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@@mao-hsinshen9384 it's soooo easy to change hotels because it's in the same building so will take you 5 or 10 mins from one room to the other max (not including check in time if there is a queue) ! If you are like me then doing 1 night in both is way more interesting to get 2 different experiences😁. (But if I had to choose just 1 I would choose V hotel if I want to get a party / modern art vibe or the hilton for a more classic experience.) don't forget to check Groupon, cobone or entertainer to get discounts at the restaurants!

@@doolyb Thank for the prompt-reply! 🙏😊 My wife and I are Hilton Diamond Members will be in UAE for 12 nights in 11-2024. Half in Dubai and half in Abu Dhabi. We spent too much time lugging so plan to stay at least 2 nights per hotel that has Executive Lounge. We also plan to use some Hilton Free Nights. For now I plan to stay in the V for 2 nights then move to the 3 Hiltons in Plum Jumeriah areas. I will ask you more questions from your other videos! Thanks again! 🙏🤝😄

@@mao-hsinshen9384 ya i also try to do at least 2 nights or more because yang can't handle the packing and unpacking constantly 🤣 even with taxis and porters it's a hassle to change too often. But I have alwys wanted to try out every hotel that I can! Not to mention that with hilton hotels there are often bonus points per stay, so changing hotels very often gets you a tonne of points! I hope you have a fantastic time on your holiday!

That's great! I miss the amazing beach and breakfast! I hope you enjoy your stay even more ☺️

@@simonwood3638 thank you!

2025 is just around the corner! 😁👌👌👌

Was crazy!

Thank you!

Yes if you stay at the hotel you can access for free otherwise if you just come for the day you have to pay :) thanks for your comment and watching!

I really recommend it! I was sceptical before going but once I was there I was really impressed!

It really is!

@@jamilaabdulla1230 tell me about it😬! But they do have good deals sometimes outside of holiday times! And don't forget to use your points!

Definitely 100% Ginza because it is in the Thai restaurant and so you get a choice of 3 breakfast sets, Thai, Continental and American style. Portions were big too!

Ginza East was maybe one of the simplest and blandest breakfasts I've ever had at a Japanese hotel. I mean everything was cooked well but there was no flavour explosion like the Thai breakfast set at the older Ginza ibis

@@doolyb the continental breakfast or american has pancakes? i love those , and only the east has a onsen right? i will be going on january i think it maybe good to relax from a day walking in the cold

@@valdemirsonni only east has onsen! I can't remember if it had French toast but I don't think it had pancakes. Check my other video j think there is a picture of the menu maybe. If not then maybe email the hotel to be sure

@@valdemirsonni also don't forget the east also has foot massagers in the rooms! Also nice after a long walk. It's really not easy to choose between the 2😅

Thanks! That's exactly why I did it! My my plan was jsut the new hotel (because I had been in the older one before) but I thought for sure people want to have a 1 to 1 comparison! In my opinion east is better because of the room size! You should not underestimate the amount of bags, conbini food and shopping you will have!

But if convenience of location is more important and there is 0 importanxe of shopping and space then this is the choixe!

In my opinion the breakfast is better in the millenium but location and quality of (the renovated) rooms is better in conrad. Pools and lounges are equally cool in their own way. I would day both are equally good once cost is factored in but for us the location of the Conrad wins out

@@doolyb thanks, rooms in millenium are dated indeed but breakfast is impressive.

We got the King Heritage Room with Creek View. Not much of a view to be honest but was happy to be in that location as the rooms are spaced out across several buildings.

Can u tell me if it was loud at nite due to the Souk?

@@wolfgust7973 not at all on the creek side. Also as it was really hot there wasn't much going on at the souk even at night. The shops open late and close reasonably early. I've been at the souk during a festival and then it was busier but unless it's that or Ramadhan and shops close extra late I doubt you wil get disturbed. But I can't speak for the rooms in other areas, for example nearer the road etc. Just ask specifically for a quieter room on a higher floor and not facing the souk. Then you should be ok!

Yes👍

This was a month and a half ago when it's still super sunny and dry but right now I believe it's raining a lot! Best to check the forecast but I believe it will be raining foe the next couple of weeks. Hopefully it will stop. But even when it rains it's not all day at least in our experience

Thank you too Pauline!

I alwys worry that there's too much repeated content (my previous video was the outbound flight) but I'll try make the videos longer next time as I realise now some people only get to see one of my reviews and have no idea I have another uploaded!

