Barceló Al Jaddaf
5-star hotel · Al Jadaf, Dubai
Long Weekend score
Mixed2 serious reports in 214 reviews: a physical hazard (2)
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 45% of Dubai hotels
- 74% of guest comments are praise
- 98% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- Rated higher than 45% of Dubai hotels. Compared with 698 hotels in Dubai. Counts for 50% of the score.
- 74% of guest comments are praise. 276 praise, 98 complain. Counts for 30% of the score.
- 98% of guest photos show no damage. 59 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.
- $101 a nighttypical for two, before tax · from $88
- 299 mto Nearest main road: Al Khail Road
- 214 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 60 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- Staff145 praise · 16 complain
- Room size16 praise · 0 complain
Against
- Quiet at nightcomplaints falling: 15.2 in 100 a year ago, 6.1 now16 complain · 7 praise
- Room conditioncomplaints rising: 3.0 in 100 a year ago, 5.0 now10 complain · 3 praise
- Building work during the staycomplaints falling: 12.1 in 100 a year ago, 7.2 now17 of 214 guests
- Complaints the hotel left unresolvedcomplaints falling: 15.2 in 100 a year ago, 3.9 now12 of 214 guests
What guests reported
What guests say
214 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: staff (145 guests). Weakest: cleanliness, where 28 of the 57 who mention it complain.
Room size160Strength
The suite was spacious, comfortable, and perfect for our stay.
Google, September 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The hotel is beautiful, the room is spacious, and close to Al Jura Market, Gold, Airport and Festival Mall but it’s hard to find a taxi
Tripadvisor, January 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Staffcomplaints falling: 15.2 in 100 a year ago, 6.1 now14516Strength
Thank you so much for all the wonderful service and everything provided during my stay.
Tripadvisor, December 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
I recommend the hotel , the rooms are spacious and with good and modern design , I stayed now for almost 2 weeks , cheer up for the staff in the reception they were very kind in offering me a room upgrade which made the stay more comfortable
Tripadvisor, September 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Throughout our stay, the room was not cleaned properly, and while a few staff members were courteous, many lacked basic hospitality skills.
Tripadvisor, November 2025, rated 2/5 by this guest
Locationcomplaints rising: 0.0 in 100 a year ago, 2.8 now265Mostly good
Excellent hotel, good location, kitchen, responsive staff.
Tripadvisor, March 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
While its location is good, you need to take a taxi to reach the main attractions.
Google, October 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Excellent service from Jackson, although it's a bit out of the way from the city center.
Google, October 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Pool134Mostly good
Чистый бассейн, номера чистые
Tripadvisor, October 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Best hotel nearby to all attractions very good service and staff is polite and welcoming and pool was good.
Tripadvisor, November 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Food186Mostly good
The hotel is clean, the food is excellent, and their service is top-notch; they attend to you promptly.
Google, September 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Nice hotel good staff nice pool good food I recommend.
Google, September 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Hotel Barcelo didn't like the stay all the time because of the hassle, didn't rest and didn't sleep until morning and room service is very poor whether because of the crowds or what I don't know
Tripadvisor, October 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
Value94Mostly good
I highly recommend this hotel for its price and quality.
Google, September 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
A hotel with a very good value for money, where you will probably return.
Tripadvisor, February 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Over the all the Hotel it’s not it’s a normal but comparing for a price it’s a little bit expensive also our bathroom every day is not a Cleaning and he’s not good for me enough towel
Booking network, March 2025, rated 6/10 by this guest
Breakfastcomplaints rising: 3.0 in 100 a year ago, 4.4 now109Split
The breakfasts are so-so, but they lack variety.
Google, September 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Excellent breakfast, the staff treat you very well.
Google, September 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The breakfast is impeccable.
Google, October 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Cleanlinesscomplaints falling: 33.3 in 100 a year ago, 9.4 now2928Split
The hotel is very spacious, there are cockroaches, the bathroom is also spacious, the hair is unclean, the laundry is dirty, and the hotel's noise is very poor
Tripadvisor, December 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
The only downside was the room cleanliness, which could have been improved.
Tripadvisor, January 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
The room left much to be desired and little hygiene when cleaning, I would not return to this hotel or recommend it
Tripadvisor, November 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Quiet at nightcomplaints falling: 15.2 in 100 a year ago, 6.1 now716Weak spot
There's a very, very loud noise from the neighboring buildings.
Google, September 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
The loud music continued until around 2:00 a.m., making it very difficult to sleep.
Google, September 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest
Noisy Environment: Constant, loud construction noise from the surrounding buildings makes it impossible to get any rest.
