Rihab Rotana - Dubai (United Arab Emirates) Hotel - Reviews and Rates

Travel Blogs from Dubai

Wow...this city is cashed up!!

A travel blog entry by tommo2012

... the cloth and gold markets. Everyone trying to get you to buy their goods. We took a trip on a traditional dhow , which is a very old looking open flat deck boat which smelled of diesel fumes...great for the lungs.

We are leaving Dubai for Amman, but it is just a stop over and we will not see the city or the dead sea. It would have been nice, but no time. One night there and then on to Rome. I will try to update when we are ...

Finishing in some serious style – Dubai with

A travel blog entry by andyandfran

... 8211; it was 2.15am, we had no passports and no boarding cards. It would be typical for us to get into some kind of bother when we were technically on our way back home!

Luckily, after another 10 minute wait he turned up again – with passports and new boarding passes in tow! PHEW!!

So, very much relieved, off we went to find a place to sleep for the rest of the night and we were delighted to find some long bed-like chairs which were relatively ...

THE AMAZING CONCRETE JUNGLE

A travel blog entry by kathandsheila

... less than refreshed in the smoggy afternoon and found the ambience more suitable for the young Arab petrol heads who descended on the beach soon after our arrival to play with their jet-skies. We very much appreciated our air conditioned house on return.

What to say about this man made city of excesses and extravagance?

Dubai was ...

Wüste ole - (Dienstag)

A travel blog entry by manmoe

... einen Souvenier-Shop und natürlich sollte jeder doch so ein Tuch auf den Kopf bekommen - wirkte wie ein Willkommensgeschenk, musste man aber bezahlen :D Auf einmal trafen noch gefühlte 30 Jeeps auf einmal im Camp ein, alle mit 3-6 Touris gefüllt. Man war das von jetzt auf gleich voll. Zur Überbrückung bis zum Essen konnte man weiter bei den Datteln zugreifen oder so ein mega-leckeres-Honig-Dingsbums essen (wir haben leider nicht rausbekommen was ...

Dubai-Day One

A travel blog entry by vwuertz

... harbor of Dubai Creek, seriously, a river in the middle of the desert, was an important trading route for centuries. The major industries in the 18^th and 19^th centuries were pearls, gold, and dhow building, bringing much wealth to the area. In the 20^th century, the discovery of oil brought even more wealth. In 1971, the British left the area and the federation of the UAE was formed. Today, the ...