We stayed at The Crown Plaza Festival City for two amazing nights as a stop over flying Emirates on our way to London from Australia. What a wonderfully fabulous hotel. Sure there is still construction going on all around, but that's Dubai. We found the staff not only very friendly but highly professional and truely dedicated to their hotel. Nothing... more

During 11th to 17th July 2008 my wife and I visited Dubai on a package holiday arranged by Virgin Atlantic. We stayed at the CROWNE PLAZA DUBAI FESTIVAL CITY on the eastern shore of Dubai Creek, UAE. Travel: Flights:- The outbound flight was overnight, leaving Heathrow at 21:25 (local time), arriving in Dubai at 06:25 (local time). It had been... more

I've been there only staying one night, but I really was impressed about the hospitality and the quality of rooms. The personal was friendly, competent and has always supported as quick as possible. Belgian bar is quite nice, easy to find comunication partners. Next time I'm in Dubai, I will join in again. more

Stayed at the CP Festival City in late June 08. It's a beautiful modern hotel - just opened in March 08- and close proximity to the int'l airport. Arrived knackered from o/n flight from LHR ( Gulf Air - cheap and good service). Upgraded room was ready (although maybe because I'm a PC member) and receptionist showed me to the... more

My husband and I recently stayed at this location (June 2008) and had a wonderful stay. The hotel is brand new along with its adjoined sister property, Intercontinental Hotel. Also nearby is a new shopping mall, Festival City Mall, with plenty of great stores and restaurants. The hotel staff was very pleasant and attentive. The hotel room was pristine as... more

I stayed here three times over a two week period using it as a hub while travelling to other areas of the Gulf. First it advertises itself as the first non-smoking hotel in Dubai, a fact being a non-smoker I enjoyed, but I guess for some of you it would be a problem. Because it is new my taxi drivers... more

We travelled to Dubai for a fantastic value weekend offer with Virgin last weekend (half price, £350 each) which was too tempting to miss. We were booked in the Crowne Plaza, though having been held outside the hotel for 5 mins ("There's a photoshoot going on") we were then told to walk across to the sister hotel - The Intercontinental.... more

Stayed at the Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City for 5 days during the end of February, booked through Virgin Holidays. My wife's and my expectations for the hotel were optimistic at first due to it be being a new hotel in a recent development (It had only been operational for 5 days when we arrived). However to our pleasant surprise... more

Visited 21st Feb to 25th Feb 2008 Following e-mail from Virgin with an offer for Dubai at a very reasonable cost, my daughter and I decided to try it out. Hotel staff on arrival were very welcoming and despite us arriving early morning after a night flight, thankfully the room was ready. The rooms are spacious with a glass wall... more