I have just returned from this hotel after a short break with my husband and 7yr old son.
We had a great time - arrived at 10am and room was ready by midday - not bad considering that the hotel was completely full.
The room was large and spacious with plenty of extras, robe slippers, all toiletries, mouthwash, cotton pads and buds, suntan lotion, body lotion etc etc
proper size hairdryer at the dressing table which was fab - not one of those useless things in the bathroom that burn your hand within a few minutes but dont seem to dry your hair!
we found the service at the hotel very good - you get what you pay for. However we felt the food & drinks to be very overpriced - for example the lunchtime special at the veranda, was lobster tail salad & chips for a bargain £80! A beer was £5.
I would suggest buying some alcohol, if you wish to consume during your stay, at the airport before flying - you cannot purchase alcohol other than at hotels/restaurants.
My husband & I had a couple of meals in the hotel and took a taxi to the mall of the emirates (cost £2) where there was a huge choice of different foods for about £5/6 a head.
There is also an amusement/arcade area called Magic Planet that has really cheap games machines and some fab simulators - we spent two hours here and only spent £15
The one thing that I would point out ( dont mean to sound snobby here - but probably will!) is that you do pay a decent price to stay in this hotel but dont expect the people around you to have any class at all - we had people effing & blinding around the kids pool, obscenities written on their t-shirts and absolutely no manners at all - people getting up at 6/7am to put their towels out - at times it was like watching benidorm !! There were over 50 nationalities staying at this hotel and the brits were an embarrasment
It obviously is very hot but everywhere is air conditioned and I thought there were plenty of parasols around for shade. The beach butlers bring around ice cold lollies 2/3 times a day and provide freezing cold water sprays to cool you down if required.
Very attentive staff who dont expect tips - but appreciate them.
Access to wild wadi is free and we went every day - a perfect place for the kids and to help keep you cool - avoid going on fridays & saturdays as this is the locals weekend and it was jam packed. wild wadi opens an hour earlier exclusively for jumeirah guests - you can go on all rides before the public even get in - GREAT
I think that if you are the sort of person to moan and groan you can find an issue at any hotel in the world - but I do think that the staff here would ensure that any issues are dealt with immediately - I'm not easy to please at the best of times but couldnt fault the rooms or service
We had a fantastic time, would highly recommend and would definitely return .

Having booked with Silverjet we were just happy to arrive here after a 3 hour delay but was not happy suite not ready at 2.00pm as agreed. Called at 3.30pm to room which you could tell had been cleaned in a hurry, a pot of pills left in our childs room and bits and pieces throughout on the floor.

Great views from 18th floor and away from noise experienced by previous review, executive pool good but obviously busy in half term.

Happy hour in the premium leisure was as expected, a previous review had said it was a nightmare, loads of kids screaming and they were spot on. Gold lounge at The Palace much more civilised!

Sea not particularly clean (nappies etc). JBH is always busy but great access to Wild Wadi keeps children happy and the fact you can use the buggies to go up and down to other hotels on the Jumereih strip is great, restaurants and Madinat by abra very romantic, Segreto great Italian, a must try.

Dubai remains our favourite destination, try it all!!!

hello,

just came back from our family holiday in the Beach hotel. we had a perfect vacation. except 1 thing.- reserved baby beds with the reservation, even called 1 day before arrivel that we need baby bets in the rooms. after arrivel on midnight, we had to wait 45m for baby bed. not good, but after that we didn't have any problems in the hotel.

some tips for staying in this hotel.-its a 5* hotel, act like 5* guests (you pay 5* prices!) something wrong ask direct to a manager.

if ordering a suite, please mention you want the suite looking out to the water park / burj hotel. if they will put you on the other side you will not have any view from the balcony.

-buy your liquor at the airport of departure, you can only get drinks in the hotel or bars. if you open the liquor in the room, you will get drunk only looking at the price of the 0.35ltr bottle. +/- 70euro. also as a toerist you can not by alcohol in Dubai. you need licence. -

beachcomber suite is perfect for small childeren. there is a big living room and seperate child room. your on the ground floor and can walk easy to beach or pool -tip the cleaning person a good tip in the beginning. he will be so happy that he will indulge you with many small gifts & unlimited bath suplies. (nice to take home 30 pcs of BVLGARI sample bottles) -

went on friday to the lounge bar at the end of the pier. was a great partý, you will see things that you never have seen before. biggest bottles of Vodka i have ever seen in my life on the tables. smallest bottle of Vodka to buy there was smirnof black @ 133euro. what will costs the 3ltr bottles & Dom champagne on severel tables???? , if there is a que,, walk to the front and tell the big baboon that you have reservation in the below fish restaurant. he will greet you like a real guest instad of quepeople. (don't forget the dress code ? don't do this with shorts on :)

--biggest tip: we did the premium lesuire extra. this mean you can get from 3 till 6 free sandwiches & thee, than from 6 to 8 free drinks & snacks. (as[--] much alcohol as you can drink in 2 hours) someone from the hotel will escorte from the arrival at the airport. to the hotel. also you can go to the swimming pool only reserved for premium guest. this was great, other pools were realy to busy. again give the waiters a big tip in the beginning of the holiday. they will make sure that your place at the pool will be reserved for you. he will put the towels on the beds. (is better that getting up early to get your good spot again)
premium will costs something but i believe is worth it! next year childeren will be older, that we will go back to Al Qasr again. (was better than the beach, but not good for smaller childeren. best regards Ed

Have stayed at this hotel a number of times over the last eight years, but have to say that we thought the standards in a number of areas have started to slip. We were given a suite on the 4th floor, but requested a move after one night as the noise from the night club on the marina was relentless untill the early hours, the suite was also starting to look somewhat ' tired'. The so called executive area of the beach is a bit of a joke, as with temperatures reaching 35+c the lack of shaded areas was very poor. The ' happy hour ' in the execuitive lounge did not serve champagne only very cheap sparkling wine ( both the Al Qasr and Mina a Salam serve champagne ), we had an opened bottle of champagne removed from our room ( mistakenly I'm sure ), but the offered replacement after a lot of disussion was the cheap sparkling wine ( £3 abottle at duty free ), they then relented and begrudgingly sent half a bottle of Moet to our room! We are returning to Dubai later this year but will be staying at the Mina, where the service and facilities are still A1.