Review: Hilton Dubai The Walk Twin Studio Sea View

Hilton Dubai The Walk, view from the room

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Date of stay: January 2-3, 2022
Address: The Walk - Jumeirah Beach Residence - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Nightly Rate: 1347 AED

Room: Booked Twin Studio, upgraded to Twin Studio Sea View

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Jumeirah Beach Residence

Hotel Exterior & Entrance

Lobby & Reception

Lobby seating area

Reception

Elevators

Elevator directory

Taking the stairs as the elevators were almost always busy.

Twin Studio Sea View, 701

Room 701

Entryway

Twin beds with towel animal, swans 👍

Living area

Work desk

Quran

Closet with iron, ironing board, bathrobe

There were no slippers in the room so we had to ask for it from the housekeeping.

Hair dryer, safe

Minibar with coffee/tea making facilities

Minibar

Bathroom with Crabtree & Evelyn bath amenities

Bathroom scale

Bathtub/shower combo

Toilet and bidet

Balcony

Fantastic views from our balcony 👍

View of the pool from the balcony.

View of Ain Dubai in the evening 👍

Emergency evacuation plan

Executive Lounge, 35th Floor

Opening hours

Reception

Seating

Seating

Outdoor seating

Outdoor seating

Business Centre

Toilet

Toilet

Coffee, tea

Tea selection

Afternoon Tea, 3pm to 5pm

Afternoon tea

Afternoon tea

Happy Hour, 6pm to 8pm

Happy Hour

Happy Hour

Breakfast Buffet at Hartisan, Lower Plaza (7am to 11am)

Entrance

Seating

Outdoor seating

Outdoor seating

Below are some photos from the buffet:

Buffet area

Juices

Fresh orange juice

Bread, pastries

Salads

Several hot dishes

Egg station

Open face egg with guacamole

Pork station

Tea

Coffee

Amenities & Outlets

Swimming pool, lower plaza

Business Center, lower plaza

Fitness Centre, upper plaza

Directory

Bridge to the Hilton Dubai Jumeirah

Happy Hour

A lovely beach with view of Ain Dubai

Beach

Pure lounge and bar, 35th floor

View from Pure, 35th floor 👍

Complimentary Dinner Buffet at Oceana, Hilton Dubai Jumeirah

YouTube video

Tonight is Italian Night 🍝

Seating and buffet area

Seating

Appetizers

Appetizers

There were 2 soups including seafood minestrone and about 7 hot dishes plus a carving station 😋

The fish was very good

 

The veal dish was very tasty

From the live cooking station, I had a seafood pasta which was excellent 👍

Desserts

Desserts

Apple crumble and Umm ali 😋

Exploring the Area

The beach and the walk

Ain Dubai

Bluewaters Island

Dubai Marina

If you happen to visit Dubai during the EXPO Dubai, there is a complimentary bus to the EXPO located about 5-10 minutes walk from the hotel.

EXPO Dubai

We visited the EXPO in October and really loved it. Below are some photos from our visit in December/January:

Waterfalls

View from Singapore Pavilion

Alif, the mobility pavilion is a must visit 👍

CONCLUSION

Last time we were in Dubai back in September, we stayed at the Hilton Dubai Jumeirah and really loved it as it has direct access to the beach. Of course, guests staying at the Hilton Dubai The Walk also have access to the beach thru the bridge so it was not a big deal. Aside from the "not so direct access to the beach", the other downside from our experience was that there were not enough elevators and we had to wait a long time. Twice, we had to use the stairs from our room on the 7th floor to go to the breakfast restaurant located at the Lower Plaza (LP) and again from the room to the Lower Plaza to access the bridge to the beach. 

Unfortunately on this stay, we arrived around 2:45pm at the hotel and was helped by an associate after waiting for about 10 minutes only to be told that we had to wait for 30 minutes for the room to be ready, although she said they had upgraded us to a nice room. We were told to wait in the Executive Lounge as it was open for Afternoon Tea from 3pm to 5pm. At 4pm, we were still waiting and nobody was informing us how long we had to wait nor was there an apology that the room was still not ready. Around 5:10pm, I asked the staff in the lounge to follow up the room and she came back saying it was still not ready. We thought it was best to go down to the reception and speak directly to the Front Office Supervisor. I complained and asked them to book us to another hotel as it was already 5:15pm and we still haven´t gotten our room. He apologized and said the delay had something to do with the problem in the bathroom and it had to be fixed by the plumber and that the room was now ready. He also offered to give us complimentary dinner vouchers for two at the Oceana Restaurant in the Hilton Dubai Jumeirah. The room we got upgraded to had one of the loveliest views so were really happy about that. It was unfortunate that they did not communicate well with us as to how long we had to wait as we were told a wait time of 30 minutes when we actually waited for more than 2 hours. Still, it was a very nice stay since the JBR is one of the best areas in Dubai to stay with access to the beach, shops and restaurants.