Coral Boutique Villas, Al Barsha, Dubai

The Cranley Report®: Coral Boutique Villas, Al Barsha

Coral Boutique Villas, Al Barsha , Dubai

Hotel Address

Coral Boutique Villas
Al Barsha
P.O.Box 124446
Dubai
United Arab Emirates

Cranley Rating

National Rating

Deluxe

Entrance to Villas

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Hotel Summary

Category	Apartment Hotel
Awards Won	Best Environmental Hotel Award 2007 - Mena Travels.

Hotel Opened	2006
Refurbishment	New hotel.

Cranley Summary

Coral Boutique Villas opened in 2006 and are located just off Sheikh Zayed Road in Al Barsha, Dubai. The thirty well-appointed luxury duplex villas are all individually furnished and decorated to a very high standard with every attention to detail. The villas benefit from having both hotel facilities and self-catering accommodation. Each villa has four bedrooms all with en-suite bathrooms, state-of-the-art kitchens, spacious lounge/dining rooms, stylish accessories and designer fittings throughout. The villas are built around landscaped gardens, a courtyard and the main central building which houses the reception area, restaurant, business centre and gym. The outdoor swimming pool is located in the centre of the courtyard. A unique “Revolving Chef” concept brings gourmet dining to guests’ villas - a chef will come and cook a meal of your choice in the villa kitchen. Alternatively guests can dine at Rumours Cafe (either inside or alfresco) which is open twenty-four hours and located off the Lobby area. Gym and Tonic is open twenty-four hours a day and offers a state-of-the-art gym with the latest up-to-date equipment, ladies and gents locker rooms with showers, sauna and toilet facilities. Murjan Coral Signature Spa, located in the Coral Boutique Hotel Apartments next door, offers a range of spa packages. Coral Boutique Villas offer chargeable Wi-Fi accessibility in the entire property. There is a complimentary buggy transport facility which will transport guests around the entire property if they do not wish to walk. Taxis have to drop guests and their luggage at the main entrance where guests will then be transported to the reception area by buggy. Each villa is available for families or groups of up to eight people sharing with the option of each of the four bedrooms in the villa being charged separately for a group sharing. The villas are also available for long term letting. Guests should note that Coral Boutique Villas have a no alcohol policy and that alcoholic beverages are not served in the restaurants or on the premises.

Hotel Location & Layout

Location Description

Coral Boutique Villas are ideally located on the prestigious Sheikh Zayed Road in Al Barsha, Dubai. The villas are a three minute walk to the affiliate Coral Boutique Hotel Apartments on Sheikh Zayed Road and close to the fastest developing business and leisure districts in Dubai. It is approximately a five minute drive to Dubai International Convention Centre, a twenty-five minute drive to Sharjah and a thirty minute drive from Dubai International Airport. Situated at the heart of Dubai’s emerging leisure and lifestyle business hub, the villas have easy access to recreational beaches, golf courses and are a short walk to the Mall of the Emirates shops and ski slope - one of the trendiest shopping centres in the Middle East.

Airports
Distance	25 km
Airport Transfers	Taxi transfers. The villas provide transfers to and from the airport at a charge of dhs 150 each way.

Cities and Sights
Distance	8 km
City/Sight Transfers	Taxi transfers.

Layout Description

Coral Boutique Villas is a complex of thirty four-bedroom luxury villas all overlooking landscaped gardens with bougainvillea cascades, flowers and a swimming pool which is located in the central courtyard area. Reception, the business centre, Rumours twenty-four hour cafe and the gym are all located in a central building in the courtyard area next to the swimming pool.

Lobby & Guest Relations

Open Hours	Twenty-four hours.
Languages Spoken	English, Arabic, Hindi and Filipino.
Payment Methods	All major credit cards and cash accepted.
Foreign Exchange	All major currencies exchanged twenty-four hours a day.
Taxis Arranged	Taxis are arranged on request.
Tours Arranged	A variety of activities can be arranged at reception including: tours of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Sharjah and Ajman; dinner cruises; safaris to the desert, Wadi Hatta or Hajar Mountains; a night at the races; camel riding; sand skiing; snorkelling or scuba diving.

