 175 sq m. The hotel has all the deluxe facilities you would expect including a choice of fine dinning restaurants and more casual dinning. For sports there are three tennis courts the hotel shares with the private residents as well as its own health club with gym and massage facilities. There is an English style pub as well as a sophisticated night club.
Hotel Location & Layout
Location Description
The Al Murooj Rotana Hotel is located just off the Sheikh Zayed Road between the Dubai International Financial City and the fast developing Burj Dubai district. For business guests its central location gives it easy access to the Media and Internet cities, World Trade Centre convention centre and the Jebel Ali area whilst for leisure travellers it is near to the Jumeirah beaches, Wild Wadi Water Park, shopping centres and the new ski slope.
Airports
Distance 9 km
Airport Transfers Complimentary for Club Rotana guests
Cities and Sights
Distance 7 km
City/Sight Transfers Complimentary shuttle bus
Layout Description
The hotel reception is on the first floor so the reception is approached via a driveway up to the hotel. On entering the reception, guests find the reception desk at the far back of the lobby whilst straight ahead is the Pergola restaurant and lift bank. On the left side of reception is a corridor leading to the business centre and Lebanese restaurant whilst on the right hand side are the boutiques and access to the conference rooms. At the back of the hotel running from either side from the terrace of the Pergola restaurant are feature stairs that lead to the pool. Elevated and beyond the pool are the Latino House, Waterside and Zaika restaurants.
Lobby & Guest Relations
Open Hours
 24 Hours
Languages Spoken English, Arabic, German, Bulgarian, Philippine
Payment Methods All major credit cards and cash
Foreign Exchange All major currencies
Taxis Arranged From a taxi pool
Tours Arranged A variety of activities can be arranged including Tours of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Sharjah and Ajman, Dinner Cruises, Safari's to the Desert, Wadi Hatta or Hajar Mountains, a Night at the Races, Camel Riding, Sand Skiing, Snorkelling or Scuba Diving.
Guest Relations Standard
Concierge Services
 Standard
Medical Facilities Doctor on call with thirty minutes notice
Parking Complimentary underground parking
Cranley Comment
Guests arrive in the lobby via a revolving door and are immediately met by four large modern circular wood finished pillars which draw guests towards the Pergola restaurant and lifts which are through the back of the lobby. The entrance lobby is two floors high; in the centre of the ceiling is a large feature Arabic chandelier in stained reddish/gold glass. On the front left and right sides of the lobby are two mirrored pillars that give the lobby a modern feel. There is casual seating on the left and right front side of reception with sofas and arm chairs. At the back left is the reception desk and concierge and on the right rear side the lobby café.
Shops & Amenities
Description
Ladies hair salon: Separate private men’s area.
Gift shop: Newspapers, perfumes and souvenirs.
Jewellery shop
Cranley Comment
The boutiques are located on the right side of reception and cover the necessities as well as a fine jeweller. The salon is predominately for ladies but has a separate room for men. As well as hair it also covers waxing, pedicures and manicures. Nearby to the hotel is the largest shopping mall in Dubai; The Mall of the Emirates.
Rooms, Suites & Villas
Number of Floors 14
Total Rooms 253
Elevators 6
Rooms per Elevator 42
Check-in Time 14.00
Check-out Time 12.00
Late Checkout 16.00 subject to availability
Smoking Rooms Non-smoking rooms available
Room Service 24 hours
Laundry Service Same day return if dropped off before 09.00
Club or Executive Facilities
Club Rotana exclusive lounge, complimentary breakfast, pre-dinner aperitifs, and airport collection and drop off
Cranley Comment
The Al Murooj Rotana Hotel has a range of different room options from the Superior room at 36 sq m to the Presidential suite at 175 sq m. All rooms are decorated and furnished to a high standard and come with good amenities like bath robes, scales and high speed internet connections. All rooms have either an inner complex view or a city skyline view. The Club Rotana rooms and suites have the added benefit of access to the Club Rotana lounge that provides the additional facilities of a club lounge, complimentary breakfasts and pre dinner aperitifs as well as wireless internet connection. The suites have plasma televisions and some come with terraces and private Jacuzzi’s.
  Type of Room, Views & Facilities
Type No. View Facilities Max. Occupancy Size m2
Superior 136

