Had a great stay at the Harbour Hotel
We booked a 2 bedroom classic apartment we asked for a high floor, and when we arrived we were upgraded to a 3 bedroom Marina/Seaview apartment on the 47th floor.
We were very happy with our apartment there was so much space a large lounge with a large flat screen TV, large table 8 chairs, a large kitchen 3 bedrooms each with an en suite.
The master bedroom also had a large flat screen TV, there was an extra room with a shower room and a utility room.
We had two balconies one was overlooking the Marina and the other overlooking the Sea and the Palm.
The only downside to the Harbour was the breakfast which was part buffet for all fruits, cereals & breads, but for hot food the chefs make all the eggs fresh which were great, but all the food that goes with it was never hot sausages, beans, mushrooms & potato's we asked every morning to make sure it was all hot, and they just couldn't get it right, I know it was very busy but with 2 chefs you had to wait quite a while for a cooked breakfast as it had to be ordered.
The staff were good, the shuttle bus took us to the beach and pool at the Royal Meridien.
The beds in the apartment were so comfortable it was hard to get out of them in the morning.
The bathrooms had all L'ocitane goodies in them and lovely bathrobes.
The spa treatments were good my son had 2 massages he said they were great.
A tip to remember when you get a taxi, get a card from the concierge with the hotel name & address on, as they have changed names from the Marina Hotel to the Harbour hotel some taxi drivers get confused.
The walk to the Marina restaurants and Spinneys supermarket took about 4 minutes.
We had some great meals at Pachanga Hilton Jumeirah, Sloanes at Grosvenor House, The Meat Company at the Madinat Souk, Maya Mexican LRM, The Royal Orchid chinese at the Marina, and Prime Rib LRM my favourite.
While we were in Dubai we went to the Budha Bar, Dubai world Cup horseracing what a great day that was, Barasti Bar at the Mina Seyahi great atmosphere.
Shopping at the Mall of the Emirates, Ibbn Batutta Mall and Karama.
The Harbour was great value for money there were 5 of us and as it was Easter the hotels were very expensive, so we had the best of both worlds the apartment and the use of the LRM beach club and pools.
As this is a fully serviced apartment/hotel the rooms were cleaned everyday and a turn down service every night where they left bottles of water and chocolates by your bed, the whole place was spotless.
We had a great holiday and can't wait to go back to Dubai in August.

Some aspects of this hotel are excellent others average.

The apartments themselves are excellent, spacious and clean. We stayed in a two bedroom classic and had partial sea views/marina and overlooked one of the building sites.

The Azur restaurant was very good, excellent service/food and reasonably priced.

It would be difficult to find this hotel if you asked for the Harbour Hotel - even the large sign outside calls it the Emirates Marina so be worth printing off the map and show to Taxi drivers.

The hotel is surrounded by building work, however I found this quite fascinating and did not interrupt our sleep etc.

There are some nice restaurants etc around the Marina which is a very short walk away.

I believe the hotel was full for the first time since opening when we visited and therefore we encountered problems, as follows:-

- breakfast service was very disorganised, no one seeming to know which tables they were serving etc
- there is not separate service lift and therefore you could wait for some time to get a lift, bearing in mind there are 52 floors
- the hotel have an agreement with Le Royal Meridien, however this is only for a limited number and on a couple of occasions we could not get a pass to visit, would therefore suggest that you get a pass the day before.
- turndown service was very hit and miss, received this twice out of the 5 nights stayed and on the last night bell rang at 10.45 pm

Overall this hotel has a lot to offer and I would stay their again if visiting Dubai.

(Also the Hotel has been given 4* which seems low until you see the Grosvenor/LRM and they are truly 5*)

We stayed at this hotel for 5 nights. We are a family of four, two adults and two kids. We had asked for a two bedroom suite and we found ourselves in a 3 bedroom 3 and a half bath suite, with living room, dining room, fully equipped kitchen, maid's room (that we didn't use) and washer and dryer! And all for the same price. It was absolutely the greatest surprise. I could stay there forever!
The view of the marina is stupendous, and the spa is great. We walked to the marina every night and had dinner at a different place every time.
The hotel staff was very helpful and the apartment was maintained very clean.
The hotel is not located on the beach, but they have a shuttle bus that takes you there. I really loved going out in the evenings, because we walked everywhere we wanted. There is also a super market on the marina, and we had our supplies for breakfast or snack, especially for the kids this is very helpful.
The only flaw, is that this hotel has been renamed recently, it used to be called Emirates Marina and at our arrival there, the taxi driver didn't know the hotel, and in the middle of the night he was stopping to ask for directions and nobody knew it. In the end, we called the hotel and the reception told him where it was. After that, everytime we took a taxi, we just asked to be taken to the Marina (since noone knew the hotel) and once there we showed them the entrance.
I definitely recommend this place.

Located in the Marina area, this property was formerly called Emirates Marina hotel and it would have been impossible for the Taxi driver to find it by its new name (harbour hotel) if I hadn't printed out a map with its location.

The Hotel itself is relatively new, probably less than one year old. The restaurant on the top floor is not even built out yet. It is located on the Marina so it has excellent views of the skyline, the marina, and the water.

Room was incredible. It is a 1400 square foot condominium with high end construction. There were 3 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. Living room, Dining, HUGE kitchen with full appliances, Washer/Dryer combo machine, and 2 balconies. There were Plasma TVs in the master and living room. Room was brand new so no complaints. However the glass on the exterior of the building was quite dirty. Had it been clean, it would have been a more impressive view.

Location is nice with short distances to Al Burj Hotel, Wild Wadi water park, The Jumeira Palm island (which is still being completed including the Atlantis resort) and Emirates Mall (Home of Ski Dubai). There is a building with a Spinneys supermarket and with 4-5 nice restaurants right behind the hotel. It was nice to be able to pick up supplies/groceries (especially with such a big kitchen at our disposal) There is a huge amount of construction going on in the area with no less than 30 high rises being built simultaneously in a quarter mile area with about 100+ cranes visible.

Good value compared to other hotels. Price is the same but you get 1400 square feet as compared to a 200 square foot room.