I would stay here again. Couldn’t fault this hotel. Great location being a 5 min walk from the marina and a 5 minute walk from a large metro station. Our room was cleaned every day and if we didn’t want it cleaned they would bring us new towels and bottles of water. Nothing was too much for the staff - we had an overnight flight and arrived in at 10am and were able to get our room 30 mins later. At breakfast it was busy at peak times as people have said in reviews but this honestly isn’t a problem at all - the staff clean the tables immediately when someone leaves so you are never stuck waiting for a table and there is always loads of food stocked right up until past the end of breakfast, there is also great selection. The hotel rooms are large and bathrooms were lonely with 2 sinks and a massive shower. I have seen reviews complaining about lack of beds at the pool but any time we went to the pool whether that be 10am or 2pm we were able to get beds.

The only downside I would say is the fact the main pool with the pool bar doesn’t get the sun after about 11am. However the kids pool does. Similar situation with the sunbeds - if you want one in the sun, after about 11am there are only about 1/3 of them in the sun

Location was walking distance to DMCC Metro station; it's got many wonderful little restaurants in the area. Breakfast was amazing: food variety and quality were great (just not enough servers). Check-in staff were the BEST! Very accommodating and understanding of my multiple requests upon (early) arrival. Really want to stay here again!

Several lights in my room were not working (and were not fixed during my 2-day stay). That's all!

The room was spacious, bed / sheets / pillows were comfortable, location was secluded (corner of building), internet was very good, housekeeping was excellent, bathroom was very clean and spacious too. The breakfast was buffet and very good as well with omelets, eggs, cheeses, yogurt, oatmeal, breads, etc. Service was professional from front desk to restaurant to bell hops. Excellent location in Marina walkable to beach, Marina Mall and metro to take you to downtown and other areas. I would say the hotel is well-managed.

Really nothing to complain about.

The hotel has wide and spacious rooms. There was a broad range of food, which changed every day and it was really not bad. The hotel is situated near the metro station, which makes your movements easier withih the city. We really appreciated the welcome drinks and opportunity to check in earlier.

For the future, if we have a Slavik appearance it doesn't automatically mean that we are russians or speak russian (we came from Slovakia). International language is English and it is ment that it is the first language which come to mind to speak to unknown people. I don't how many times I had to persuade the stuff to speak to us English especially during the phone calls. It's better to remember that in the current world some people assume russian as an insult and inappropriate 😉 Also the swimming pool was very small relatively to amount of guests

This is a great hotel. As some guests have rated, it is not 5 stars, more like 4 stars (The hotel is at great location, great service. The bofa at breakfast was wonderful, and great idea to have 2 styles of bofas: one European and one Middle Eastern. At lot was said on other hotels reviews on the slow elevators, here it was not an issue! Which is very important. We also liked the Happy Hour at the bar- was very generous, and in general the bar had great discounts for guests , including for Booking.com guests.

The rooms are bit old, We reserved the suite, which was huge and had 2 bathrooms (wonderful).. the sofa was very old and the design, but at the same time it didn't bother us much. 😀 You should advertise better the discounts at the bar! We learned about it by mistake! Don't you want guests to spend more money at your bar instead of at external restaurants? It should be on a "welcoming page" in the room - all the special activities/deals, and communicate during Checkin. The Jakozi was not very good, only half of it worked. The pool is small. The breakfast is wonderful, but you should add more staff to clear the tables.

The hotel is near the beach only 15 minutes walking distance. The buffet was extraordinary. We were positively surprised.

Unfortunately mainly guests from Russia are in this hotel and their behaviour is unbearable for us. They overload their plates with food and have absolutely no attitude.

It was the fastest check-in of my life! Loved it!

There were not enough tables during breakfast, so I had to wait for someone to leave their table so that I could sit down. Also, they were understaffed for breakfast, the staff was trying their best however it was not humanly possible to keep up with the crowd. So I had to wait a bit for them to clean up the table. Perhaps it was unusually crowded that day?

The staff were excellent as my family and I fell ill and they made sure all of us got the best care. chef Dhan in the restaurant made special food for us every day, he was excellent.

Maybe options for vegetarian could be better

Oh my God !! Absolutely fantastic very comfortable very supporting kind hearted awesome people all staffs and the stella team,, i am very overwhelmed, we went dubai for the first time to celebrate our son's 1st birthday & it was awesome, even they arranged a surprise cake for my son too !! we are soomuch happy,, we loved the stay totally .. thankyou somuchh the team !!🙏🏻🙏🏻 will see you next soon !!

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This was my very best hotel experience ever and everything was absolutely perfect. Upon my arrival I received a warm welcome and a great drink from Mohamad. Moments later he gave me a breathtaking surprise when he offered to upgrade my room to a king suite. Mohamad took wonderful care of me throughout my stay and I felt that he was not only an ordinary hotel employee but became a friend to me. The Stella Di Mare hotel management can be proud to have such a professional, honest and pleasant worker. All the team made my vacation unforgettable and I will definitely come back soon again. Breakfast was really amazing and I loved the views from my hotel room. You can never get enough of it. The room was clean and you also get benefits like fresh fruit or lovely phone call from reception asking if you like your stay. First I booked only 2 nights but the next day I booked 3 more nights because I didn't want a change. This was the best choice. :) This hotel will make you feel like you are in paradise. Thank you, friends. Thank you, Mohamad.

Everything was just perfect. :)