City skyline / inner complex

In-room safe
Tea/coffee making facilities
Mini bar
Satellite TV
High speed internet connection
Hair dryer
Bathrobe
Bathroom scales

 2 adults and 1 child under 12 34
Cranley Comment
Superior rooms are decorated in a contemporary style in creams and natural colours with dark walnut furniture, including mirrored vanity unit and contemporary paintings. The sitting area has a separate desk with telephone and high speed internet connection and entertaining armoire. The bathrooms are marble with overhead shower, marble washbasin and vanity area decorated with matching silver framed pictures in keeping with room style.
Type No. View Facilities Max. Occupancy Size m2
Deluxe 8

City skyline / inner complex

As per the Superior room

 2 adults and 1 child under 12 36
Cranley Comment
Deluxe rooms are L-shaped and have a private terrace and are decorated in a contemporary style in creams and natural colours with dark walnut furniture including mirrored vanity unit and contemporary silver framed picture. The sitting area has a separate desk with telephone and high speed internet connection and entertaining armoire. Marble bathrooms with overhead shower, marble washbasin and vanity area decorated with matching silver framed painting in keeping with the room style.
Type No. View Facilities Max. Occupancy Size m2
King Club Rotana 91

City skyline / inner complex

As per the Deluxe room plus:
Elemis in-room amenities
Club Rotana facilities
Trouser press
2 line telephone with voice mail
Espresso facilities

 2 adults and 1 child under 12 35
Cranley Comment
Rooms have either a king size bed or twin beds and can be inter-connecting. They are decorated in creams and natural colours with dark walnut furniture including mirrored vanity unit and contemporary silver framed paintings. The sitting area has a separate desk with telephone and high speed internet connection and there is a beverage serving area with mini bar. Marble bathrooms with overhead shower, marble wash basin and vanity area decorated with matching silver framed picture. These rooms have the advantage of The Club Rotana Executive facilities.
Type No. View Facilities Max. Occupancy Size m2
Junior Suite 10

City skyline / inner complex

As per the King Club Rotana room plus:
Separate Lounge
Kitchenette
Plasma screen satellite TV
Coffee percolator

 2 adults and 1 child under 12 44
Cranley Comment
Junior suites are an octagonal shape and have an open plan lounge/bedroom. They are decorated in creams and natural colours with dark walnut furniture with matching silver framed contemporary pictures. The desk and mirrored vanity area has a high speed internet connection. The marble bathroom has a washbasin and vanity area with walk-in shower and framed pictures in keeping with the style of the suite. Guests have the advantage of the Club Rotana Executive facilities.
Type No. View Facilities Max. Occupancy Size m2
Executive Suite 2

City skyline / inner complex

As per the Junior Suite

 2 adults and 2 children under 12 60
Cranley Comment
The Executive Suites have an entrance lobby leading to the kitchenette complete with coffee percolator and mini bar. The separate lounge/dinning room is fitted with a plasma TV and floor to ceiling French windows. The separate bedroom has a desk with high speed internet connection and a mirrored vanity unit. The suites are decorated in creams and natural colours with dark walnut furniture with matching silver framed contemporary pictures. The marble bathroom has a washbasin and vanity area with walk-in shower and framed pictures in keeping with the style of the suite. They have the advantage of The Club Rotana Executive facilities.
Type No. View Facilities Max. Occupancy Size m2
Two Bedroom Suite 2

City skyline / inner complex

As per the Executive Suite plus:
Additional bedroom
Outdoor Jacuzzi

 4 adults 89
Cranley Comment
The Two Bedroom Suites have an octagonal entrance hall with Fench doors leading onto a private, outside terrace with Jacuzzi, table and chairs and sun loungers with Dubai city/complex views. The open plan lounge/dinning room is decorated in contemporary style in creams and natural colours, it has a large bay window with sofas and plasma TV, coffee tables and silver framed contemporary paintings. The open plan dining area has a table to seat six people, an armoire with coffee percolator and an alcove with desk with telephone and high speed internet connection. The king bedrooms both have king beds, mirrored vanity area and plasma TVs. The marble bathrooms have corner walk-in shower, bathtub with overhead shower, mirrored washbasin and vanity area. Guests have the benefit of the Rotana Club Executive lounge.
Type No. View Facilities Max. Occupancy Size m2
Ambassador Suite 2

