[pepsionice]

I stopped off there twice on a trip to New Zealand (from Europe)....spending two days on each leg.

What I’ll say is that hotel-wise, across the entire spectrum...they meet your expectations. Although you will come to realize that almost all hotel employees are non-Dubai citizens. I’d also say with the weather situation, if you just wanted sun and leisure, I’d give a thumbs-up.

Beyond that, it reminds me of Vegas hotels which are built and last about 20 years then torn down. The whole city has that look and feel. Traffic-wise, you only want locals driving you around because of the confusion factor and continual construction projects going on.

[Mark17]

I figured it was just a tad warm there. The fact that the employees are not Emeratis doesn’t surprise me in the slightest.
I was an air traffic controller. I knew quite a few controllers who went to Saudi Arabia, to control their traffic. I was also an instrument flight procedure specialist. I developed two instrument approaches for King Khalid (Riyadh) Airport, when it was still under construction. It was 40 years ago, so I have no idea if they still use the procedures.
I don’t know who controls the air traffic in Dubai, but, since I think they are incapable of doing it themselves, I would guess the air traffic controllers are foreigners.