Tripadvisor, July 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Room conditioncomplaints rising: 3.0 in 100 a year ago, 5.0 now310Weak spot
A tired hotel in a poor location it is not good value being expensive.
Tripadvisor, December 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
The staff were absolutely amazing, however the hotel needs a lot of work and there is a lot of building work going on around the hotel.
Tripadvisor, February 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Room was daily cleaned but it gave an overall feeling of overdue maintenance.
Tripadvisor, November 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Too few mentions to judge: views and beds.
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 10,026 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: building work during the stay, in 17 of 214 reviews.
Building work during the staycomplaints falling: 12.1 in 100 a year ago, 7.2 now17 of 2141 in 13 reviews
Was a nice experience, the people its very nice, the cleaning service its a little bit late, and the neighbourhood arr constructions but the hotel its amazing
Google, October 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
My room is on the same level as the crane operator on the 7th floor, I feel uncomfortable because I have trauma from the crane falling incident in Mecca.
Google, October 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Complaints the hotel left unresolvedcomplaints falling: 15.2 in 100 a year ago, 3.9 now12 of 2141 in 18 reviews
The room is full of defects, and I tried to exchange it, but I couldn't.
Tripadvisor, June 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
The front seat told us that we will upgrade u but unfortunately when we reach the room it was Accessible for people with disabilities and when we went back to them they didn’t give us chance and said we all fully booked we cannot change the room even the room was not that clean and we paid high…
Tripadvisor, November 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
A slow check-in4 of 2141 in 54 reviews
The staff is not up to the level of service they should provide, they are very, very slow especially for check-in, and they do not perform well with the slightest request
Tripadvisor, August 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Late to give us room after 3pm check in time
Google, October 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Serious reports
2 in 214 reviews, most common first. Shown beside the score, never averaged into it.
A physical hazard2 of 214 reviews
Panels falling off the ceiling in bathroom
Booking network, September 2025, rated 8/10 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
1 of the 60 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (2%).
What it advertises, against the photos
Guests’ photos confirm: swimming pool (1), spa (1), gym (1), restaurant (4), bar (4), event space (1).
The hotel says it has no hot tub.
Price, place and rooms
Price
$101 is a typical night, from 301 dates checked in the coming year.
Weekends cost the same as weekdays
A typical night, month by month
Cheapest month: May 2027, $94Dearest month: Jan 2027, $180
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.
- Vio.com$103
- ae.bluepillow.com$105
- clicktrip.com$106
- Traveloka$107
- deals.goseek.com$114
- Agoda$116
- wego.com$116
- Booking.com$117
Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.
Nearby
No landmark, beach or station is within a half-hour walk; the closest is the Gold Souk, 10.4 km away. There is 1 bar or club within 200 metres.
- Nearest main road: Al Khail Road299 m
- Nearest shop13 min walk953 m by road
- The Gold Souk10.4 km
- Dubai airport14.0 km
- The Burj Khalifa14.7 km
- Dubai Marina47.4 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
11 room types, from 31 to 72 m².
- Premium Room (Level)31 m²Sleeps 31 Queen Bed
- Superior Room31 m²Sleeps 31 Queen Bed
- Deluxe Room (Premium Level, Loung Access)31 m²Sleeps 31 Queen Bed
- Deluxe Room (Deluxe)31 m²Sleeps 21 Queen Bed
- Superior Room31 m²Sleeps 21 Queen Bed
- Executive Room, Terrace (Superior)42 m²Sleeps 21 King bedBalcony
The other 5 room types
- Executive Room (Superior)42 m²Sleeps 31 King bed
- Family Room, Connecting Rooms (Superior | Balcony)62 m²Sleeps 61 King bed + 2 Twin bedBalcony
- Premium Suite (Level)72 m²Sleeps 31 Queen BedBathtub
- Suite72 m²Sleeps 31 King bed
- Suite72 m²Sleeps 31 King bedBathtub
From the hotel's own room descriptions, checked against each room's photos.
How it compares
How it ranks
Guests who booked rate it 8.4 out of 10. 45% of the 698 hotels in Dubai are rated lower, and a typical one is rated 8.4.
Every review site, out of 100
12 Google reviewers ticked "Quiet", yet 16 guests complain about noise.
Google rates it 90 out of 100 and Booking network rates it 84. Booking network only takes reviews from people who booked and stayed, while Google takes them from anyone.
If room condition matters to you
Here, 10 of the 13 guests who mention room condition complain. These nearby hotels do better on it.
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The nearest first, with our score for each.
How we know
214 reviews counted · 100 photos checked · updated 11 October 2026
- We collected this hotel's 357 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 214 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 33 older, 101 with a score but no words and 9 about the restaurant rather than a stay.
- The hotel replied to 170 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
- 38 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.