I agree with you about the Biz Ahlan Lounge but I haven't been to the First Class Ahlan Lounge yet! apparently 100 AED for the upgrade so maybe next time I will try it out!

Yes, the website still says : "you’ll also enjoy complimentary access to one park per day for each night of your stay". And during booking it will specify that each person in the booking receives this ticket. So you will get a ticket each per day from the concierge but you have to go and ask for them. they wont just be lying in the room for example.

@@doolyb thank you for the reply

@@deepanjalibarman1848 you are welcome and I hope you have an amazing time!

This hotel has such an amazing diamond breakfast! BUT I believe there is no lounge. But pls email them because neither of us can remember why there was no lounge! Perhaps we simply never asked

Appreciate it!!

I'm sure there are but I doubt I will enjoy a better whiskey than this in the air and for free 😅 or do you know which airlines maybe have a better whiskey?

Oh really! I hope it reminded you of good time!

@@doolybI really like this hotel but wish it was a resort and had more outdoor space with greenery and a beach! That would’ve made this hotel superb

Thanks!

100%! Hilton yas island was my favourite hotel of the lot! And there are actually as many children in the WB you just can't see it on the video because we took videos very early. Definitely choose the yas island one, alone for the crazy breakfast and the cafe del mar! It's also more convenient in my opinion for day trips etc

Also, all inclusive isn't available at either. So I'm a bit worried if drinks are extortionate. Are there any drinks included in full board please ?

I really don't know about the full board rates as I never book them and when it comes to drinks I usually just buy my own at the shop in the mall at the Palm and take them with me. Of course we sometimes have drinks at the hotel beach for example but they aren't cheap! As for the hotel I think I prefer the sofitel for a real resort feeling and the rooms are much bigger. But if you want to explore dubai a bit more then hilton is more convenient and cheaper. Personally I didn't like the retreat as much as sofitel or hilton so both are an upgrade in my opinion. What you might want to look into is booking the hilton via hilton impresario agent to get extra benefits like lounge access and breakfast plus some spending credit if it makes sense.

Hi thanks for your reply, can you tell me how much drinks are from the mall please ? I've been reading people's posts stating that cold drinks & water is £10 😮 I can't book via hilton as I've already booked with a company, but they're asking double the price to amend hotel to what it actually costs to book a holuday with them. Bloody disgraceful really.

Oh also sorry, have you stayed in the Rixos too please ?

We were there at the beginning of September and it was maybe 35 or so? too hot to walk long distances but for normal stuff was totally fine, waterpark was a great activity. And really most indoor stuff is anyway air-conditioned as are the taxis. Only in the middle of the day was it a bit too much to be in the direct sunshine

Here is the longer video I was referring to :) czcams.com/video/eEklwkyEAOg/video.html

@@doolyb thannk yooou 🔥🔥

Fantastic! Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

-thanks!🥰​@@doolyb

Do you have a favourite? I thought aloft was good and now I heard the club in the ambassador opened again so maybe it's a bit livelier because it seemed so dead last time!

Indeed gold members also get free breakfast, but no lounge access! I didn't even make it to the lounge because I was out all day each day. But the breakfast is worth just don't go as late as I did!

@@doolyb thank you, can’t wait!

I'd say breakfast is good and no nothing has been renovated. It was as close to just swapping the sign outside as you can get. Of course amenities, in room menu ( also most dishes are the same as before) and some branding around the place has changed but nothing else. It was nice though to see the same staff! Location is pretty convenient so I would probably stay there again if the price was right, despite the age!

@@doolyb rooms need to be renovated, the location is nice.

I agree! Breakfast is fantastic and especially the view of the river! Rooms could be nicer and the lounge view I though was amazing too! Thanks for watching!

It cost £560 + 100K avios + BA credit card voucher that reduces the avios needed by half. If we take the cost of the 2 credit cards needed to get the avios (annual fee) it comes to about another approx 500 so let's say the absolute total money cost to me was less than £1100. Hope that helps!

That's for the 2 flights, not just this one

Thank you too!

Well basically it is 100% possible just not allowed or not promoted. A very good example from 2022 is I had a flight from mombasa to Frankfurt and a separate flight from Frankfurt to zurich. At the Airport mombasa it was absolutely no problem to get the bags sent through to zurich and it took them 2 mins to do. So capabilities are there!

