It was my first time in the UAE.

It was my first time in the UAE.
Given that this hotel was pretty much the cheapest on offer, I thought it was great.

Everything was beautifully modern and the rooms were always properly cleaned.
There was enough choice for me at the breakfast and evening buffet and pretty much everything was tasty! There are sometimes certain topics in the evening, e.g. Street food, to which the Essem is then tailored.

There is the pool on the 7th floor and the shisha bar is open there in the evening (on Tuesdays it was free for women). On the top floor there is a nice bar and a small disco.

In the summer season there are often pool parties until shortly after Halloween.
When we were there it was the "Halloween Party".
Unfortunately, there are a lot of Asian women (including older ones) who drink themselves there, where the toilet on this floor of the pool was totally dirty.
In Abu Dhabi there are mainly hotels where all the celebrations, for example. people from other hotels or something also come.

The location of the hotel is not directly on the beach or anything, but it was perfect for us.

We used to take a taxi almost every day. So we were pretty central for the places we wanted to go (between Yas Island and the other end, where e.g. Emirates Palace is).
We have, for example. visited the parks all on Yas Island. It cost the equivalent of about 8 euros.

You can also take a taxi to the next hop-on hop-off bus station (Sheikh Zayed Mosque). First visit the mosque and then get on the bus and take a tour. You can get off at a few points if necessary. A small boat tour was included with the ticket. Should also be used! :)