Fairmont Bab Al Bahr - Abu Dhabi 5 stars

as usual, the warm and welcome experience was nice, taking into consideration all the COVID protocols no many people around which you can expect, room perfect, beach perfect, food perfect form all of us who stayed the weekend - 3 couples with kids Room 147 located with sea view, hammering a night time after 1100hrs and had to call reception to ask builders to stop, crazy eh, night two of 2 again the same thing at 2200hrs hammering drilling taking place and could not sleep called reception and they apologised, again 2300hrs the same was still happening, made another call and the Duty officer reply was "would you like to change your room"??? how can this happen? to add to the pain when I got home to Dubai I found out that the security deposit was actually taken form my credit card plus the two night stay costs on a separate transaction, call their office soon after checking and advised the 1500 would be returned to me in two weeks as it was taken in error, no food or beverage formed part of my overall bill so this should not have happened, spoke to a lovely lady by name Leslie and she said it would be sorted - lets see how we get on, very disappointment overview form a hotel I hold in high regard and stay many times, hopefully it does not turn me off form staying again, one very expense in 10 + stays I guess is not bad BUT frustrating

Location great, Brunch was mind blowing. We were given two drink vouchers and my 5 years old girl wanted a vanilla milkshake and were told can only take soda with drink voucher, very interesting policy. Welcome email mentioned welcome drink and we did not get this. Rim was nice, she gave my daughter a cookie bag. We stayed in room 445 and at 3 am we could hear construction work.... guys, we came to have some quiet time unfortunately did not happen. View from the room was amazing though. Roy helped us a lot during the stay and also decorated the room. That made our day.

Your welcome email stated welcome drinks and we did not get it. We were given a room where we can hear construction work at 3 am in the morning. Sorry guys we came to relax. Drink vouchers only allowed us soda, nothing else. On a good note your Brunch was amazing, selection, quality and taste, all were a wow. Lunch was not provided for our 5 years old, we were told it’s not included, only knew this when we were in the hotel. View from room was spectacular.

Staff is very friendly and helpful. The hotel is well maintained and reliable in terms of service. We did not have to go out of the hotel as the pool and beach access are great for kids. Breakfast buffet , sports bar and Marco Pierre white the Italian restaurant are real tasty places. Kids loved it. Would come back in a heartbeat.

We werent expecting a variety of food but they had surprised us! Food that were really quality not just quantity.

Very good experience at the fairmont. The brunch and food throughout our stay was world class. The staff members throughout the hotel were very friendly and helpful. The room was very clean and luxurious.

It was nice stay and staffs were amazing .

I suggested that I if make late check out it will be better

wonderful

We booked a 36- hour staycation and it was absolutely fantastic! We had booked a room at club level and got upgraded to a room with views over Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. The brunch, which was included in the package was fantastic as always. The attentiveness from the staff was excellent. A nice breakfast in the morning with excellent choice and a really nice sourdough bread! Had a lazy day at the beach with lunch, which was also included in the package. Such great value at a great place. We’ll be back for sure!

We booked the 36 hour staycation and everything was wonderful from start to finish! Our room was fantastic, with a stunning view of the grand mosque. Brunch and breakfast were both delicious. Vicky, our server, was brilliant, so accommodating and made sure our glasses were never empty. Will definitely be returning.

36 hour weekend deal. Top service with friendly staff that go over and above.

Although we got delayed in our checking in, but Overall all stay was wonderful, we got very nice gifts with fruits and sweets which was really great experience.

We stayed for the 36 hour package. The Friday brunch was absolutely incredible. The food and service were faultless once we got the attention of the staff, drinks began slow, but they soon picked up the pace. The evening was spent on the waterfront with a well timed happy hour. The Room The room itself had an incredible view and was well set up. However, biggest disappointment was the mattress. It felt like I was sleeping in a hammock. There were no springs or foam left! It definitely needed to be replaced. Worst nights sleep I’ve ever had in a hotel. Breakfast Although breakfast was included in our package, the menu stated it would have cost 130aed, I would have been stunned if I had paid this price. I think because we were ‘package’ guests the quality of food provided in the morning was definitely substandard. I ordered the healthy breakfast which was supposed to include spinach, asparagus, tomatoes, rie bread and an egg white omelette with courgette and peppers. I received a plain egg white omelette, some sliced potatoes, some mushroom and half a grilled tomato. You can imagine my disappointment. Lunch - pool bar Luckily a saving grace! The meal we had here phenomenal. Considering it is the beach bar the food quality and quantities were very generous. It definitely saved the remainder of our stay.

Room is huge with a beautiful view. Most important meal for me is breakfast and was bit disappointed with Fairmont's setup but it make sense to have it ala carte to avoid wastage during this time