I'll tell you after my trip in autumn when I fly JAL for the first time Internationally on their new route from Doha to Tokyo! I've flown JAL domestically and they used a wide body long haul plane with the lie flat seats. I only flew eco cos it was a 1.5 hour flight only, but it was fantastic in every way!

Hi! Unless you want to be in absolute privacy due to honeymoon etc and in a villa (or prosecco for breakfast) , I would 100% choose the Angsana! After staying in both places I can definitely say that we preferred the Angsana not only because of the price (very important to us) but also because the pools were nicer, staff are more chatty, the restaurants are a bit cheaper and AC in room stronger! Now it's important to know that if you stay at banyan you can use all Angsana facilities but not vice versa. But all the fun activities are anyway on the Angsana side. To cut it short when we go back, we will stay at Angsana for sure and that's our recommendation!

Nice! I hope you enjoy it! If you are not vegetarian there is also a very tasty bbq meat a d sausage cart just outside the compound! The location of the hotel is also very good because it's near the em sphere mall!

I don't think I went to the gym so I cannot answer that but remember this hotel is connected to 2 other hilton hotels and in the habtoor palace hotel they had a free bar. Now I'm not sure how easy it is to use a different gym but I'm sure the gym in this hilton must be good too. Best is if you email them.

1 ticket per person per night. The ticket is valid for one of 4 different attractions. Ferrari World, WB, yas waterworld and another I can't remember. So basically just take the ticket with you and go to whichever attraction you want. We went to Ferrari and waterworld, both were great!

@@doolyb Thanks for the prompt reply! 🙏 I guess using HH-points will also qualify the 2 daily free-tickets, right? 😊

@@mao-hsinshen9384 yes I don't think there are any restrictions just because of using points 😊

The roast beef was actually amazing! And how can you go wrong with rice, chili and chicken 😋😅 another thing that is guaranteed to be amazing is the Arabic mezze on Qatar and their biryani! and I can promise you that the food I had on ANA in first class was easily good enough for a restaurant! And most unfortunate of all is that I was not paid a single cent for this review or any other review 😢🤣

And as for the lounge the pies and fried chicken were really good! Ok it's not exactly fine dining but I am a simple man and easy to please 😁

@@doolyb I'm sorry, but I've flown business or first on all those airlines, and unfortunately I disagree, I wouldn't pay $10 for those meals at a restaurant. Each to their own. But all these videos pop up on my feed and always say how amazing it is... and i just find it untrue. Even when i didn't pay for any of the flights (business expense) i still find it hard to eat airplane food.

@@den_525 I can't deny that the fact it is free might make it tastier for me😅 also the fact that I love chili and I always have it on hand might improve many of the dishes too. Perhaps if I flew more often (especially paid for by work) or ate out more often I would be more critical. I also find it hard not to be positive about stuff especially when I'm so excited to travel! Dont get me wrong I wasnt impressed with the filthy cutlery on my previous video but at the end of the day it's just cutlery and I can ask for a new set. The stain on the pillow would probably put many people off too for example and I could have made a dramatic video about how horrible the experience was and try get views like that which many yotuubers do. But I just can't because soem people can't even afford to take a bus on holiday and I am sitting in business class flying half way around the world so I have to try and be grateful. It might come out a bit over positive but I can't help it 😅

@@den_525i’ve had some beautiful food in business class on emirates, BA, Finnair even Lufthansa wasn’t too bad there are definitely varying levels of quality but when business class food is done well it’s definitely as good as I’d expect from a nice restaurant on the ground!

Hi! That's great to hear! Indeed there is no lounge at WADIFC and there is one at conrad. I also feel like early check in is more likely in the Conrad and possibly, and more importantly, should you not get an early check in, you have more options at the Conrad to take the metro to go and do something. Also I feel like the pool area at the Conrad is more exciting in case you need to wait for your room to be ready. So perhaps it's a good and cheaper choice for your first night. But if you get guaranteed early check in at the WADIFC (email them) then that could be more convenient to go there directly and not change hotels. (but then again I love trying out different hotels 😅😅

Thanks for the tips! 😄🙏 Unless there is a good reason, we prefer to prevent staying only 1 night in that hotel so to save time moving. I’ll share the plan with you when finalized.

I can ask my friend if she knows any fishing guides! I was lucky enough to go with her family member so I didn't have to organise or pay anything😅

I believe it was 18m2 and it was a Japanese tatami room