Dusit Thani Dubai

Just the location, that's about it.

I stayed in the apartments tower, even though my booking had been for a room in the hotel ("suite"). By far the worst stay I've had in Dubai, and I've been there many times. There is no chance this hotel is rated 5 stars, it's fraudulent or old and needs to be updated. The hotel lacks energy, lacks a buzz, the bar is packed with hookers, TVs don't have the right channels (Aljazeera/Bein football ones to show crucial Champions League games), the restaurants are on the 24th floor and look like a 3-star hotel's restaurants at best. Their seating and tables are old, and doesn't look luxurious at all. Let's put it this way - I'd be embarrassed to take a colleague there for a business lunch. The hotel itself is dark from the inside, despite a ton of sunlight and unblocked view on all sides. Inside the rooms, the carpet was smelly (probably old) and the bed/cupboards were old with scratches and all. There was barely an office desk to do any work on, and the kitchen was too big for the place. Overall, this hotel is equivalent to a nice 3 star in the US / Europe. I didn't mind the policy to allow gents to take "guests" (girls) upstairs because that's the only consolation one deserves to get for staying at this crapchute.