Arabian Courtyard Hotel & Spa
4-star hotel · Al Fahidi, Dubai
Guests rate nearly every hotel highly: half the hotels in Dubai are rated 8.4 out of 10 or more. So our score shows how a hotel compares with the rest, not how luxurious it is.
- Rated higher than 24% of Dubai hotels
- 70% of guest comments are praise
- 92% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- Rated higher than 24% of Dubai hotels. Compared with 698 hotels in Dubai. Counts for 50% of the score.
- 70% of guest comments are praise. 389 praise, 163 complain. Counts for 30% of the score.
- 92% of guest photos show no damage. 55 of 60 photos. Counts for 20% of the score.
- Serious reports are never counted in. They are flagged beside the score, because one matters even when everything else is good.
- $67 a nighttypical for two, before tax · from $38
- 8 min walkto the nearest station
- 283 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 60 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- A station within walking distanceA station is 593 m away
- Location101 praise · 0 complain
- Room size19 praise · 3 complain
Against
- Room conditioncomplaints rising: 4.8 in 100 a year ago, 14.1 now34 complain · 1 praise
- Complaints the hotel left unresolvedcomplaints rising: 3.2 in 100 a year ago, 11.4 now27 of 283 guests
- Quiet at nightcomplaints rising: 0.0 in 100 a year ago, 3.6 now8 complain · 7 praise
- Something broken in the roomcomplaints rising: 3.2 in 100 a year ago, 5.5 now14 of 283 guests
What guests reported
What guests say
283 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: staff (150 guests). Weakest: room condition, where 34 of the 35 who mention it complain.
Location1010Strength
The location , the ease of reach to eating outlets, metro, shopping place this above all.
Google, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Lovely hotel with beautiful decor, great location and really attentive staff, from the welcoming and accommodating Saima on reception, to concierge, restaurant staff and cleaners the staffing team make this hotel from great to excellent.
Booking network, November 2025, rated 10/10 by this guest
Room size193Strength
Room very spacious and comfortable with great view over the Creek.
Tripadvisor, December 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Our room was spacious, comfortable, and well-equipped.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Between the lack of hygiene and the dated decor, the rooms felt very claustrophobic and uncomfortable.
Tripadvisor, March 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest
Staffcomplaints rising: 6.3 in 100 a year ago, 21.8 now15052Mostly good
Excellent, super, must stay here, helpful and caring staff, buffet breakfast is really good and they serve masala tea also.
Tripadvisor, October 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Very very good service and courteous staff.
Google, November 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
Very worst customer service this Arabian hotel we inform morethan 7 times to clean rooms since 2 days we call reception they said ok.the rooms so dirty the carpets ,what kind of the service this we book 4 days and like this we pay tomuch money to stay .vvvv bad service
Google, May 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Cleanlinesscomplaints rising: 3.2 in 100 a year ago, 10.0 now5324Mostly good
Good location if you want to live with indian community, lots of pure veg restaurant near by, good and helpful staff, buffet breakfast is super with lots of veg options, AC working fine, near and clean rooms and bathrooms.
Google, October 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Its cleanliness service house keeping and most important thing receptionist saima islam she was very co oprative and supportive and her ream as well driver as well was to fast
Booking network, October 2025, rated 10/10 by this guest
Most of the rooms are clean from top and deeper it has not been touched for a long time
Booking network, September 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Beds63Mostly good
Bed was comfortable, everything you need at location.
Booking network, November 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
The only positive points were the quality of the mattress and the improved professionalism of the receptionists in the morning.
Google, September 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Single beds were thin, saggy and uncomfortable.
Tripadvisor, June 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest
Valuecomplaints rising: 0.0 in 100 a year ago, 4.1 now169Mostly good
Excellent stay,thanks to abdul from reception for quick check out and Myanmar lady from room service very good, rooms are very nice service very good, value for money
Tripadvisor, March 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Good facilities at reasonable price
Booking network, March 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Not worth for spending.Needs more maintenance in hotel.Recommended for bachelor
Google, June 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
Foodcomplaints rising: 1.6 in 100 a year ago, 2.7 now107Split
Room service are very bad.
