Priceline Hotel: Help ID 5* Hotel in Dubai

[i_love_vacations]

So never been to Dubai so definitely need help figuring out the best place to stay. Unfortunately it wasn't until after I booked the flight that I realized that the weather there becomes unbearable during the time period I'm going.

I hope to do anything and everything I can. Go to beaches, malls, visit the Burj Khalifa, camel dessert safari, etc. so not sure where I should be staying.

I was looking at PRICELINE and noted the following options:

A standard rate hotel: Grand Excelsior in Sharjah for $34/night - PRICELINE doesn't indicate this, but other websites indicate that a 10% city tax and another 10% tax are not included in the price...is there anyway to know for sure?

Under Express Deals:

1) 5* Jumeirah Beach - Dubai Marina Area Hotel - Rated 8 or higher - $71 USD /night

Indoor or Outdoor Pool

Restaurant

Fitness Center

Free Parking

Free Internet

Business Center

2) Al Barsha - Mall of Emirates - Rated 8 or higher - $60 USD /night

Indoor or Outdoor Pool

Restaurant

Fitness Center

Free Parking

Free Internet

Business Center

Ideally, I know I'd love a hotel on Palm Jumeriah Island, but looks like that would be out of our budget - Best 5 star deal for that I could find was $149 USD on HOTWIRE:

Free parking, Free Internet, Beachfront hotel, Fitness center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business center, Internet access, Tennis nearby, Spa services, Wheelchair accessible

Is the hotwire on Palm Island most likely the Le Meridian? If so I can get a better/same deal on that through Expedia at the moment...

Also, did Priceline stop doing bonus cash/Coupons? Haven't seen them offer one in ages!

[i_love_vacations]

Any ideas on this?

[yellowdog]

Sorry, we must have missed you.
 

so not sure where I should be staying.

but looks like that would be out of our budget

Have you decided your budget and the area/zone for your stay?

 

Let us know and we'll go from there.

 

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases.

 

Yellowdog.

[i_love_vacations]

No worries, my preference would be to stay at a beachfront property and possibly on Jumeirah, but my budget is around the $70 USD mark per room (need 2 rooms), or I'd be happy to go $140 assuming its a suite which would have at least 3 beds (some of the hotel properties on Jumeirah island seem to have this), but I understand its impossible to tell on PRICELINE, which is why I was leaning towards that 5 star hotel on Jumeirah Beach for $71 per night, but want to try to guess what it would be before hand so I know what to expect.

[thereuare]

...I was leaning towards that 5 star hotel on Jumeirah Beach for $71 per night

The Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers would be my best guess for this one.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases.

Let us know how it goes or if we can be of further help.