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27 Jun 20, 07:05 AM |
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Join Date: Apr 07
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It’s very hot that time of year but we’ve always been fine, water park will be ok but make sure you have pool shoes as the floor walking between rides in very hot.
We’ve been with both emirates and ba, emirates are a bit nicer but these days not so much that we’d pay more. The main difference we now find is that the airport terminal for ba isn’t as nice as the emirates one. As for arrival time, your price should include the night you arrive so you would go to the hotel and be given a room, we have arrived at this time before and rang and booked the holiday excluding the first night hotel and checked in to the premier inn at the airport for 1 night and went straight to the hotel the following morning, saved around £500. you will likely lose your half board entitlement for the day (check this as some hotels are one meal per day and some allow you to ‘roll them over’) and not be able to take advantage of club as it will be closed when you arrive. We now try and do a night flight and arrive around 7am, room has always been ready for us at the hotel when we check in and they’ve always allowed us to have breakfast when we arrive. Price wise I’d say that’s reasonable with PE, maybe price up some of the Jumeirah hotels for a comparison which also include water park access. We like Zabeel Saray or Mina a’Salam, both good for children and offer dine around half board so bigger choice in restaurants. Both have club options. Often for club you can get a deal on upgrade when you arrive so we now don’t book it until we check in. Also look at requirements due to COVID at the hotels, I know some have restrictions in place such as having to wear masks and limiting number of people in the pools, I’m not sure how that would work so may be worth getting more info. Bex Edited at 07:10 AM. |
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27 Jun 20, 07:53 AM |
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I agree with Bex - have a good look at what Covid restrictions are in place at the moment and think about whether if the were still applicable when you travel would you be happy with them. The Dubai authorities have been really strict during their lockdown and although like us it is slowly being lifted things definitely aren't "normal". Hopefully be the end of August things will have changed again so keep an eye on the Dubai Government websitefor latest news.
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27 Jun 20, 08:10 AM |
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Join Date: Oct 13
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Thanks for the advice.
One benefit of booking with BA is its deposit until 3 weeks before and we can cancel and take that as a voucher if we change our minds. I’d only want to go without masks, restrictions etc so will only book something I can cancel. Will take a look into staying at airport first night, although now sure if I can package that with BA. I’ll give it a go though. |
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27 Jun 20, 08:10 AM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: Oct 13
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27 Jun 20, 08:29 AM |
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Apprentice Imagineer
Join Date: Apr 07
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You can check a box on ba holidays website that says I only need a hotel for part of my stay then put the dates in for the day you want your hotel stay to start, either that or do it over the phone. I’ve booked a couple of BA holidays that I’ve had to change due to COVID and they have been excellent, no problem getting through to them and offered money back, to move the holiday or a voucher.
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27 Jun 20, 08:37 AM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: Oct 13
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We’ve had three trips cancelled now, all BA, they’ve been excellent which is why I’m happy to book with them.
Tried that and it saved £330 for that first night. But would still have the cost of airport hotel. If flight is due to land 11:50pm Saturday would they class you as checking in Saturday? Or Sunday as you’d arrive at the hotel Sunday early hours. |
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27 Jun 20, 08:54 AM |
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Apprentice Imagineer
Join Date: Apr 07
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They’d class you as arriving Saturday if you book it as a package and don’t specify otherwise, so you would have the room ready for when you arrive. If you had a Sunday arrival at the hotel and arrived there at say 2am then technically they could make you wait until 3pm for a room as that is the check in time. We usually arrive in Dubai at 6am so get to the hotel at about 7-8am and have never had to wait for a room but if we did we’d just have breakfast and sit by the pool, not sure I’d chance it arriving in the middle of the night.
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18 Jul 20, 12:43 PM |
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Serious Dibber
Join Date: Apr 11
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Wondering what the chances are of Dubai being added to the list of countries exempt from quarantine anytime soon.
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18 Jul 20, 02:14 PM |
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Join Date: Jul 08
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18 Jul 20, 02:15 PM |
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Us too 😬
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