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Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Media City

4-star hotel · Dubai Media City, Dubai

Long Weekend score

Strong

No serious reports. in 295 reviews

  • 91% of guest comments are praise
  • 100% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
  • 91% of guest comments are praise. 415 praise, 41 complain. Counts for 60% of the score.
  • 100% of guest photos show no damage. 19 of 19 photos. Counts for 40% of the score.
  • Serious reports are never counted in. They are flagged beside the score, because one matters even when everything else is good.
  • $204 a nighttypical for two, before tax · from $204
  • 12 min walkto Marina Beach Dubai
  • 295 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
  • 19 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Media City$204 a typical night
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At a glance

For

  • 12 min walk to Marina Beach Dubai911 m by road
  • Staff245 praise · 8 complain
  • Location52 praise · 0 complain
  • Breakfast36 praise · 2 complain
  • Food25 praise · 2 complain

Against

  • Room condition15 complain · 4 praise

What guests reported

What guests say

295 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: staff (245 guests). Weakest: room condition, where 15 of the 19 who mention it complain.

Location520Strength

The place is in a great spot, close to both the metro station and the beach, which made everything very convenient.

Tripadvisor, February 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest

Hotel stay is fine with premium room, good food, good staff, good location.

Tripadvisor, December 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Staffcomplaints rising: 1.4 in 100 a year ago, 3.1 now2458Strength

The service was good and accommodating, the reception was always friendly and accommodating.

Tripadvisor, February 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest

Our group enjoyed having breakfast and service with Jotkaran ji and staff.

Tripadvisor, January 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest

poor service and cleaning...bathroom cleanliness is very bad, only good thing was the beddings, they were really comfortable.

Tripadvisor, October 2025, rated 2/5 by this guest
Breakfast362Strength

Breakfast w.dinner is awesome.

Tripadvisor, January 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest

Samkit was very helpful while my time in chef house , he made my breakfast special thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Tripadvisor, February 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest

Breakfast was below standard.

Tripadvisor, September 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
Food252Strength

Perfect stay, amazing team and Food!!

Tripadvisor, January 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest

Special thanks to the employee of Saha , Laisan .Excellent Italian restaurant

Tripadvisor, November 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest

The hotel was poor for amenities, poor for location, poor internal restaurants (if open), I did not look forward to returning to my room after a full day of work.

Tripadvisor, January 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest
Value81Strength

Excellent value for money

Tripadvisor, December 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest

Radisson blu hotel is a true value for money if we talk about comfortable stay.

Google, February 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Cleanliness287Mostly good

The hotel was clean, quiet, and very well maintained.

Google, February 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest

The rooms were clean, comfortable, and well maintained.

Google, February 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest

the room was too much dirty and with spots all over the room and dusty as well as too much cold despite the ac was switched off ; and the noise from the club I could not sleep

Tripadvisor, January 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Quiet at night123Mostly good

Stay in a quiet and beautiful setting.

Tripadvisor, January 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest

Very Quiet Place & Peaceful Environment.

Tripadvisor, October 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Room size53Mostly good

The room was spacious and amazing.

Google, June 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest

Our stay was fantastic Juvy was so friendly and attentive the room was clean and spacious

Google, February 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest

Lounge service is also in place, all day coffee nuts and soft drinks, 5-7pm and Happy Hour, the only downside is that the hotel room as a whole is old, renovated for more than 15 years, furniture, carpets are damaged, the room is slightly smaller than the current hotel, VIP up to the executive…

Tripadvisor, January 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Room condition415Weak spot

The rooms are disappointing, even the bathrooms and the joints are from the seventies.

Tripadvisor, January 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest

Sadly this hotel was not good enough, clearly nothing has been done since the place opening.

Tripadvisor, January 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest

Everything including the room equipment have that old, often-used feel

Tripadvisor, February 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest

Too few mentions to judge: pool, views and beds.

Who stays, and their score out of 10

Business trips9.659 reviews
Families9.826 reviews
Couples8.813 reviews
Friends8.312 reviews

From every review of the last two years that gives a score and says who travelled, including those with no words.

All 10,212 Google ratings

5 stars84%
4 stars11%
3 stars3%
2 stars1%
1 star1%

Problems guests raised

Raised most: complaints the hotel left unresolved, in 10 of 295 reviews.

Complaints the hotel left unresolved10 of 2951 in 30 reviews

The treatment of only East Asian staff was very disappointing for the pride they were in, not even an apology for the inconvenience caused and although I contacted the hotel’s official email and asked to talk with the hotel manager I think his name was Antonio, but my request has been ignored and…

Tripadvisor, February 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest

It was hot from the moment I entered the room, and I called reception several times throughout the day, but unfortunately, the problem wasn't resolved, and I wasn't even given a room change.

Google, April 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Something broken in the roomcomplaints falling: 4.2 in 100 a year ago, 2.7 now9 of 2951 in 33 reviews

Four days out of nine we lived with a broken fridge.

Tripadvisor, October 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest

We had problems with light switches, which wouldn’t work reliably.