Guest Relations	Standard services.
Concierge Services	Standard services.
Medical Facilities	Doctor on call twenty-four hours with a typical response time of twenty minutes according to the hotel.
Parking	Each villa has a double private garage (guests can drive their car up to the doorstep).

Cranley Comment

The reception area is located in the building in the central courtyard and gardens. Entering the building through large double wooden doors, the reception lobby area is straight ahead. The marble reception desk is located to the right and beyond is a comfortable lounge seating area overlooking the gardens and pool. Through the main entrance to the left-hand side, a long glass window corridor leads to the business centre, Rumours twenty-four hour cafe and the gym.

Shops & Amenities

Description

There is a ladies beauty salon and men's barber shop located next door in the affiliate Coral Boutique Apartment Hotel. The salon is open from 9.30 to 19.00 and is located on the ground floor of the apartment hotel. The salon offers hairdressing, manicures, pedicures and the sale of beauty products. Coral Boutique Villas have a number of glass display cases throughout the reception and gym area displaying swimwear, sports clothing, skincare and Coral Boutique Villas logo items (coffee mugs, sports shirts and more) which are available for purchase at reception. There is also an in-room service for manicures and pedicures from 09:00 to 18:00 if booked though reception.

Cranley Comment

The affiliate Coral Boutique Hotel next door has an in-house beauty salon and barber shop for ladies and men. In addition, Coral Boutique Villas are conveniently situated within walking distance of the Mall of the Emirates, one of the largest shopping malls in the region. Many top name brands have taken retail space in the mall, which is also the base for the first indoor ski-slope in the UAE. There are also supermarkets and banks all within a five minute walk of the villas.

Rooms, Suites & Villas

Number of Floors	2
Total Rooms	30
Total Staff	60
Staff per Room	2

Check-in Time	14:00
Check-out Time	12:00
Late Checkout	Subject to availability.
Smoking Rooms	There are five non-smoking villas available.
Room Service	Twenty-four hours with a full menu. Alternatively a "Revolving Chef" can come and cook for guests in their own kitchen at a nominal rate. Twenty-four hours notice is required for this service.
Laundry Service	Laundry collected by 10.00 will be returned by 19.00 on the same day. Dry cleaning collected by 10.00 will be returned by 19.00 on the same day. Laundry and dry cleaning collected after 10.00 will be delivered the following day.
Unique Features	On-call elite butler service (twenty-four hours advance booking required). Twenty-four hour security personnel.

Cranley Comment

The thirty luxury Coral Beach Boutique Villas are all identical in layout and size. They are decorated and furnished in a chic contemporary design and offer the latest up-to-date amenities including a state-of-the-art kitchen, four bedrooms each with an en-suite bathroom, a further seating area on the upper floor landing and a double garage. Fourteen of the villas also have staff quarters containing a bedroom and bathroom. Each villa has sliding glass floor-to-ceiling doors in the lounge and dining area leading out to an outside terrace seating area overlooking the gardens. Each villa is available for families or groups of up to eight people sharing with the option of each of the four bedrooms in the villa being charged separately for a group sharing.

Type of Room, Views & Facilities

Type	No.	View	Facilities	Max. Occupancy	Size m2
4 Bedroom Villa	30	Gardens	Lounge area Dining area Fully fitted kitchen Separate laundry room 4 bedrooms 4 bathrooms Separate maid's quarters (optional) 2 car parking spaces Refrigerator Microwave Stove Washing machine/dryer Ironing board and iron Plasma television in the lounge Television in each bedroom (master bedroom has a plasma television) DVD player Satellite television Fitted wardrobes Minibar in each bedroom Safety deposit box Wi-Fi in whole property (chargeable) Daily housekeeping service Twenty-four hour security personnel Outside barbecue facility on request Terrace looking out over the garden with chairs and table	8	350

