Unique hotel and historical landmark . Rooms clean and lovely like the pictues and we were upgraded to a larger for as booked a long stay to a deluxe. Kids enjoyed single twin room only thing lacking was a mini fridge and maybe some bedside tables. Staff from front desk and concierge couldnt do enough to help even managed to rang my taxi while enroute to the airport when i left my phone behind. They put on a free bus to dubai mall and metro station daily . Only flaw is the current accessibility due to major road works going on walking around is not possible and made us reliant on taxis lucky enough these are relatively cheap in dubai. Once the works are finished next year this will be even better. We did walk on the marina and found a few shops and ate at a restaurant there. The ship is from 70s but updated and renovated but if your looking for marble floors ect then We ate at lido resturant once food was good pulled beef roll amazing curry and biryiani good . The pizza could be better. The pool is the origional small for the size of the boat but deep. Gym there is fine . Overall we enjoyed our stay staff were excellent and the only thing letting this hotel down is the current roadworks being done not hotels fault making getting around slower and not walkable to main attractions nearby. For the price it was well worth it

Amazing place, awesome staff.. very family friendly and quiet.. highly recommended!

The RIU was an incredible experience. Staff were polite and helpful always. The rooms and grounds were always kept clean and the entertainment and shows were a lot of fun. The only disappointment was the Italian restaurant option which you had to make reservations for that actually turned out to be buffet. Food was mediocre at best but the two other dining options for Asian and Lebanese were delicious!! I would definitely return!!