City skyline / inner complex

As per the two bedroom suite plus:
Guest cloakroom
Private terrace with sunken Jacuzzi
Plasma TV in the bedrooms

 4 adults 93
Cranley Comment
The Ambassador Suites have double entrance doors leading into the entrance hall off which is a kitchenette complete with coffee percolator and mini bar. Additionally there is a guest cloakroom. The lounge/dining room can seat six people and has floor to ceiling bay windows, wall mounted plasma TV, desk with high speed internet connection. French doors lead onto the private terrace with table and chairs, sun loungers and steps leading to a Jacuzzi. The terrace has impressive skyline views over the city and distant ocean. There are two separate king bedrooms complete with vanity area and plasma TV. The marble bathroom features a kidney shaped sunken bath, walk-in shower and a vanity area with raised washbasin.
Type No. View Facilities Max. Occupancy Size m2
Presidential Suite 2

City skyline / inner complex

As per the Ambassador Suite plus:
Two lounges
Dining room
Master bedroom with separate dressing room

4 adults 175
Cranley Comment
The Presidential Suite has double doors leading to an entrance hall with guest cloakroom and kitchenette. The dining room is furnished in traditional dark wood and comes with a dining table seating eight and matching furniture. It opens onto one of the lounges furnished with sofas and arm chairs, has floor to ceiling bay windows and French doors leading to a private terrace complete with sunken Jacuzzi, table and chairs and sun loungers. The second lounge has a plasma TV, sofas, arm chairs and a coffee table. The master bedroom has a separate dressing room with built-in vanity area and separate dressing table. Both bedrooms feature a headboard with illuminated stained glass, plasma TV and a contemporary style chaise lounge. The bathrooms have walk-in showers, sunken Jacuzzi bath and twin washbasins.
Restaurants & Cafés
Number of Restaurants
 6
Restaurant Comments
The Al Murooj Rotana Hotel has six different dinning options ranging from Pergolas which is an international restaurant offering buffet and al a carte to Waterside, Latino House and Zaika in their own purpose-built buildings in the hotel grounds overlooking the feature stream/lake. Waterside and Latino House have al fresco dinning on a wooden terrace set on the small lake which at night is lit up by flaming lanterns set around the perimeter of the wooden terraces. Inside the hotel there is also an Arabic restaurant, Mawal, which has a live band and belly dancing show every evening. For those wanting more casual dinning the Double Decker pub also serves a range of English pub-style food and you can enjoy light dining at the Circle Lobby Café.
  Pergolas  
Restaurant Type International
Restaurant Capacity Total 260: 130 inside, 130 outside
Opening Times Breakfast: 06.00 to 10.30
Lunch: 12.00 to 15.30
Dinner: 19.00 to 23.30
Dress Codes Smart casual
Air-Conditioning Yes
Smoking Policy Non-smoking area
Children’s Facilities Children under 5 eat free and children between 5 and 12 get a 50% discount.
Breakfast Options Comprehensive buffet with cooking stations
Cranley Comment
The Pergolas restaurant is located at the rear of the hotel lobby which is on the second floor and opens out onto a terrace with a feature stone and timber Pergola with views overlooking the rest of the Al Murooj complex. The restaurant itself is decorated with modern wood finished walls, dark tan wooden flooring with an inset ‘shattered glass effect’ panelling running down the centre of the restaurant floor with soft lighting underneath. The restaurant features background music. The terrace has the feature pergola mentioned above with wooden tables and cast iron chairs set on paved flooring with inset wooden decking.
  Mawal  
Restaurant Type Lebanese
Restaurant Capacity Total 215: 185 inside, 30 outside
Opening Times Lunch: 12.30 to 15.30
Dinner: 20.00 to 02.00 (03.00 on Thursday)
Dress Codes Smart casual
Air-Conditioning Yes
Smoking Policy Non-smoking areas
Children’s Facilities Children under 5 eat free and children between 5 and 12 get a 50% discount.
Breakfast Options No
Cranley Comment
The restaurant is decorated in a Lebanese style with marble flooring, light beige curtains and the walls decorated to look like an external stone wall but in beige and light brown alternate rows of stone blocks. The tables are set with white table cloths. The restaurant also has a lounge area that is approached through stone effect pillars. The restaurant has entertainment every night starting at 22.30 with a live five piece Lebanese band, singer and belly dancing.
  Latino House  
Restaurant Type Latin American
Restaurant Capacity Total 64: 34 inside, 30 outside
Opening Times Lunch: 12.00 to 15.30
Dinner: 19.00 to 00.00
Lounge Area: 19.00 to 02.00
Dress Codes Smart casual
Air-Conditioning Yes
Smoking Policy Non-smoking area
Children’s Facilities Children under 5 eat free and children between 5 and 12 get a 50% discount
Breakfast Options No
Cranley Comment
Latino House is in a circular building on its own. Guests arrive on the first floor where there is a bar/lounge area decorated in rich colours with a red sofas and deep burgundy curtains and dark marble flooring. The centre of the restaurant has a marble spiral staircase with ornate wood ballasd rail. Around the centre of the staircase are four marble pillars with one central one on which stands marble statues specially imported from Italy. Downstairs is the restaurant which has a similar décor. Outside is a circular wooden island terrace set on top of the water where guests can dine al fresco with flaming torches around the perimeter providing added ambiance. The signature dishes are the three types of beef, US Black Angus, Vagyu and Argentinean as well as the sea scallops with pina colada jelly.
