Marina - Women only

Stayed here for the second time in three months recently. Highly recommend the rooms on high floors facing the marina. Beautiful views. Staff are all super friendly. Location is excellent. Breakfast is great. If you’re going for a holiday spent lounging by the pool, this isn’t for you as the pool is small and doesn’t get much sun (The Address nearby has a massive pool with sun all day). The only thing that would prevent me from booking again is the TV. The channels are all totally useless unless you’re into camel racing and BBC News round the clock. This is fine since everyone is streaming these days and the internet is fast. The issue is that there is no way to cast content from your Apple devices to the TV. It’s 2024 - IHG it’s time to figure this out! Had to just watch content on my laptop which really isn’t that relaxing compared to the TV. Sort this out and I will be back for sure.

For a business traveller of around 80+ flights per year, I found the Crowne Plaza Marina Dubai having that right combination of factors, resulting in a 5- star review. Great location, very good food ( and yes, sweet fruit at breakfast, which is a rarity!), great variety, speedy room service, well thought out and very comfortable rooms, etc. I found the service ( MonaLisa, Lizzy at the front desk come to mind) and hotel hard to fault. I have no hesitation in recommending this hotel.