Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah | July 2024 | United Arab Emirates 

wünsche einen schönen Urlaub!

First, options and selection is lacking a lot, and most importantly: quality. At a hotel of this class / brand name I do not expect to have to build my own eggs benedict from the buffet where the poached eggs have been sitting all morning 13:10, for instance. Oh, and coffee is simply served from a cheap mass market office machine, whereas one could expect some barrista style high quality machine, plus the cup of coffee to be served and decorated with a tad of love. If you ask for something "individual", such as an iced cappuccino, it never came, maybe because there is no button for it on said machine... No freshly made pancakes, french toasts, fried eggs on order etc. No freshly pressed juices either. Generally, no innovation, no unique highlights. The WA just provides the basics and does so in a simple, mediocre way. For a recent comparison, check out my video of the Conrad Abu Dhabi, which overall felt far more upscale than the WA. Or the Conrad Dubai, where they had freshly made sushi and a chocolate fountain for example. The best hotel breakfast that I ever had was at the Conrad Koh Samui (where they farm, harvest and smoke their produce) and Hilton Amingiri.

@@flonass you raise interesting issues. I don’t drink coffee but I do know that in the Pearl Club they bring my wife different coffees not from the machine. The main buffet has DEFINITELY had a chef making up individual eggs to order on our three stays ?? I’ve never stayed anywhere that offers sushi for breakfast, certainly something I would never want. My wife is gluten free so the chefs always make her food separate and that has included pancakes. I will definitely check out your other videos.

it's easy to demonstrate the differences in selection and variety in a video, but it's more difficult to convey the quality of food (or lack thereof). One criteria to me is freshness and at the WA, things like egg dishes, pancakes, french toast are not freshly prepared. Same with juices (compare to the juice bar at the Conrad Abu Dhabi which is great and a Conrad is not meant to be as luxurious as a WA). Regarding eggs: there is a chef making omelettes (and omelettes only) at the egg station of the buffet: 12:21. However, he will hand out a plate with the omelette to you. This is fine and every DoubleTree, Hilton, Embassy Suites, etc. will offer the very same thing (even in the US). From a Waldorf Astoria, especially in Europe, or in Arabic and Asian countries, I would expect my omelette to be brought to my table once it's done or that I could order it from a waiter (service). Plus the plate should be nicely decorated. If it's just about the eggs, yes it's eggs. But that's where a luxury hotel should differ from a basic hotel: freshness, quality and presentation. Btw, the latter is something that can be clearly seen in the videos too, and at the WA the buffet decoration is just loveless. Which again is fine if you only want to satisfy your hunger, but it's not what can be expected from a luxury branded hotel. Instead of fishing poached eggs from a container and building my eggs benedict, I really expect a chef to prepare them freshly. And at such a hotel, it would be nice if they asked, whether I would like them with ham, smoked samon, pulled beef brisket, or if I had any other wishes... I hope you get my point And you are right, executive lounges and similar establishments can (and should) provide a more individual service. Overall, I would not be surprised if the hotel had been called "DoubleTree by Hilton Dubai The Palm", except for maybe the design and materials used in the rooms, and the Pearl Club.

Danke! Die Baustelle ist wohl dieses fast fertige sandfarbene Gebäude links bei 20:07. Wenn das der einzige Grund für einen Nicht-Besuch wäre, dann sollte es euch nicht abhalten. Ich habe hier im Juli keinen Baulärm oder sonstige störende Arbeiten mitbekommen.

Gern! Ok alles klar. Wir überlegen es uns. Das Hotel wäre mein absoluter Favorit… danke für die Antwort!

@@Robin-oc4xz Dann einen schönen Urlaub!

Danke für das Lob. Als Diamond habe ich ein Zimmer Upgrade auf einen Pearl Club Room erhalten, sonst keine Benefits. Im Pearl Club waren bei meinem Besuch andere Gäste und das Personal nicht wirklich begeistert von der Filmerei - daher nur der kurze Überblick.

@@flonass und wie war dort das angebot im pearlclub, aso dachte dass es nicht möglich sei via upgrade pearl club zu bekommen.

@@ThomasFrey-th7lh und das ist korrekt. man erhält zwar ein Upgrade in einen Pearl Club Room, aber eigentlich nicht den damit verbundenen Zutritt zum Pearl Club. Den kann man sich dann für 1200 AED pro Tag kaufen

@@flonassUnd was ist dann der Unterschied zum normalen room?

@@Alex1s1 der 5. Stock und in meinem Fall ein sehr großzügiger early Check In