As I mentioned in the intro, I had booked the Park Hyatt for 18,000 Hyatt Gold Passport points per night for my three night stay. As I pulled up to the Park Hyatt I was immediately impressed, since it has a very secluded and understated feel to it, unlike most of the other overly-glitzy hotels…
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Great review! Even better that you figured out how to use the "read more" jump! 😉
Regarding foreign staff in Dubai, my ex trainer is Thai and worked in Dubai for a while. Basically, you're on a contract which gives you a place to live and pays you. The down side is that they hold on to your passport while you're there. A nice way of saying that "You'll leave when we decide you'll leave".
This is great thanks Ben. We are going to be going to Maldives via Abu Dhabi in the summer and are thinking of stopping over for 2-3 days en route. Would you recommend this place or the one in Abu Dhabi itself? Both seem quite accessible. We have been to Dubai before, but really it would just be to relax and break up the trip, and likely we'd spend most time around the hotel chilling (as best one can "chill" during UAE summer!)
Is that breakfast really all you eat at a buffet? If so, how do you control yourself???
All workers are foreigners, and I'm not sure about those in the hospitality industry, but the construction workers are also slaves, so it wouldn't surprise me if those in the hospitality industry also are.
A tip for guests who aren't Diamond and considering the PH Dubai: it can be a bit difficult to get a reasonably priced breakfast at the PH Dubai. We ended up walking "across the street" (down the driveway and across a large intersection) to a mall that had a Paul bakery for a pastry and coffee.