Xva Art Hotel

The XVA Art Hotel is just the best for travelers looking for respite from modern western-style hotels. Located in old Dubai, it has no street address. From the street, you walk in 200 yards, rolling your luggage. XVA is an old estate with 4 walls surrounding an open courtyard. Room doors are secured inside with a wooden slider. On the outside, doors are secured with padlocks. The chef and server offer up wonderful breakfasts and (I assume, lunch and dinner). Reception staff is customer-oriented. This was my second stay at XVA and I would do it again. (It's also fun to encourage Uber and taxi drivers who have never before dropped off riders at XVA. Location is near Dubai Creek and easy to get transportation to and from. Hospitality, cleanliness, service, food, ambience - it's the best!

此酒店是帶88歲老母親阿聯酋之行的第一站，也是中轉站，考慮夜機抵達，住這裡非常方便。走幾步就到迪拜大運河和碼頭，老母親非常滿意。傳統阿拉伯風格的小院，其實一共有三個院子，進門我們房間所在的院子，餐廳一個院子，最裡面畫廊還有一個小院子，前兩個院子都有一棵大樹。因為是老宅改造，所以房間相對來說有點小，但我們3個人住還好。酒店工作人員也很熱情。

If you want time away from the excessive glitz and frenetic pace of the rest of Dubai then this is the hotel for you. Situated behind the Arabian Tea House in the historic quarter it is only accessible on foot, but that just adds to its appeal and tranquility. Set around two courtyards, with impressive central trees, in what was once a large private house it resembles a Moroccan riad. Rooftop terrace. Compact rooms (and beds). Simple but tasty local set breakfast served by the helpful Joy. Extraordinarily good value. Later in our holiday we paid nearly five times the price for a hotel room on the Palm. Nice, but no comparison in terms of price or the authentic Arab experience offered by the XVA. Be prepared to be woken by the "call to prayer"; but magical.