The best thing about this hotel was its position overlooking Dubai Creek with uninterrupted views. It was great to watch the boats lit up at night going up and down the river. Our room was opposite the Burj Kalifa which we could see in the distance. The room needed refurbishing but the orthopaedic bed was new and extremely comfortable which... More

Riveira river view room. Good hotel, Large rooms with bed facing window and sitting room. Sitting room included 2 work stations. Tipped porter to get an extra luggage rack but never saw him again. Staff pleasant and helpful when requested, but help never offered so room for improvement. Free internet but it took 3 trips to lobby on second day... More

An overall clean and comfortable hotel once you get past the over-smart check in people. Check-in time is 2 pm and even when we reached at 4 pm they wanted us to wait more as people had not vacated the rooms( same relaxation not allowed when you want to check out!). Once in, everything was fine, staff was courteous and... More

I stayed here for business for a week. The rooms are pretty good. Service was very good... staff courteous and polite. The only problem i had here was food (not a big issue though)... there were very less options in vegetarian food. The stuffs were repeated. Location, I feel is very good too. all the local attractions within comfortable reach.... More

This is an old fashioned hotel in the old part of town overlooking the river (creek). It is a world away from the shiny super tower hotels in the new part of the city. We really liked it. The staff are courteous and professional. The breakfast is great. Our room overlooked the river and we had a small sitting room.... More

Stayed here a couple of times and always find the staff very friendly & efficient. The room is nice, clean and comfortable and the buffet breakfast one of the best I have enjoyed. The style of the room and hotel in general is of a dated era but nothing wrong with that as the substance of the services, facilities and... More

We had an executive room (suite really) overlooking the creek. From here we could see lots of local activity - loading the Dhows with all types of cargo, the Abras crossing the creek with locals (and a few tourists). The room was clean, large and well furnished. Fresh fruit and bottled water provided. Breakfast is a huge buffet selection of... More

We recently stayed 3 nights in the Riviera, breaking our journey home from Heathrow to Sydney. We found the hotel's location very convenient for exploring the spices and gold souks, which were fun to wander through and interact with the locals. A supermarket upstairs in a street behind the hotel was quite well equipped, especially for accessing snack foods for... More

We recently spent two nights at the Riviera Hotel on the way to Italy and then five nights on the way back to New Zealand. We were made to feel most welcome on each visit and at no stage foel like 'just another tourist couple'! The rooms are very well appointed and with double glazing there was no noise from... More