My girlfriend and I spent two fantastic weeks at the Jebel Ali Golf Resort and Spa Hotel in June 2008. The hotel was excellent. Everyone was so friendly and made you feel so welcome and nothing was ever too much. We stayed in a standard golf room which for the two of us was fine and it had everything we needed including a balcony overlooking the 9 hole golf course. We spent alot of our time on the hotel's private beach or by the hotels' pools. It was hot however there was a cool breeze blowing off the Gulf so it wasn't too bad and you aclimatised to the heat. The hotel runs a shuttle bus service to some of the main attractions in Dubai e.g. Mall of Emirates, IBN Battuta Mall, Wild Wadi about 3 times a day. However if you want to get into the centre of Dubai you would need to get a taxi.

Dubai itself there is alot of development going on and it did make you feel like you were in one massive building site however it didn't spoil the holiday and there are plenty of things to do to detract you from this.

We went on a half day city tour organised through Desert Adventures which was interesting. Also we went on a Desert Safari through Arabian Adventures which involved "dune bashing". camel ride, experiencing arabic food at a bedouin which also included belly dancing. It was fantastic experience and would recommend it to anyone!

There is so much to see and do in Dubai and it's surrounding area. 2 weeks is not enough and so we hope to go back there next year.

Overall it was an excellent holiday and definitely recommend the Jebel Ali Golf Resort and Spa hotel.

My partner and I stayed at this hotel for 9 nights, 15 to 24 june on Half Board basis.This was our first visit to Dubai, on arrival at the airport we were greeted by josef, who showed us to our private car, it took around 40 minutes to get to the hotel, but during the day it does take much longer due to high traffic.
We stayed in a sea veiw room, number 329...great veiw of the marina, beach front & one of the pools, some reviews on here say that the rooms are dated but in my opinion i don`t think it was at all, but very spacious & cleaned to a very high standard every day by Nong, our house keeper for the duration.
All the hotel Staff were very helpful, pleasant & could not do enough to please.
I could not fault anything, food was excellent ,very good choice of food in the buffet resturant & you can also eat at a number of a la carte resturants with a reservation before hand.
The hotels private beach was beautiful, white sands, warm waters, even a beach attendant to place your towels on sunloungers for you.
I would definatley reccommend this hotel to anyone looking for a relaxing holiday but still wanting to be in reasonable location to access the city.

I recommend the Jebel Ali hotel to everyone going to Dubai... Girls or boys time, couple and family.
This hotel is exclusive, a 35 minutes drive from the airport, located just on the outskirt of Dubai in an area call Jebel Ali.
Private beach with plenty of sunloungers, towels given to you when going to the swimming-pool or to the beach, order for cocktails or all sort of drinks taken while you are baking on your sunlounger. The thing that amazed me the most is the customer service: as soon as you lift a finger, someone from the staff comes to you straight away with all kind of politeness... It feels ackward sometimes for people like me who are not used to be served. The rooms are extremely clean, with hairdryer in each room, housekeeper coming every evening to open your bed and put a bottle of water on your beside table. There is always a cab ready to take you to the Dubai centre, however even if the cab from the hotel are more expensive than the meter cab in town, I recommend you to get the car from the hotel as it is a propre high standard chauffeur driven service for 90 dirhams instead of 65 Dirhams with a sometimes stinky cab driven by a guy who thinks is Ayrton Sena!!!
The food is absolutely delicious, presented on a massive buffet, they cook your eggs in front of you in the morning and you can choose your ganish, all sorts of food is available: continental, eEnglish, fruits, cheese... For dinner there are many choices for starters, hot dish, meat, veggy!!! And it looks so healthy that you don't even feel guilty to get up for another round.
There are daytime bar-snacks, shisha tent and also restaurants other than the main restaurant where they serve the buffet.
There is an ATM machine in the resort, a shooting club that I recommend to people who love police series where cops have revolver, their helmet on and someone comes to talk to them...Starsky & Hutch... it can be book through the concierge service and it cost 60 dirhams only. Then you take your target with you as a souvenir and the guy can take a picture of you in the end.
The only tiny disappointment is that there is no good atmosphere bar or club in the resort, the bar that closes at 1am or 2am is pretty dead with relaxing music only. They need a club as it is far away from Dubai and some night you might just want to stay in the resort but still partying...

Enjoy your stay

myself and partner stayed at the jebel ali for a week starting the 8th june, on a half board basis.
On arrival at dubai airport (12.30 am) we picked up a taxi and headed for the hotel, the journey took approx 40 mins and cost 140 dirhams (£20) (add extra time if travelling through the day as the roads get very congested).
On arrival we were greeted by the friendly staff and showed to our room, the rooms are a bit dated but this is one of the oldest hotels in dubai, but they have everything you need.
That morning we headed for breakfast and was very happy with he selection on offer, everything from fruit to fry ups.
We started to explore the hotel grounds, 3 pools, excellently kept gardens, several pool bars and beach bars, beach front location, gym with squash, tennis badminton, sauna ,steam room, weights and the golf course which was immaculate.
The hotel spa is a great way to relax with one of there many treatments, we both had massages and were very impressed.
There is a very impressive marina with millions of pounds worth of yatchs,even a waterplane if you want to see dubai from a different angle.
We settled down by one of the pools and again greeted by the staff who rolled out our towels onto our beds and offered there services from the bar.
For evening meals there are several options depending on your stay basis, again we were more than happy with the quality of the food and the selection.
The hotel has it's own private beach which is perfect for relaxing on, with plenty of sunbeds to go round.
Night times the bars are open until 2 am, several of the bars have happy hours which if you judge it right you can hop from one happy hour to the next saving your pocket a few pennies, drinks in dubai are expensive where ever you go and on average you will pay 30 dirhams (£4-5) for a bottle of lager and more for a spirit.
There is a free shuttle bus from the hotel to dubai city, it picks you up from the door and drops off at several places in the city, which is a great way to see the city.
I would recommend this hotel for those who want peace and quiet but also the opportunity to sample the hustle and bustle of the city life.

Only slight concern was on checkout we were informed that 2000 dirhams (£300) had been debited from my account re hotel policy, they did say i would be fully refunded within 7 days, this was not mentioned when booking in at the start of our holiday when we handed over our credit card.