  Waterside  
Restaurant Type Seafood
Restaurant Capacity Total 56: inside 30, outside 26
Opening Times Lunch: 12.00 to 15.00
Dinner: 19.00 to 23.30
Dress Codes Smart casual
Air-Conditioning Yes
Smoking Policy Non-smoking area
Children’s Facilities High chairs, children under 5 eat free and children between 5 and 12 get a 50% discount.
Breakfast Options No
Cranley Comment
The Waterside restaurant is set in the hotel gardens behind the main pool. It has dinning inside a circular room with an open seafood display at the front, outside the kitchen. In the centre of the room is a floor to ceiling circular fish tank. The internal décor is light wooden flooring with pale blue blinds and the ceiling painted blue to reflect the shimmering ocean. The restaurant has outside dinning on a circular wooden terrace set over water, at night the terrace is lit with flaming torches.
  Zaika  
Restaurant Type Indian
Opening Times Dinner: 19.00 to 00.00
Dress Codes Smart casual
Air-Conditioning Yes
Smoking Policy Non-smoking area
Children’s Facilities High chairs, children under 5 eat free and children between 5 and 12 get a 50% discount
Breakfast Options No
Cranley Comment
The restaurant has an elegant style with the use of large gold curtains and terracotta tiling on the floor. The tables are made of dark wood with matching chairs and deep burgundy seat covers. The restaurant is on two floors with a circular staircase running down the centre of the round building. The restaurant is located next to the Waterside restaurant towards the rear of the hotel.
  Circle  
Restaurant Type Lobby Cafe
Restaurant Capacity Total 12, plus the seating in the lobby
Opening Times 24 hours
Dress Codes Casual
Air-Conditioning Yes
Breakfast Options No
Cranley Comment
The lobby café is located at the back right of the hotel’s lobby. It has a circular counter. It serves the usual array of coffees and teas as well as sandwiches, snacks and cakes from the glass display counter. The lobby café also serves guests relaxing in the rest of the lobby's lounge area.
Bars
Number of Bars
 2
  Aquarius  
Bar Type Pool bar
Bar Capacity N/A
Opening Times 09.00 to 22.00
Dress Codes Casual/Swimwear
Air-Conditioning No
Smoking Policy No non-smoking areas
Admissions Policy High chairs, children under 5 eat free and children between 5 and 12 get a 50% discount
Cranley Comment
A pool bar serving drinks and snacks at the tables around the pool bar and to guests on their sun beds around the pool.
  Double Decker  
Bar Type English Pub
Bar Capacity Total 150
Opening Times 12.00 to 15.00
19.00 to 03.00
Dress Codes Casual
Air-Conditioning Yes
Smoking Policy Outstanding
Admissions Policy Over 21’s after 18.00
Cranley Comment
An English style pub located in a separate building to the left of the main hotel. It is decorated with dark wood panelling on the bar and walls, with off white floor tiles around the bar but wooden flooring in the dinning area around the perimeter of the bar. There is a mezzanine level that overlooks the bar where there is further dinning tables. The pub has theme nights as well as a DJ and live music.
Business & Event Facilities
Wireless Internet Lobby, meeting rooms, Rotana lounge and business centre.
In-Room Services High speed internet connection.
Business Centre
Three workstations with internet access, faxing, scanning, photocopying, typing, laminating, scanning and meeting room hire.
Meetings & Events
The new conference centre has been designed for companies looking for a modern meeting and conference venue, with state-of-the-art equipment. The ballroom offers daylight and overlooks a waterfall. It can accommodate up to 1,500 people and is used for weddings, product launch and private or company receptions. For business clientele, the hotel has a VIP Majilis and five meeting rooms that can accommodate up to 120 delegates. The outdoor restaurants which are surrounded by an artificial lake represent an ideal setting for receptions welcoming up to 500 guests.
Cranley Comment
The hotel has a full service business centre offering a manned reception room off which is a working room and a meeting room with glass board table capable of hosting eight. The business centre has been fitted out to a high standard with marble flooring and use of dark woods and leather chairs. The work station room is carpeted and open plan with two arm chairs for reading. The conference facilities are state of the art given the age of the hotel and can be configured for a variety of different types of functions.
Children’s Facilities & Clubs
Restaurant Facilities See Restaurants
Playground There is a large children’s playground with six swings, an adventure playground, apparatus with slides, mirrors, poles to slide down and see- saw. The playground itself is set on soft flooring.
Babysitting service
Provided by hotel staff with six hours notice.
Cranley Comment
Whilst the hotel does not have a dedicated children’s pool the main pool has been designed with two beach-type sides where the water laps up over the edge of the pool so making it a good play area for toddler age children. The hotel also has the benefit of a large playground for children with an array of climbing apparatus.
Entertainment
  Evening Activities  
C Bar by Crystal Sophisticated nightclub restaurant open from 19.00 to 03.00.
Cranley Comment
The hotel has two late night venues; the Double Decker which is described in the bars section of the Cranley Report and a full night club with the C bar by Crystal. This club is built in the image of its big brother the infamous Crystal in the Lebanon and is a high end restaurant/bar/club serving modern Asian cuisine. The Club’s resident DJ is a Crystal graduate and features weekly all of Crystal’s armada of DJ's playing the freshest tunes of happy house music.
Beaches
  Jumeirah Beach Park
     
