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Garhoud or Al Garhoud is one part of Deira, located in the old town part of Dubai. The Garhoud hotels are very popular, being much calmer with less traffic than in the Al Rigga region, which is just next to it. Garhoud hotels are also frequented because Garhoud is located on the border of Deira; in fact, this is the district connecting the Old and the New Dubai parts.
Garhoud hotels’ district is located in-between the docks of the Dubai International Airport and the Dubai Creek, the beautiful canal of Dubai. For this reason, the Garhoud district is very popular among tourists, with the Emirates Towers nearby including the Red line of the Dubai Metro that goes through the whole city. This district gives several opportunities for the tourists to go around the city the most effortlessly and the most economically. Al Garhoud is bordered by the Dubai Creek, by the Creek Golf and Yachting Club and by the Dubai International Airport on the other side. Garhoud is also famous for its rich college life, topped by the Aviation College, which is among the most popular institutions of Dubai. That is also the reason for the number of Garhoud hotels.
The Aviation Club with its Irish Pub is among the most popular places for tourists to visit as well. The biggest Garhoud hotels include the Hyatt Golf, the Le Meridien, the Al Bustan Rotana and the Millennium Airport hotels being the best category hotels of the district. Other Garhoud hotels include smaller hotels like the Marsa Plaza located also in Garhoud in the middle of the Marsa Business Park. The Airport Terminal 1 and 3 are the closest terminals to this district.
The Dubai Aviation College is among the best schools of the United Arab Emirates. The college trains pilots for the Emirates airlines and accepts international students from all around the world. In the Aviation College, there are also different course on private planes, helicopters and special plane driving. The Aviation College is a long-time favourite for the international students and even air flight crews visit the place quite often. Its Irish pub is best in Dubai and the whole place is fun in the evenings.
Garhoud hotels also include sports hotels like the Park Hyatt. The famous Creek Golf and Yacht Club is among the most prominent golf courses in Dubai. There are several tournaments held here as also in its main gold course, the Emirates Golf Course. Here, you can see beautiful yachts and great looking green grass. The golf course is highly visited by expats living in Dubai. The fitness centre of the club is also very popular. Most tourists who stay in the Park Hyatt visit the Creek Golf and Yacht Club.
Not far from Garhoud, down on the water of the Dubai Creek, you can find the huge Dubai Festival City, which in many ways also is an addition to the specialities of Garhoud hotels as it is very close to the district. While you stay in Garhoud hotels, you can be sure to see several attractions of Dubai. Going out of Garhoud you can visit the famous Gold souk and souk district of Dubai.
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The Rihab Rotana is an apartment hotel which is primarily for those who cannot or do not want to spend more than a couple of days in Dubai and they want to spend their time visiting the city primarily. The Rihab Rotana Hotel is a nice and friendly hotel, among the smaller category of Rotana’s normal size. The Rihab Rotana Hotel has a good setting. It is just minutes away from the Deira City Centre. The hotel is located in…
Le Meridien Fairway Hotel is a superb high category hotel with a great location, close to the Dubai International Airport and close to the Metro Station as well, from where you can go across the whole city. The Meridien Fairway Hotel is a classic airport hotel, which is specialised in mainly receiving corporate guests and their crew or crews. This hotel is the smaller type of hotels of the Le Meridien group, which servers more practical than leisure reasons, but…
Al Bustan Rotana is among the best hotels located in Al Garhoud. The Al Bustan Rotana is partly a business partly an airport hotel with plenty of facilities and services to offer for its visitors. The Al Bustan Rotana is located only about 10 minutes walk from the Dubai International Airport. Al Bustan Rotana Hotel is a beautiful modern building hiding a luxurious first class accommodation. The profile of the hotel is to be specialised in corporate guests on the…