Review: DoubleTree by Hilton Dubai M square Hotel & Residences

 

DoubleTree by Hilton Dubai M square Hotel & Residences

Cebu & Expo 2020 Flying Emirates First & Business Class

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Date of stay: October 1-2, 2021
Address: Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed St - Al Mankhool - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Nightly Rate: 470.37 AED

Room: Booked King Guest Room, upgraded to King Deluxe Room

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Hotel Exterior

Main entrance

Main entrance

Outdoor seating area, Larte Café

Side entrance

Side entrance

Reception & Lobby

Reception featuring a mosaic of HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan

Concierge

Lobby seating area

View of the lobby from the mezzanine (Larte Café)

DoubleTree cookie cans

There is some sort of reception near the elevators although it was not being used during our stay.

Restroom, lobby level

Check-in

We arrived at the hotel around 11am and had to wait for an hour before we could receive our card key. In the meantime, we were given the usual DoubleTree cookies and was told that we were upgraded to one of their deluxe rooms. Thanks guys 😍

Also, since the Executive Lounge was still closed, we were given a voucher for main course and softdrinks as well as drinks and one granola box to be served in the Larte Café.

Elevators & Hallway

Directory

16th floor elevators

16th floor

Hallway

King Deluxe Room, 1626

Comfortable bed

I wish they had universal sockets 😉

A chair and a table near the windows.

Samsung TV

Disinfecting antibacterial wipes 👍

Work desk

As usual, wifi was complimentary and fast 👍

Coffee and tea making facility, 2 bottles of water

Closet, luggage rack

Hair dryer, safe

Iron, ironing board, slippers

Bathroom

I love the hanging mirror as part of the industrial design 👍

Walk-in shower

Toilet

Art frame

Mirror

Aircon controls

Fire evacuation plan

Larté Caffé

This café located to the right of the reception is very chic with a modern design and has two floors. 

Seating

Seating

Second floor seating

View of the café from the mezzanine

Menu

Menu

Cakes

Softdrinks, water

Using our meal and drinks voucher, we enjoyed 2 cups of apple juice while waiting for the room to be ready.

After getting our room keys, we had lunch and chose the Seafood Spaghetti which was very good 😋

Executive Lounge, 19th Floor

The Executive Lounge was yet to open during our visit although we finally got to visit it a few months later.

Breakfast Buffet Restaurant (The Spice Tree), Level 1, 7am to 11am

Entrance

Seating

Seating

Seating

Seating

Outdoor seating

Outdoor seating

Below are some photos from the buffet:

Bread, Danish pastries, waffles, butter, jams

 

Salads

Egg benedict and Puri

Hot dishes like sausage, grilled tomatoes, bacon

Indian corner offering Aloo Paratha among others

Soy milk, Nutree Boost

Juices

Coffee and tea

Amenities

Adults pool and kid´s pool, mezzanine level

Swimming pool, 19th floor

Fitness Centre, 19th floor

Fitness Centre, 19th floor

Business Centre

Prayer room

SunGlo M: a pool café located in the mezzanine level

From the pool in the mezzanine level, you can easily enter the main building where the reception is located.

Exploring the Area

The hotel is a few minutes walk from the BurJuman with various shops and restaurants including a Jollibee 😍

BurJuman Shopping Mall

CONCLUSION

I was really curious to stay at this hotel since it is new (it opened in December last year) and the nightly rates are reasonable as well. The reception was impressive and the mural paying tribute to Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan will definitely catch your attention. The Larte Café located to the right of the reception has a very chic, modern design. The rooms with its industrial design were also lovely. The hotel has two pools, a fitness center and a business center among others. We were told that the Executive Lounge would be opening late October so hopefully, we would be able to check it out on our next stay. As for the breakfast buffet, the selection was extensive and very good. All the staff I had contact with were friendly and lastly, the location is perfect as it just a few steps away from BurJuman shopping mall and the Metro Station which we took advantage of while visiting the Expo 2020. Overall, we really enjoyed our stay in this hotel and would gladly be back when we come to Dubai next time 😍