stayed at the hotel 3 nights was made welcome on arrival , facilities and room excellent,had a lovely sea view overlooking the marina. enjoyed the gym on a morning, friendly staff and chat with the bar staff at the pool bar. nights out at barasti bar were quite interesting and busy. Food was very good and am returning in August for a 6 day break to celebrate m daughters 21st so hope we have another good time.

We stayed at 'The Mina' for a week between the 28th of July and the 4th of August 2008. We booked a land view family room that could accomodate two adults and two kids, and we certainly weren't disappointed with either the size of the room or the ameneties within.

Plenty of space, cupboards, drawers, hangers etc and comfortable beds made the room itself very desirable. The bathrom itself, although not particularly big, was ample.

The Mina offers everything that you would expect from a five star hotel, however, where it stands out is the level of service from staff (and I mean ALL staff) as well as the well manicured gardens, spotless beach and excellent range and choice of food at the hotel.

I found the staff to be particularly helpful and special mentions must go to Alim (Concierge) for his willingness to help, Myrna (Sp) at the Info Centre for the same reasons, as well as Ronny at the Waves Restaurant who sorted out an error with a bill whilst we were checking out on out last day, with the minimum amount of fuss.

I've mentioned some names above, however, I could probably go on. The only very small complaint I have is the poor service at the swim-up bar that I had on the one occasion I used it. It was slow (and when your gagging for a cold drink and its 40+ degrees) its no joke. I will say that the service at th much smaller bar near the beach which I used frequently was excellent throughout.

For those with kids, the Penguin Kids Club is excellent, with the staff there very friendly and helpfull.

We did most things within the space of a week including Dune Bashing with evening entertainment and barbeque meal (recommended) Ski Dubai (not all that great) and Wild Wadi Waterpark (an absolute MUST!!).

Instead of going on one of the organised tours of the city, we booked a vehicle and driver from Avis through the hotel Info Centre. It cost 300 dirhams for three hours which was real value. The driver was very professional, taking us everywhere WE wanted to go and stopping for photos etc - well recommended.

Dubai itself, is an eye-opener due to the development and where its still heading. Combine this with cracking weather, first class hotels (The Mina most definately being one of the best), superb beaches, lots to see and do and tons of quality restaurants and it makes for a very good holiday!!

This hotel is absoultely amazing!!! All the staff are fantastic, and extremely helpful!!!! The rooms are beautiful, comfortable and clean, with welcoming cosy interiors. The hotel's beach front is also stunning, and has lots of water sports to offer!!! There is also a huge range of resturants to pick from within the hotel, and along it's beach promenade. Internet connection is also available for all you computer-buffs!!! The breakfast buffet was one of my favourite things about this hotel!!! There is just so much to choose from, and everything tastes great!!! If you like swimming, there is a huge pool outside the hotel, and you can also swim in the sea because the hotel has it's own beach stretch. Since Dubai is a very developing and urban country there is a lot of construction going on so you will rely on taxis to get to attractions, as walking to them is near impossible!!! You will not find this to be a problem however as cabs are plentiful, efficient and cheap, and the wonderful valet outside the hotel are ALWAYS outside to call you a cab when you need one!!! Overall, this hotel was wonderful, with the best staff you could hope for, homely rooms and plentiful lesuire and facilities!!!!!!!

I stayed here for 7 nights in July. It is a stunning hotel located on Jumierah beach.We upgraded to a superior sea view room where we had stunning views of the beach, the palm and Dubai marina.

We arrived at 1am and was still greeted by a friendly man who gave us ice cold towels, fruitjuice and a chocolate.
We did half board which meant we had breakfast then could either eat at lunch or dinner (a great idea if you want to eat out in the evenings). Food was varied and lots of choice for all nationalities, desserts were very pretty & tasteful too.
The hotel has an infinity pool, its a great place to cool down after a hard days sunbathing, there is also a poolbar called Horizon and the staff there were great they were always friendly and everyday they remembered our drinks we liked and bought them to us. The food at the poolbar was lovely too, we had pizza, fries and a delicious salad. Again the prices were pretty reasonable too.

Around the beach/pool area the hotel guys would bring us ice cold towels and water spray, it was great and always needed in this kind of heat! Also if u wanted any food or drink you could order it and they would bring it over to you.

The room in the hotel was immaculate and clean, everyday you got clean towels and complimentary bottles of water. The mini bar was filled too. In the evenings they did the turndown service and left chocolates on your pillow and a temperature guide. Plus free bottles of water again.
There is a piano bar too which is relaxing in the evenings for a quiet drink. There was another bar outside but it was far too humid to sit out there.
Last year we stayed at the Oasis Beach hotel which is 4 star, the le meridien mina seyahi is 5 star. Although i enjoyed the le meridien i still preferred the Oasis Beach purely because there is much more choice at the lunch and dinner buffet and also the Oasis has another bar which we really enjoyed. Its a shame it is getting knocked down soon.

All in all though i would highly recommend the Le Meridien as the staff were fantastic and the quality of the hotel was excellent. Also the rooms were great too with plenty of facilities.