Location 5 km
Description Jumeirah Beach Park is a public beach open from 8:00 to 23:00. Visitors must pay a small charge to enter the beach area and sun loungers and parasols are available for hire. Visitors to the Jumeirah Beach Park should note that one day per week is designated as 'Ladies Only' day and they should check before visiting which day it is.
Private/Public Public
Size/Frontage The beach has a water frontage of about four hundred metres and is approximately twenty metres wide.
Facilities Facilities include showers, toilets, snack bar, sun loungers and parasols for hire, a children’s adventure playground and a grass area with barbeques and straw parasols.
Safety Lifeguards on duty.
Parking There is a small charge to bring your car into the park or there is complimentary car parking available nearby.
Cranley Comment
The Jumeirah Beach Park is a public beach with a small charge for entry. The beach park has a large beach with lifeguards, sun lounger and parasol hire, toilet facilities and a snack bar for cold drinks and fast food refreshments. There is a grassed area and an area planted with trees, where barbeques are available for public use. There are football goals and beach volleyball facilities on the beach in addition to an adventure type playground to keep younger children entertained.
Pools
  Hotel Pool  
     
Opening Times 06.00 to 22.00
08.00 to 20.00 for Children under 12
Temperature Temperature controlled at 26c
Depths 0.6m to 1.55m
Size 250 square metres
Facilities Pool bar, cast iron sun loungers, tiled tables and chairs, showers, toilets
Safety Lifeguards on duty during opening hours
Cranley Comment
The pool is an irregular rectangular shape which comprises two shallow ends that have a beach type ending and a deep middle section. The pool is immediately below the Pergola restaurant terrace and has a courtyard feel. On the opposite side is the pool bar behind which is a wall with raised plant beds and small palm trees. The patio is laid in crazy paving stones. On either side of the back of the pool are grand staircases that lead up to the terrace restaurant.
Sports & Gym
  Gym & Health Club  
Opening Times
 06.00 to 00.00
Description 4 Treadmills
2 Cross trainers
10 Resistance machines
4 Bikes
1 Stepper
Free weights
4 Plasma TV’s on the wall
Personal Training
Jacuzzi (Ladies 08.00 to 14.00 & men 14.00 to 23.00)
Separate sauna, stream room, and massage facilities
Swimming lessons