Google, April 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
He told me we didn't provide any thing fruits n indian dish
Google, July 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Not clean ,bad roomservice
Booking network, October 2025, rated 4/10 by this guest
Breakfastcomplaints rising: 1.6 in 100 a year ago, 7.3 now2217Split
The food, breakfast was very poor quality, and so was the food we ordered from room service.
Booking network, January 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Breakfast was not to mark, in three days i had only for one day, that also not to the mark.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 4/10 by this guest
Breakfast need to improve,only there is Indian options more I can see.also the restaurant not much big to accomodate people
Booking network, October 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
Quiet at nightcomplaints rising: 0.0 in 100 a year ago, 3.6 now78Split
Too much of construction going on in area especially at night.
Booking network, December 2025, rated 6/10 by this guest
Very noisy at night due to renovations to the Dubai Museum.
Booking network, January 2026, rated 5/10 by this guest
Technical equipment is often defective and poorly maintained, the A/C is noisy.
Tripadvisor, November 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Poolcomplaints rising: 0.0 in 100 a year ago, 2.7 now46Split
The rooftop pool is very small and, unfortunately, directly overlooks the unappealing roof of an adjacent residential building.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
THE POOL IS FILTHY 🤢🤮 ,THEY NEVER CLEAN IT AND IT HAS DEAD MOSQUITOS/ FEATHERS EVERYWHERE.yuck
Google, August 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
The swimming pool is acceptable but quite small.
Google, July 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
Room conditioncomplaints rising: 4.8 in 100 a year ago, 14.1 now134Weak spot
The hotel needs some renovation and also the rooms need more lightings as it looks very dull in the evening
Booking network, November 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
An aged hotel, well kept preserving the Arabic heritage it still portrays .
Tripadvisor, January 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Walls in the room need the new wallpapers.
Booking network, November 2025, rated 10/10 by this guest
Too few mentions to judge: views.
Who stays, and their score out of 10
From every review of the last two years that gives a score and says who travelled, including those with no words.
All 3,368 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: complaints the hotel left unresolved, in 27 of 283 reviews.
Complaints the hotel left unresolvedcomplaints rising: 3.2 in 100 a year ago, 11.4 now27 of 2831 in 10 reviews
I asked reception to change my room from back to Fri t no body came back to me
Booking network, January 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
And now its dirty from last 2 days and when we asked to pool care person he told (water is clear)
Google, May 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest
Something broken in the roomcomplaints rising: 3.2 in 100 a year ago, 5.5 now14 of 2831 in 20 reviews
The rooms smelled bad, and sometimes even the phones in the rooms were not working, which made it difficult to contact reception or room service.
Google, January 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Mounts for soap dispenser bottles were broken.
Tripadvisor, September 2025, rated 2/5 by this guest
A slow check-incomplaints rising: 1.6 in 100 a year ago, 4.5 now11 of 2831 in 26 reviews
You have to wait for long at the reception to get served.
Booking network, October 2025, rated 3/10 by this guest
Booked and fully paid, yet left without a room from 10 PM to 2 PM next day with my family.acceptable delay and poor hospitality experience.fist time in Dubai experience this much delay.
Google, May 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Unexpected charges and refundscomplaints rising: 1.6 in 100 a year ago, 2.7 now7 of 2831 in 40 reviews
While booking price and after payment different very disappointed
Booking network, November 2025, rated 2/10 by this guest
Whopping AED 300 charged for valet parking despite having it stamped by restaurant by the restaurant in the hotel for the complimentary vaket.
Google, March 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Problems in the bathroomcomplaints rising: 1.6 in 100 a year ago, 2.7 now7 of 2831 in 40 reviews
It might get luke warm if you let run for 15+ minutes.
Tripadvisor, December 2025, rated 2/5 by this guest
After using the washroom, the entire floor would get wet due to the lack of proper setup.
Google, April 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Heating and air conditioningcomplaints rising: 0.0 in 100 a year ago, 3.2 now7 of 2831 in 40 reviews
Poor experience staying in Arabian courtyard since staff don’t response, staff intentionally closes air conditioner at n
Booking network, February 2026, rated 2/10 by this guest
Difficult to regulate air-condition
Booking network, June 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Serious reports
6 in 283 reviews, most common first. Shown beside the score, never averaged into it.