Cranley Comment

The fully furnished chic villas are decorated with contemporary furniture and art and are equipped with the latest technology and gadgets. The main entrance to the villas is approached through a drive-in double garage. Access to the villas can also be gained from the garden area through large sliding terrace doors off the lounge and dining room areas. On walking through the front door, there is a large hallway with stairs leading up to the first floor landing. The hallway leads through to an open plan fully equipped state-of-the-art kitchen and a very spacious dining and lounge area with enough space to entertain a large number of people. The rooms are bright and airy and have floor-to-ceiling windows and doors to the far side leading out to a furnished terrace, gardens and swimming pool. The villas are decorated in light pastel tones enhanced with colourful soft furnishings and all have light coloured marble floors with colourful scatter rugs throughout. The stairs lead up to a lounge landing area furnished with sofas, chairs and coffee table and lead off to four bedrooms each with an en-suite bathroom. The large master bedroom has a king-size bed, desk, a plasma television and an extra large bathroom with separate shower and bath. The further three bedrooms are slightly smaller in size, one has a king-size bed, one with a queen-size bed and one with twin beds. The other three en-suite bathrooms all have a shower over the bath.

Restaurants & Cafés

Number of Restaurants

Restaurant Comments

Rumours Cafe is located in the central building just off the lobby area and offers guests the option of indoor and alfresco dining. In addition, the "Revolving Chef" concept is able to serve villas with gourmet dining prepared by one of the chefs cooking for guests in their own kitchen at a nominal rate. There is a shopping list available in each villa in the kitchen area and any items from the list can be ordered through reception. Twenty-four hours advance booking is essential for the "Revolving Chef" service. Guests should note that Coral Boutique Villas have a no alcohol policy and that alcoholic beverages are not served in the restaurants or on the premises.

Rumours Cafe

Restaurant Type	Mediterranean/New Age
Restaurant Capacity	55 (25 inside and 30 outside)
Opening Times	Twenty-four hours.
Dress Codes	Casual.

Air-Conditioning	Yes
Smoking Policy	Smoking tables available.
Children’s Facilities	High chairs available. Children's menu available (poolside menu).
Breakfast Options	Twenty-four hour restaurant.

Cranley Comment

Rumours Cafe is located in the central garden building close to the lobby. The bright airy modern cafe is surrounded with floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over the garden and swimming pool. The cafe is open twenty-four hours and food is served both indoors and alfresco and includes a Tex Mex Combo, Mediterranean, Asian Fusion and an Oriental Combo as well as regular favourites such as Coral Burger and Baked Hammour. The menu also offers a variety of salads, soups, desserts and fresh fruit cocktails. Alcohol is not served anywhere on the complex.

Business & Event Facilities

Wireless Internet

Chargeable Wi-Fi is available throughout the property in all rooms except on the ground floor in each villa. Guests need to contact the reception desk in order to obtain details and information about user ID/password and Internet fees.

In-Room Services

Desk
Broadband Internet connection (chargeable)

Business Centre

Coral Boutique Villas have a modern, fully equipped business centre located next to Rumours Cafe in the central building in the complex's gardens. Four computer stations, Internet access, typing, photocopying, printing and fax facilities are all available twenty-four hours a day seven days a week. In-villa meetings and catering, with a full range of audio-visual equipment is also available.

Cranley Comment

There are no meeting and conference facilities available at the moment but there will be in the not too distant future. However, in-villa meetings and catering are available with a full range of audio-visual equipment with a U-shape set up for twenty-five people taking place in the lounge/dining area of the villa.

Children’s Facilities & Clubs

Restaurant Facilities	See Restaurants
Playground	There is a children's play area in the garden with plastic climbing apparatus and a slide.

Children's Pool

See Pools

Babysitting service

Experienced babysitters are available for children of all ages. Contact reception to book a babysitter. Eight hours notice for this service is usually required and is chargeable per hour.

Cranley Comment

Coral Boutique Villas welcome children. Cots for babies are available through reception. There is a children's play area in the gardens which is located near the pool and is on grass. This consists of a set of plastic climbing adventure apparatus with a slide, climbing frame and tunnel rings.

Beaches

Jumeirah Beach Park

Location	5 kilometres.
Description	Jumeirah Beach Park is a public beach open from 8:00 to 23:00. Visitors must pay to enter the beach area and daily charges are around dhs 20 per vehicle or dhs 5 per person but are of course subject to change.
Private/Public	Public
Size/Frontage	The beach has a water frontage of about four hundred metres and is about twenty metres wide.

Facilities	Facilities include showers, snack bars, 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.