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Reviewed June 15, 2015 via mobile

My wife & I spent 4 nights here on the way to Europe, we were not disappointed. From the moment we arrived the attention & service of the staff was outstanding. The room was large, very well appointed & spotless. It's location in relation to the fantastic Dubai Mall, Burj Khalifa & Metro is superb. The walk to the incredible Dubai Mall is via an air conditioned tunnel & 7 travelators that have you there in about 15mins without any effort at all. Without question this is where we will always stay in Dubai-:)

Date of stay: June 2015
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Alain K, Hotel Manager at Hotel Sofitel Dubai Downtown, responded to this reviewResponded June 17, 2015

Dear Guest,

I sincerely appreciate your kind words with regard to the level of service that my colleagues have provided and your acknowledgement on the cleanliness of the room. Thank you for highlighting the great location of the hotel and its proximity to the Dubai Mall and Burj Khalifa. It is indeed a great place to stay as the Dubai Metro is also at a close walking distance which allows guests access to visit different parts of Dubai.

Thank you for choosing to stay with us and we look forward to having you back at Sofitel Dubai Downtown soon.

Sincerely,

Alain Khalife
Hotel Manager

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Reviewed June 15, 2015

We stayed at this hotel in mid November 2014. From the moment you step in the feeling is of luxury. Great staff, great room and great location.
We stayed at the 21st floor, and I would recommed the higher floor for the views. We had a great stay.
The lounge access (which is included in the club rooms and suites) is very nice and quiet. Great start to the day with a calm and plentyfull breakfast. Great selection. The afternoon tea is great. We went every day before heading out for the evening.

The location can not be better. Just by the metro station and walking distance from Dubai mall, Burj Khalifa and the fountain. Situated basically in the middle of Dubai which results in easy and fast access to anywhere. Just a 10 min walk to Dubai Mall and Burj Khalifa through a air conditioned above ground tunnel from the Metro station which is 150 from the hotel entrance.

Even in mid-November the temperature was around 29 degrees Celcius and sunny. The pool is heated and plenty of sunbeds and great service by the staff.
The gym was fully equiped (for my work-out at least) and complimentary energy bars, drinks, towels and fruit.

Used the hotel car service for transfer to the airport at 5 am. It turned out to be cheaper than a standard taxi. Just 70AED to the airport in one of the hotel Lexus sedans. Perfect service.

The rooms are spotless with floor to celing windows for unbeatable views. We stayed at 2115 which was about 62 sqm with a enormous bathroom with a huge tub, greatly enjoyed by our 2 year old daughter. The bed is an oversized (210 cm*210cm) kingsized bed with cloudlike duvet and pillows.

Truly recommend this hotel for anyone wether on business or leisure, couples or families.

Room tip: Room facing Burj Khalifa on the higher floors to avoid noise from the club by the pool.
Date of stay: November 2014
  • Trip type: Traveled with family
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Alain K, Hotel Manager at Hotel Sofitel Dubai Downtown, responded to this reviewResponded June 17, 2015

Dear Guest,

Thank you for taking the time to post a review of your stay at Sofitel Dubai Downtown.

I am overjoyed to read that you had a great experience and that you were overall happy with the level of customer service and facilities that our hotel has provided, including the food, the Club Millesime, the gym, the pool and the accessibility to Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall and Dubai Fountain. I am also pleased to know that you liked the luxurious MyBed™ and hope that you had the ultimate sleeping experience. It will be my pleasure to share your feedback to the team as this will serve as an inspiration and motivation to all of us.

Thank you for recommending us and we look forward to your next visit at Sofitel Dubai Downtown.

Sincerely,

Alain Khalife
Hotel Manager

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Reviewed June 15, 2015

Date of stay: June 2015
  • Trip type: Traveled on business
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Reviewed June 15, 2015

Hotel is loaded with all amenities including swimming pool, restaurants, meeting room and conference room with well decorated rooms. Nice place for business meetings and conferences. Hotel is adjacent to Burj Khalifa and near to the Metro link

Room tip: Rooms on the upper floor provides panoramic view of the city.
Date of stay: May 2015
  • Trip type: Traveled on business
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Alain K, Hotel Manager at Hotel Sofitel Dubai Downtown, responded to this reviewResponded June 16, 2015

Dear Guest,

Thank you for taking time to post your review on Tripadvisor. I am pleased to know that the location, facilities and design of the hotel lived up to your expectation.

I do hope we will have the pleasure of welcoming you back soon at Sofitel Dubai Downtown.

Sincerely,

Alain Khalife
Hotel Manager

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Reviewed June 15, 2015 via mobile

This is a very modern, very comfortable hotel with all the facilities you would expel in this type of 5 star in Dubai. Check in and out was smooth, the room was fantastic and spacious, the pool areas, bar restaurant etc was very good and reasonably priced ( for Dubai). My only complaint was that even though the wifi signal was very strong throughout the hotel the Internet speed was shockingly slow even by Dubai standards. They did try and fix this whilst I was there but to no avail. If you need to do simple email etc it's fine but try downloading a work presentation or connecting to an office vpn and the connection will keep dropping.

This is a great hotel with friendly staff in a great location.

Date of stay: June 2015
Trip type: Traveled on business
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Alain K, Hotel Manager at Hotel Sofitel Dubai Downtown, responded to this reviewResponded June 16, 2015

Dear Guest,

I am happy to hear they you enjoyed your recent visit to Sofitel Dubai Downtown and that you were particularly pleased with the hotel location, facilities and excellent service provided in the hotel. Your words will not only motivate my colleagues, but inspire the entire team to continue providing the best service experience to our guest. Thank you for highlighting your experience with the wifi speed. I have noted this down and will look into it with my team for further improvement.

Thank you for posting your review on Tripadvisor. It was a pleasure looking after you and we look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Sincerely,

Alain Khalife
Hotel Manager

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