Something stolen3 of 283 reviews
I had money in the car, and he took 20 Omani Riyals.
Google, September 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
When I handed my vehicle over to a hotel employee to be taken to the parking lot, it was stolen from inside the car.
Google, September 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
A physical hazard2 of 283 reviews
We also had a serious safety issue with the shower running boiling hot water, which could have caused burns, especially to children.
Tripadvisor, August 2025, rated 2/5 by this guest
Someone fell ill1 of 283 reviews
No hot water, shower was cold water only, no shampoos, a/c switches broken room was freezing cold, phones were broken cud not even contact hotel staff none of the departments were reachable unless I walk down to the lobby was fucking annoying and nobody responded nor fixed the complaints and I…
Booking network, December 2025, rated 1/10 by this guest
These are guests' own accounts from their reviews. We have not verified them, and the hotel may dispute them. A report is counted only when the guest says it happened at the hotel and holds the hotel responsible.
Photos, checked
5 of the 60 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (8%).
Guest photos showing damage or dirt5 of 608%
Of 60 guest photos, 5 show damage or dirt: building work in 3, stains in 2, dirty linen in 1 and broken fittings in 1, and some photos show more than one. Of the hotel's own 40, 0 do.
Guests’ photos confirm: swimming pool (2), gym (1), restaurant (1), bar (4), hot tub (1), bathtub (1).
Price, place and rooms
Price
$67 is a typical night, from 338 dates checked in the coming year.
Weekends cost the same as weekdays
A typical night, month by month
Cheapest month: Jun 2027, $38Dearest month: Oct 2027, $137
Prices on booking sites, the day we checked
What each seller advertised on the one day we checked, so these sit outside the year-wide figures above and can fall below the typical price.
- Booking.com$67
- ae.makemytrip.global$70
- ae.bluepillow.com$73
- Vio.com$80
- deals.etrip.net$80
- hotelscombined.ae$81
- bookcore.backhotelengine.com$87
- Trip.com$88
Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.
Nearby
The nearest station is 593 m away by road, about 8 minutes on foot. There are 2 bars or clubs within 200 metres.
- Nearest shop: Golden Day Hypermarket1 min walk80 m by road
- Nearest main road: Khalid Bin Waleed Road409 m
- Nearest station8 min walk593 m by road
- The Gold Souk19 min walk1.4 km by road
- The Burj Khalifa10.4 km
- Dubai airport10.8 km
- Dubai Marina41.5 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
4 room types, from 30 to 50 m².
- Classic Room30 m²Sleeps 31 Queen bed + 2 Twin bedBathtub in its photos
- Deluxe Room33 m²Sleeps 31 Queen bed + 2 Twin bedBathtub in its photos
- Executive Room with VIP Lounge access33 m²Sleeps 21 super-king bedBathtub in its photos
- One-Bedroom Suite50 m²Sleeps 3Bathtub in its photos
From the hotel's own room descriptions, checked against each room's photos.
How it compares
How it ranks
Guests who booked rate it 7.5 out of 10. Only 24% of the 698 hotels in Dubai are rated lower, and a typical one is rated 8.4.
Every review site, out of 100
Tripadvisor rates it 86 out of 100 and Booking network rates it 75. Booking network only takes reviews from people who booked and stayed, while Tripadvisor takes them from anyone.
If room condition matters to you
Here, 34 of the 35 guests who mention room condition complain. These nearby hotels do better on it.
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How we know
283 reviews counted · 100 photos checked · updated 11 October 2026
- We collected this hotel's 582 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 283 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 34 in other languages, 264 with a score but no words and 1 about the restaurant rather than a stay.
- The hotel replied to 6 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
- 36 in every 100 reviews thank a staff member by name.
- 9 reviews mention a free upgrade, a cake or a gift.
- We looked at 100 photos: the first 40 of the hotel's own and the 60 newest from guests.
- Every number on this page is counted, not estimated. Anything in quotation marks is a guest's own words.