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Review of Miramar Al Aqah Beach Resort

I visited Fujairah / Al Aqah in July/August and st...

I visited Fujairah / Al Aqah in July/August and stayed for 13 nights at Miramar Al Aqah.

Hotel:
The Hotel looks beautiful and has the typical arabic building style. Awesome! The rooms were clean and had all the important things you need. Clean service was everyday done and everything allright. What we did not like was the very very cold temperatures in the hotel. Outside it was 40 Celsius and inside maybe 10-15 Celsius. We got sick from these temperatures.

Location:
Al Aqah is in the Northern part of Fujairah and it is in the middle of nowhere. The next "City" is Dibba (15mins by Taxi). There are only 2 Stores Lulu Supermarket and Nawras Market. The next bigger City is Fujairah which is 1 hour away by car. This Hotel is ideal when you just want to relax at the beach.

Transport:
The Hotel has weekly shuttle buses to Fujairah and Dubai Mall (2-3 times). During our stay we had a car rented at europcar, which was quite practical. For almost 2 Weeks we payed 600-700 AED at Europcar in Fujairah. We recommend NOT TO RENT A CAR FROM THE HOTEL!! The Prices are extremely expensive. Compare the prices in the internet and you'll find better offers.

Check in:
Was very fast and the staff did his best. After we came late in the evening, the staff had prepared a little lunch extra for us in the room. AMAZING!! THIS IS HOW YOU TREAT YOUR GUESTS!! We also got a better room that fitted us better very quick.

Restaurant & Food:
The Food was during my stay ok, but you dont have too much choice in the offered buffet (compared to other 5 Star Hotels in UAE). Arabic Nights were the best!! Breakfast is everyday the same. Mexican Night, was very bad. i suggest the Hotel Management: Keep the original arabic Food like Emirati, Omani, Yemeni, Lebanon, Morokkan etc. This is more authentic than something mexican, french, german waste food. Music in Restaurant was extremly annoying!! its like Super Mario Music everyday. I would love to hear something arabic: My suggestion: The Band Le Trio Joubran has some light chill arabic music. This fits better in your hotel.

Beach & Sea
The Beach is very clean, long and well maintained from the staff. I didnt really like the sun loungers, because they did not really were comfortable. The Sea is amazing!! Crystal clear water, perfect for diving, snorkeling etc. i had a lot of fun. But be careful: Compared to the coast in Dubai/Ajman/Sharjah/RAK are much more waves! Sometimes quite strong!

Hotel Facilities:
The Sea temperature is in Juli/August quite high (30 Celsius). But the big Pool in the Hotel cools you up. The temperature is refreshing and perfect. Beach Volleyball and other activities happened every day. Very nice!

Water Activites:
We booked one day Parasailing which was a lot of fun. But we payed 500 AED for 10 Minutes Parasailing. There are plenty of activities you can do like kayak, parasailing, jetski etc. BUT: The prices are wayyyy toooo high!

Hotel Lounge Shisha
There were 2 Lounges, one inside and the other was outside. Shishas outside were very good and also the cocktails! Big up and respect to YASSIN who everday worked hard but always had a smile and a lovely character. Hotel Miramar needs more employees like YASSIN'S character!

Massage & Spa
There was a Jacuzzi, Sauna and a Massage Station. We did the massages 2 times. I recommend the Thai Massages, which are awesome! Prices are also here much more expensive than in the City, but you have to deal hard with the people.

Hotel Employees
First Man is Yassin with his amazing hard work and nice character.
Also the people at reception and Car Service were always friendly and helpful.

Checkout
At the end we had to pay a discount price of 200 AED because we used the room for 6 hours. In my opinion this is NOT MY PROBLEM! The Hotel should find a better solution for checkout problems. (We were not the only guests)

Last words
Nice Hotel but too far from "civilization"
Strategy of German/Austrian Management: Achieve more money than last year is more important than guest satisfaction.
Prices: are not cheap, i would rather go to Ajman next time.