The advantage of the hotel is earlier check-in without prepayment. The advantages are over.
The cleanliness of the rooms leaves much to be desired. There are a lot of cockroaches running around the entire area of the hotel. There are practically no Russian speakers, and why should we be surprised, the Deira district is old and not very safe (if we had known about it earlier).
The key cards do not work all the time and you have to run to the reception and reactivate them.
As indicated in the descriptions on the booking sites - the hotel has a swimming pool, this is not the case. The pool is located in another Landmark Hotel, about 300 meters apart
The convenient location of the hotel, right next to the metro station Baniyas Square. 15-20 years ago, the hotel was very clean and fresh. At that time, up to 80% of the guests were Russian speakers. Since then, things have not changed for the better. Now the hotel looks tired, the furniture is shabby, the walls are mildewed in the bathroom. Room cleaning leaves much to be desired. Now the hotel is inhabited mainly by immigrants from India, Pakistan and Africa.
Advantages - convenient location, large enough room, courteous staff, average price in the area, daily change of bed linen and towels, good wi-fi.
Cons - the furniture is old, the walls are shabby, there is mold in the bathroom, if the windows overlook the main street, it is very noisy, active life boils until 2 a.m.
Summary - if you need to stop in this area for shopping, then you can, if for recreation, then choose another area, for the same money you can look for something more decent and go far to the beach.
This is not the first time in Dubai and we visited this hotel about 6 years ago, but what is happening in this hotel now is just hell. Everything immediately becomes clear from the moment of check-in, the reception is very dirty, cockroaches occasionally run through, no attention and respect from employees. We were moved into a room without a balcony, one bed is broken, the TV does not work (there are no Russian channels either, although there used to be), very dirty and old plumbing, burnt-out lenolium, old, very old furniture. With persuasion, not only did they change the room to another one with a balcony, but it was the same there. There was always some kind of bad smell. The most terrible thing begins in the late afternoon and at night, when cockroaches wake up and there are not two, not three, but just dozens. One thing I can note is the job of a cleaner, I always tried to please, change the linen and towels. My vacation was ruined, I wanted to get away from there as soon as possible. They also canceled the shuttle to the beach, they don't give towels, I won't even write about breakfast, there aren't even ordinary glass glasses, dirt, cockroaches, food is very limited.