Dubai & Abu Dhabi: Full Itinerary

Assalamualaikum

Alhamdulillah, kami dah selamat pergi dan balik dari United Arab Emirates..read it as Dubai and Abu Dhabi only. Dear readers, sorry for the prolonged silence and lacks of entries, in fact, no entries at all. We went to UAE on 30 January 2015 to 4 February 2015 and we traveled there by MAS. Since we took the Free and Easy (more like shopping, I guess) promo MATTA Fair package from Mahola Travel, we thought it's going to be a hassle-free and stress-free. Fret not, we encountered too many money-incurred situation.

We have received too many comments and emails, but we were too busy to keep up with the emails whilst juggling with work-life situation. We will try to respond to your emails whenever available.

30 January 2015

KLIA - DXB

Abjar Grand Hotel

31 January 2015

Abjar Grand Hotel
Naif Market
Phulwani Textile Shop
Desert Safari Trip

1 February 2015

Abjar Grand Hotel
Abu Dhabi Trip
Ferrari World
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Atlantis Dubai
Burj Dubai
Burj Khalifa
Dubai Mall 

2 February 2015

Gold Souk
Textile Souk
Phulwani, again
Naif Market

3 February 2015

Abjar Grand Hotel
Dubai Mall
DXB Airport

4 February 2015

DXB - KLIA

Inilah itinerary kami sepanjang bercuti di Dubai dan Abu Dhabi. Basically, you don't have to spend many days in UAE. Our tips, just take a long transit in Dubai or Abu Dhabi and book your hotel earlier. It will be much cheaper that way. Trust me, UAE is one of the world's most expensive country - especially on its hotel. Phewww. Cekik darah yang amat. InsyaAllah. Till the next entry, please stay tuned! :)

p/s: Sorry for the outdated post. Peace! Do keep reading our latepost okay! #kssh #ishin.fam

Review: Abjar Grand Hotel, Dubai

Assalamualaikum!

Sekarang tiba-tiba ada mood nak post as many entry as possible. Now, I'll introduce you to Abjar Grand Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Anything in Dubai is ridiculously expensive, just name it. From hotels to metro, everything costs you a dollar.

Abjar Hotel is a 4 star hotel located in Deira, just 5 to 10 minutes drive from Dubai International Airport. The nearest metro station is Abu Hail Station which only few miles away from the hotel. Keluar saja dari hotel, sudah boleh nampak Abu Hail station. Location, I would say just okay since it's nearby to metro station but quite far away from the local market. Please read local market as souq or shopping mall. The area are quite busy during the night but fret not, it's easier to get taxi or bus around the area. This is how Abjar Hotel looks like from far, so expect some noise during the day or night if you're facing the main road. 

We stayed here for 3 nights with breakfast and lunch provided. Foods are okay as they serve local cuisines and simple Western dishes but the seating area in the restaurant seems limited during the breakfast time on peak season. Wifi is chargeable on daily basis and no free wifi even at their lobby - which we hate this part so much! We really need free wifi access everytime we are away from home so this is one of the bad side.

Rooms are dark but spacious, and their interior looks classy with a gist of Arabic and modern Western design. They only provide free shuttle to Mamzar beach so don't expect any shuttle to shopping mall. One thing for sure, upon your check-in, receptionist would request for your passport and hold it until you clear up the Tourist Tax. Yes! Starting 2014, all visitors staying at any hotels in UAE are expected to pay Tourist Tax in conjunction with their upcoming Expo 2020. Save some money on this before you splurge em'. 15 dirham per night per room, so we had to pay 45 dirham for one room for 3 nights. 

Abjar Grand Hotel

Toilet

Entrance

Room interior for Superior Twin Room

Rest area

Twin Sharing Room

Looks classy and neat

Gelap kan?

Abu Hail metro station

If you plan to stay here, do visit their rooftop swimming pool. You can get amazing view of the Dubai city at night. There will be a non-stop flight departing from Dubai Airport and you can chill out on the rooftop while seeing the flights went off the runway. Till soon! Happy reading and happy holiday!

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