B4 booking to go to dubai, understand this u can not do Dubai on a budget at all, unless u are T total, love mc donalds,and love water parks we spent ££££ more than expected,lovely place but very expensive 4 the normal things u enjoy on holls.
E.g Beer is between £5.00-£9.00 a pint
for 3 orange juices and 3 sandwiches it was over £30.00
im not tight or poor but geess to me ridiculous, when u can buy 200 cigarettes for £6.00 or a taxi for an hour for less than £12

The hotel was wonderful- we stayed room only
it was exceptionally clean
excellent choice of tv chanels
free morning news paper
internet connection if required
Exceptional gym, and shower areas,
Pool ok wasnt the biggest pool, but was nice to have a quick dip
My partner had a massage and said it was wonderful and very reasonably priced
there are 3 resturants, a cake counter that sells the most beautiful looking cakes
We ate in the Indian restaurant and it was beautiful, the wine is very expensive here, i think about £30 quid for cheapest bottle
The chelsea arms pub, is great just like being at home lovely bar food, free nuts all night, but again the beer is expensive although they do have happy hours.
couldnt fault the hotel at all, infact i am looking to go away again and would love it to be 1 of the shereton chain i was that impressed there

From the moment I was picked up from the airport to the time I left Dubai I was treated to excellent hospitality from the staff of the Sheraton Dubai Creek and the locals (all spoke good english). I had a city creek view room and it was well worth it watching the dhow boats and other traffic go up and down Dubai Creek at all hours and a view of the city, Burj Dubai - the tallest building in the world(still under construction as well as most of Dubai) and other towers in the distance. The pool area wasn't too busy during the day so getting a seat was no problem. The gym was adequate as were the steam room and sauna in the change rooms.

A good thing to note, staying at the Sheraton Dubai Creek means you can also use the facilities of the Sheraton Jumeirah Beach for a small fee of 75 dhs. A free shuttle bus takes you there from the hotel at 10.00 and returns from the Jumeirah Sheraton at 16.30. You can use all their facilities, beach, pool, gym and add bills to your own hotel room back at Dubai Creek. This is a cheaper alternative than staying there.

The location of the hotel was good for getting around and picking up taxis. They are very cheap and ask for a local taxis as the hotel ones have meters too but they are more expensive and unlike local taxis, the fare goes up while you are waiting. So if you are stuck in traffic moving nowhere, the meter keeps going up.

Food wise, there wasn't much around the hotel. However, the hotel has some good restuarants including Vivaldi (Italian) and a Japanese restuarant which is supposedly one of the best in Dubai. Not far, about 5 mins walk away is the Hilton Dubai Creek that has a Gordon Ramsay restaurant worth checking out. Also, you have the Deira City Centre, a shopping centre, just a short taxi ride (10 dhs) from the hotel with a large foodcourt and restaurants at very reasonable prices but don't plan on getting a taxi very quickly back to the hotel. Waits can be from 1 - 2 hours after 4pm.

One night, my partner and I went to a restaurant at the Burj Al Arab which gave us entry into the 7* hotel. The skyview bar and the restaurant in the balIroom have views from the 27th floor while the others are near the ground floors. I would highly recommend this experience, wonderful views and service giving you an insight of how the very wealthy dine. To make sure you get a table I would book before you arrive as several of the restaurants were booked out for the whole month of April.

The hotel location is also good for the big bus tour (175 dhs) as there is a stop (Stop 7) about 500m from the hotel towards the gold souk before the Radisson SAS. This gives you a good chance to see Dubai, their beaches and shopping malls as it stops at quite a few including the Mall of Emirates and Deira City Centre.

The gold souk is a wonderful opportunity to test your haggling skills and also get you out of the heat into air conditioned comfort. Prices on items are just a guide. Remember the prices are heavily inflated and its a bit of fun to see how low you can get them. Aim for about 35 - 40% off the original price and if you don't get your price, don't worry, there are many more shops around and if they really want the sale they will chase you back to the store. Also, if you want to get any goods, electronics etc, don't get it from the airport as you will find the prices cheaper at the local shopping centres.

A great excursion in the afternoon is a Desert Safari which includes 4x4 driving over sand dunes, camel and quad bike riding, bbq dinner at a Bedouin camp and a belly dancing performance. Prices can be from 150 - 375 dhs per person. The cheaper ones you get a bus out to the site while the more expensive ones pick you up and return you to the hotel in your own 4x4 or even a Hummer. The food is great, plentiful, the drive over the sand dunes is like a roller coaster. A great way to spend an evening.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed my stay at the Sheraton Dubai Creek and Dubai and the great deal I got from DubaiResorts.com made the stay well worth it. I would recommend this hotel to all groups, family, business persons, honeymooners etc.

This hotel is wonderful. We booked independently and were meet at the airport quite late at night. Very clean and comfortable, the staff were very helpful and polite, and the food excellent. Makes a good base for exploring Dubai and would have no hesitation in recommending it to young and old alike.

Just over a wall from the bustling dhow wharfage of Dubai Creek, the Sheraton is an oasis of calm. We stayed there at the end of our trip to Oman and Dubai and it was perfectly relaxing. I can't recommend a Towers Creek View room enough, the extra cost is well worth it - you can slide open the glass doors and take in the sights and sounds of the river and watch the sun set over the skyscrapers in the distance. The room was all I expected of 5-star luxury, with lots of little extras to make our stay really special. The staff were all very friendly and nothing was too much trouble. The riverside location is also excellent, with the souqs, abra boat stops etc within easy walking distance.