dubai is it cheap

awhir

ok im going with a friend to dubai and was wondering is clothes and stuf cheap there or is expensive and also any reccomended places to go :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Faith

Moved to Travel/Holidays.

cruzzo

Good value in gold & electronics, with added advantage that the voltage is the same as in Ireland. Plasmas and home theatre systems much cheaper and can be shipped.

Wine was extortionately expensive but other alcohol was reasonable where available. Just a tip if staying at a beach hotel, there can be noise near the beach due to the amount of construction going on around the marina and also offshore due to the man made islands being formed.

Great destination, guaranteed sun but will be nicer when the construction is completed.

Zascar

Amazing place. Not 'cheap' but good value cause you get sooo much for your money. Service is incredible, food amazing and reasonable. Taxi's are dirt cheap. Shopping malls are biggest in the world, same prices as here more or less but every shop you've ever been in, under one roof. IF you go down to Karama you can buy any type of clothes for about 10% of the price (fake obviously but excellent quality)

awhir

you say electronics are cheap how cheap would you say might pick up some pc gear while im over

Zascar

PC's didn't seem cheap to me - I was looking for a laptop for my sister and I didn't see any particularityl great deals. However flat panel tv's are for nothing. €2500 will get you a 60" Sony Bravia...

awhir

aww ok then ,maby a psp

Miss Fluff

Electronics cheap but PC stuff expensive. Sunglasses are a little bit cheaper. Luggage is cheap, cigarettes and booze in duty free is for a song. Cosmetics and perfumes no cheaper. I wouldn't bother buying clothes, everything is about two seasons behind.

cruzzo

On the Duty Free matter you can buy duty free inbound at Dubai Airport.
Handy during Ramadan!

loosecannon

I'm glad i saw this thread as i was just about to start a new one

Anybody got any good recommendations on hotels to stay in Dubai

I'm stopping there for 4 nights at the end of February with 3 of my mates en route to Sydney and we were looking for something as cheap as possible really!! but anything in and around €100 a night would be perfect

if you can even just recommend a good site i might find them that would be great, i have looked at the sticky at the top but all the sites seem to be just finding me 3-400 a night luxury places!

so can anyone give me a good place on a budget??

cheers

Miss Fluff

Try the Novotel near the World Trade Centre

kcb

Miss Fluff wrote:

Try the Novotel near the World Trade Centre

Or the IBIS, it's even cheaper

Can be difficult to get a room though

jonny68

loosecannon wrote:

I'm glad i saw this thread as i was just about to start a new one

Anybody got any good recommendations on hotels to stay in Dubai

I'm stopping there for 4 nights at the end of February with 3 of my mates en route to Sydney and we were looking for something as cheap as possible really!! but anything in and around €100 a night would be perfect

if you can even just recommend a good site i might find them that would be great, i have looked at the sticky at the top but all the sites seem to be just finding me 3-400 a night luxury places!

so can anyone give me a good place on a budget??

cheers

I'm only back from Dubai 3 weeks best city on the planet, id move there tomorrow if i could get a decent job (easier said than done) i would recommend the Le Meridien Dubai near the airport, 5 * deluxe cracking hotel with 15 restaurants and my mates Bar The Dubliners
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/lemeridien/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1893
absolutely cracking Hotel, if you need any more info let me know

jonny68

cruzzo wrote:

On the Duty Free matter you can buy duty free inbound at Dubai Airport.
Handy during Ramadan!

yeah no problem i bought loads of spirits and cans when i arrived dirt cheap as well :cool:

Minfadlek

I think if you're going to Dubai, you HAVE to stay at a beach hotel.... !
Why not stay a couple of nights at the Royal Meridian Jumeira, and maybe the last night at the Meridian, that was mentioned above, near the Airport.. !
But then again there's Tons of Beach hotels, mostly 5 star. The Oasis Beach is 4 star, but still great.