Stayed here for a long weekend with a friend before a business trip which saw me move downtown to the Beach Rotana. What a contrasting experience! This hotel is amazing. The staff were superb, the surroundings are opulent, the beach is lovely, the pool area with infinity pool is just luxurious. The view of the lovely new mosque - apparently... more

Stayed here twice - most recently in September, 08. The rooms are very clean, nicely furnished although not the biggest rooms for the Middle East. Staff are very friendly and try to help. Food good - the usual good buffet for breakfast and dinner (didn't try lunch). French restaurant is lovely. The hotel location is a bit remote, it doesn't... more

I'm not even sure how to begin describing the Shangri-la, because anything I write will be an understatement of how excellent this hotel really is! The rooms are magnificent, clean to the highest of standards and they include anything you'd ever need whilst staying here. I particularly liked the complimentary fruit bowl which is restocked everyday as well as the... more

This is a lovely hotel, the resort looks enormous from the outside but once you're inside you don't get the impression of being in a big big building. Very nice rich arabic decorations everywere with nice thick carpet and beautiful wooden doors. The rooms are spacious, very comfortable mattress, nighttables with lamps, desk with chair, sofa and table, TV, minibar... more

Just finished a 5 night stay at the Shangri La (or SLAD as it abbreviates itself as), and we were impressed - the actual hotel facilities were good, and it was very quiet while we were there: hardly ever anyone out around the pool, almost no-one on the beach, and never any trouble getting tables in the restaurants or a... more

We decided to book this hotel after seeing it advertised in a magazine and was certainly not disappointed. After reading some negative reviews we were a little apprehensive but we neednt have been. The hotel is not completely finished, the souk and the meandering waterways through the hotel complex is not open yet but this did not affect our stay... more

I have just returned from a 5night stay, which i thoroughly enjoyed. The room was very nice, quite big,nicely decorated & all the rooms overlook the beach. We ate in the chinese & had the buffet, which i have to say was the biggest & most impressive buffet i have ever seen & the food was excellent, as was the... more

Newly built hotel in Abu Dhabi. Rooms are designed nicely. Two swimming pools and access to the beach. The beach is not facing open sea but the channel. Very strange and badly trained staff. Don’t know anything. more

I stayed in The hotel for less than a day, the rooms are outstanding, the whole hotel buidling is pretty new and impressive, but somehow I felt that the staff are not yet atentive and providing the service I expect from Shangri-la. I also tried the SPA, it was actually good, on the expensive side, but a good one, In... more