Aroma Therapy Massage
Swedish massage
Traditional Thai Massage
Reflexology
Acupressure
Moroccan Scrub
Cranley Comment
The gym is located in the basement and incorporates a mini Spa with a range of massages. The gym is well equipped with NordicTrack equipment and has four plasma screens with sound connected by personal earphones. The fitness centre has a shared Jacuzzi set in its own room with marble effect tiling and eight wooden sunbeds for relaxing. Within the changing rooms are a sauna, steam room and separate massage room.
  Land Sport  
Description Floodlit hardcourt tennis courts.
Cranley Comment
Three floodlit hard tennis courts are due to open in February 2006. They are located at the far end of the complex and are shared with the private residences.
Golf
  Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club
Description
Opened in 1993 and extensively re-modelled in 2005, the course is set next to Dubai Creek, close to the city centre and Dubai International Airport. The championship course was re-designed by Thomas Bjorn and is set in undulating fairways lined with palms, attractive water hazards and shrubbery that give it a tropical and secluded feel despite being close to the city centre. The complex also features a nine hole floodlit par-three course. The course was voted in November 2005 as one of the top 100 world courses to play and hosted the Dubai Desert Classic in 1999 and 2000.
Location 9 km
Holes Two Courses: 18 Hole and 9 Hole
Length/Par 18 Hole Course: 6,839 Yards Par 71 sss 72
Facilities The centrepiece clubhouse is designed in the shape of a Dhow, making this one of Dubai’s landmark buildings. There is a golf academy with high tech studio, double ended driving range, six PGA qualified professionals and a comprehensive pro shop.
  Emirates Golf Club
Description
This was the first grass course in the Gulf region when it opened in 1988. The club features two championship courses; the Majlis and the Wadi. The Majlis was the original course and was designed by Florida based designer Karl Litten. The Wadi opened in 1996 and was re-designed in 2007 by Nick Faldo. Despite a number of new courses, it still ranks as one of the best in Dubai. It has hosted the Dubai Desert Classic fifteen times for the last six years in succession.
Location 7 km
Holes Majlis 18, Wadi 18
Length/Par Majlis: 7,185 Yards par 72 sss 74 , Wadi: 7,263 Yards par 72 sss 74
Facilities Teaching academy, two driving ranges (one of which is floodlit), pitching and chipping areas, fairway and greenside practice bunkers. Several bars and restaurants.
  Montgomerie Dubai
Description
Covering more than 265 acres of landscaped turf, gardens and lakes, this spectacular golf course provides the player with undulating "links land" style fairways which challenge and intrigue all levels of player. Placement of the drive to the generous fairways remains the cornerstone of any good round. The flat landing area of each fairway can be challenging to find, but a rewarding adventure. With 14 lakes and 81 bunkers, The Montgomerie Dubai, the first and only example of the association between golfing great Colin Montgomerie and Desmond Muirhead, adds a distinctive variety to the golfing landscape of the region.

One of the signature holes is the par 5 fourth, dubbed the Snake hole for its saddleback fairway which doglegs towards the green, with 2 bunkers behind forming the eyes of the snake. Further on, the par 5 ninth, with water down the left, is a tough finish to the opening half. The par 3 thirteenth, a hole designed in the shape of the UAE, boasts a 360 degree teeing area around an island fairway and green, allowing for a completely different golf hole to be played every time. However, it is the par 5 eighteenth that offers a more classic test. At 656 yards it is a monster and, with water protecting the front of the green, it defies even the best player to hit the green in two.

Website: www.themontgomerie.com
Phone: +971 4 390 5600
Location 8 km
Holes 18
Length/Par 7396 Yards, Par 72, sss 75
Facilities Driving range
Teaching academy
9 hole par 3 Academy course
5 star hotel accommodation
3 restaurants
Cigar lounge
Angsana Spa,
Fitness centre
Outdoor swimming pool
Extensive function areas.
Spa
Cranley Comment
The hotel does not have a spa but a range of massages are available at the Gym/Heathclub.
Special Needs
Cranley Comment
The hotel facilities are spread over different gradients are there are numerous stairs which makes the hotel difficult for those with mobility impairment relative to hotels on flatter terrain.
Al Murooj Rotana Hotel, Dubai, Report Details
1st March 2006
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