Lotus Boutique Hotel - Dubai, United Arab Emirates 

positively surprised
Posted: Tue, Jun 24 2008
After we had read all available reviews about the Lotus Boutique, we were quite nervous about what we would find there. Fortunately we were positively surprised and we really had three wonderful days in Dubai. The staff were extremely friendly, for example they organised an early check-in at around 10 am instead of 2pm, the breakfast staff was constantly checking if we wanted to try an omelette or have more coffee etc. and we immediately got an extra blanket when it got a bit cold at night. The best about the whole stay was probably the clean room with a huge king size bed that you just didn't want to leave in the morning. The only downside to the hotel was probably its relatively isolated location. It is still very close to the (old) airport but you need to catch a taxi (very cheap) to pretty much everywhere else in Dubai. If taxis are late or the traffic is loud, well, that's not the hotel's problem or responsibility, that is Dubai! I don't know why this hotel got such bad reviews, maybe these people had extremely high expectations. We didn't expect too much cause it is quite cheap to be honest and maybe we were very lucky but we were really positively surprised and had a great time there. It was definitely great value..

Mediocre Hotel, mediocre service, far away from hubs
Posted: Mon, May 26 2008
Situated on the "wrong" side of the Creek. Personnel smiling but incompetent. Timing of airport drop-off not reliable. If you are wondering why you get a room there while most other hotels are booked out, you'll know why after spending some nights there. One of the few advantages is that it's close to the (old) airport. When the new Super-Airport will be operating (far away from Dubai City), I can't think of any other good reason to choose it again.

awfull
Posted: Tue, Feb 19 2008
avoid at all costs. terrible location, poor food, poor service