Orient Guest House  

The Orient Guest House is perhaps only one of two accommodations in Dubai where you get a feel of 'Old Dubai'. Being in Bastakiya the renovated heritage area and being so near the creek, the romance of the 'Old Middle East' can be enjoyed here like no other place in this bustling city. We wanted a romantic break as it was our Silver Wedding Anniversary, and no modern hotel fits the bill for us.

The Parking arrangements were not great...I Wanted to park my own car nearer to the accommodation. In addition, the breakfast was cold.

The hotel is located in a very nice position in the old dubai, into an old medina. Very romantic location, but the rooms need a refreshing and the wireless doesn't work very well. The breakfast very good but poor. For this reason my opinion is that the price of the room is exaggerate, mostly because you have to add at the price of the room +20% for taxes. I paid for a night 150€ and to me is too much.

The price very exaggerate for the level of the hotel. The wireless during my stay didn't work at all.

The hotel is very atmospheric. Although the busy Meenabazar area is nearby, the hotel and its immediate surroundings (add to that The Basta Art Cafe) are deliciously Arabic and period. The mud brick walls and the old style of the hotel's interior just makes the whole experience perfect as a getaway.

I have to add here that the guesthouse partners with the spa in the Arabian Courtyard Hotel across the street, Zaitoon. This spa is an absolute rip-off and a complete scam. Do not go there, and do not avail their services. They are overpriced, and also pretentious. The service- providers are not trained and the products are horrible.

The Orient Guest House was well positioned (close to the old part of the city) and not far from some of the souks (markets). It was nice to stay in more traditional style of accommodation rather than your everyday hotel. All the staff were pleasant and helpful, would return at a cooler time of year if there ever is one!!!!!

Not easy to find if the taxi doesn't drop you opposite the Al Mussala Post Office as we arrived at midnight.

The atmosphere in the Guest House was tranquil and it is a hidden gem. We spend our honeymoon there and had sufficient privacy and the staff was excellent, friendly and very helpful around the clock.

It would be nice if the room would have a small fridge to keep drinks and food chilled. The rooms have enough space to accommodate it and it would just add additional comfort to a lovely setting.

It was a charming individual place. It was very easy to reach from the airport ( ~ 15 minutes by taxi) . It was quiet, welcoming . Pleasantly air-conditioned on a veryhot day (40 degrees). There were many small snack bars/cafes nearby where we had a simple snack. There was no time for touring but I am told it is near the souk, the museum and other attractions.

The staff were very nice and helpful -- provided lots of useful info. e.g. transport, opeing hours of tourists spots, place for currency exchanges, etc. Specially like the tranquillity of the place. I arrived late at mid-night and the staff was kind enough to pick me up form outside. Very close to post office(opposite side of road), the Dubai Museum(a few minutes walk) and water sports station (another 5 minutes walk further). Day walk & night walk in this heritage area gave me diff. experiences of the place. I was given to know I could use the facilities of Arabic courtyard hotel nearby (a few min. walk again) but I just didnt' manage to (I'll definitely try next time). I think the price can be a bit more reasonable and there's room for improvement on the breakfast provided.

Location in the restored old city of Dubai, small boutique hotel, charming furniture and building, comfortanble, excellent breakfast in charming courtyard, helpful and courteous staff,, useful relationship with nearlby larger hotel (E.G. valet parking), adjacent to Museum and Souk and Dubai Creek.

Poor directions and map on web sites. Difficult to work out how to arrive by car. No street signs indicating where hotel is, and no useful instructions for arrival procedure. (We worked it out, but it could have been much more stressful.) (The hotel is effectively hidden - this is ok once you are there, but finding it if you have never been there before is tricky.)

the oriental atmosphere

Staff was wonderful lovely breakfast in the morning great location to visit the old markets and musuem

Would be nice if they had the availability of a roll away bed....our room could have fit one nicely. As a result, we had to book a second room just for one person

Lage und Atmosphaere

Zimmerservice und Sauberkeit

Günstige Lage im historischen Altstadtviertel. Für Reisende, die gerne etwas anders (in diesem Falle arabisch) wohnen wollen. Ruhig. Freundlicher Service. Viele kleine Geschäfte in der Nähe.