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  1. 360 Degrees at the Jumeirah Beach Resort, Dubai

    May 18, 2013 by Arthur

    Great night time views of the Burj al Arab right at your side and the Dubai skyline from the Jumeirah Grand Mosque to the Burj Kalifa. The bar sports a dance floor and decent decor and music. It’s located on a circular extension out on the water at the end of a long walkway encircling the Jumeirah Beach Marina.


  2. Zeta at the Address Downtown, Dubai

    May 18, 2013 by Arthur

    The Zeta restaurant at The Address Downtown has decent food, which is a mix of Japanese and random fusion, a nice decor and if you sit on the patio, great views of the amazing fountain display that takes place every half hour at the base of the esthetically magnificent and architecturally impressive Burj Khalifa. It blows the Bellagio fountains out of the water (corny pun intended.)

    I’d recommend grabbing an evening drink, snack or even dinner here.


  3. Nasimi Beach, The Palm, Dubai

    May 18, 2013 by Arthur

    Nasimi Beach had great view of parts of the Dubai skyline, a good vibe, good music, great food, shisha and a white beach club decor. The beach has beds, loungers, couches and tables. We really enjoyed for a dip, a drink, a snack and even a little dancing.

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  4. Club Mina Beach at the Le Meridian, Dubai

    May 18, 2013 by Arthur

    The Club Mina Beach Club at Le Meridian gets a resounding two thumbs down. It’s probably an ok place for families with kids, as we saw a lot of those there, but that doesn’t excuse the poor service and the unimpressive beach, food, decor and view.

    The entry cost is around $100 per person for that money you have to walk around the outside of the hotel and through and back entrance behind the parking lot to access the beach, because got forbid you use the hotels main entrance and mix with the exclusive clientele of the Westin and Le Meridian brands. For that money you get a lounger and two towels if you’re willing to wait 10 min for the towel guy to show up. Then you might get a fine server like Binod who is under the strict impression that smiling to a paying customer would literally kill him, but giving customers attitude, rushing them when taking an order and repeatedly moving a tray with the receipts and credit card machine to your lounger despite your best efforts to move it to a nearby lounger so you can rest comfortably while he takes the 15 minutes to prepare the receipts and run off midway on a random errand, is totally ok.

    There was more to raise my ire but I think you get the idea.