Booking network, November 2024, rated 8/10 by this guest
Problems in the bathroom8 of 2951 in 37 reviews

Either steaming hot or ice cold

Tripadvisor, January 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest

The room was unclean and the bathroom smelled musty throughout, the air conditioning was very loud at night, and I was woken up nearly every other morning by room service delivering things which other rooms had ordered.

Tripadvisor, November 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
Heating and air conditioning4 of 2951 in 74 reviews

The room air conditioned was broken and didnt work properly.

Tripadvisor, October 2025, rated 2/5 by this guest

Neither the fridge or cooling unit worked well.

Booking network, January 2025, rated 2/10 by this guest

Serious reports

None found in 295 reviews.

Someone fell illNone found
Bed bugs or bitesNone found
Something stolenNone found
Harassment or discriminationNone found
A physical hazardNone found

Photos, checked

0 of the 19 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (0%).

Guest photos showing damage or dirt0 of 190%

What it advertises, against the photos

Water viewin 1 of the hotel’s photos · 2 of guests’In photos, not advertised

Guests’ photos confirm: restaurant (4), bar (1).

The hotel says it has no hot tub.

Price, place and rooms

Price

$204 is a typical night, from 1 dates checked in the coming year. Cheapest in not known, dearest in not known.

$204Typical night
$204Cheapest night
$204Dearest night

Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.

Nearby

Marina Beach Dubai is 911 m away by road, about 12 minutes on foot.

  1. Nearest main road: King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Street338 m
  2. Nearest shop: Bake Mart Plus5 min walk409 m by road
  3. Nearest beach: Marina Beach Dubai12 min walk911 m by road
  4. Nearest station: Al Fardan Exchange13 min walk989 m by road
  5. The Burj Khalifa20.4 km
  6. The Gold Souk27.9 km
  7. Dubai airport37.9 km
  8. Dubai Marina47.1 km

The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.

Bars and clubs right outside, within 200 m0
Places to eat within a 5 minute walk23

Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.

Rooms

5 room types, from 26 to 64 m².

  • Superior Room26 m²Sleeps 31 Queen Bed
  • Executive Room (Lounge Access)32 m²Sleeps 31 Queen Bed
  • Executive Room, Balcony (Lounge Access)32 m²Sleeps 31 King bedBalcony
  • Premium Room32 m²Sleeps 31 King bed
  • Suite, 1 Bedroom (Lounge Access)64 m²Sleeps 4

From the hotel's own room descriptions, checked against each room's photos.

How it compares

How it ranks

Not enough comparable hotels to rank it.

Every review site, out of 100

Google944.7 of 5 · 10,212 reviews
Tripadvisor904.5 of 5 · 4,026 reviews

If room condition matters to you

Here, 15 of the 19 guests who mention room condition complain. These nearby hotels do better on it.

Grand Cosmopolitan Hotel - DubaiAl Barsha First · scored 98 out of 100 · $129 a night201StrengthGrosvenor House, a Luxury Collection Hotel, DubaiDubai Marina · scored 97 out of 100 · $406 a night100Strengthvoco Dubai The PalmPalm Jumeirah · scored 97 out of 100 · $184 a night110Strength

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The nearest first, with our score for each.

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How we know

295 reviews counted · 59 photos checked · updated 11 October 2026
  • We collected this hotel's 410 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 295 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 74 older, 3 in other languages, 36 with a score but no words and 2 about the restaurant rather than a stay.
  • The hotel replied to 182 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
  • 58 in every 100 reviews thank a staff member by name.
  • 2 reviews mention a free upgrade, a cake or a gift.
  • We looked at 59 photos: the first 40 of the hotel's own and the 19 newest from guests.
  • Every number on this page is counted, not estimated. Anything in quotation marks is a guest's own words.
Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Media City1 of 5
View past a metal overhead frame across a dense cluster of high-rise towers and a tree-lined road below.
View past a metal overhead frame across a dense cluster of high-rise towers and a tree-lined road below.
The exterior of a hotel building with a curved glass facade and a rooftop canopy, seen from a roundabout with a road and a blue give-way sign in the foreground.
The exterior of a hotel building with a curved glass facade and a rooftop canopy, seen from a roundabout with a road and a blue give-way sign in the foreground.
An outdoor terrace with red parasol umbrellas, wicker dining sets, large planters with trees, and a multi-storey hotel building beside it.
An outdoor terrace with red parasol umbrellas, wicker dining sets, large planters with trees, and a multi-storey hotel building beside it.
A furnished living area in a hotel suite with a black leather sofa, armchairs, a round glass coffee table, a desk, a wall-mounted television, and a view of the bedroom through an open sliding door.
A furnished living area in a hotel suite with a black leather sofa, armchairs, a round glass coffee table, a desk, a wall-mounted television, and a view of the bedroom through an open sliding door.
An outdoor lounge with cushioned banquette seating and a wooden table, with high-rise towers and palm trees visible beyond the terrace edge.
An outdoor lounge with cushioned banquette seating and a wooden table, with high-rise towers and palm trees visible beyond the terrace edge.

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