A hip outpost in between old and new Dubai the Aloft Al Mina acts as a great base camp for your stay in the city. Check out our review below.
Review of Aloft Al Mina – Details
Address: 37 Sheikh Rashid Rd – Al Raffa – Dubai (Google pin)
Tel: +97146058888
Website: Aloft Al Mina Hotel
Review of Aloft Al Mina – Video Tour
A full video tour walk through of the one bedroom suite at the Aloft Al Mina hotel is below. The design and layout of the suite is similar to the standard room, except a suite comes with a larger bathroom and separate living room with dining table.
A quick overview of the breakfast buffet set up at the hotel in the morning. Note the breakfast is open from 7am to 11am.
As well a video overview of the pool and gym on the health club roof top floor of the hotel. The pool has stunning panoramic views of the downtown dubai skyline on the left and union flag and dubai port on the left.
Review of Aloft Hotel Al Mina – Highlights
- The fourth Aloft hotel in Dubai (see review of the other properties here) is ideally situated for any tourist coming to visit the UAE, as it is just 10 minutes drive from Downtown Dubai (such as the Dubai Mall), DIFC and just 15 minutes drive to old town Dubai with gold souq and spice souq.
- Upon arrival at the hotel there is self parking in the basement. The rest of the check in process is very quick and seamless. The whole vibe is very relaxed and welcoming, it is young, cool and laid back – just how Aloft should be!
- The lobby of the hotel features all the signature Aloft elements such as a grab and go counter next to the reception, an W XYZ bar and an all day dining restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. There are also plenty of fun additions to the lobby such as a pool table, fussball table, and seating areas with coffee table books for guests to hang out in.
- Most of the rooms are of similar style and layout with the Aloft Al Mina having some local influences seen by the choice of the fabrics in the room, pictured below. All rooms are connected with high speed internet and have large flatscreen TVs which can be easily connected to your laptop or mobile device to stream videos from Netflix, Youtube or other media applications such as Spotify.
- The bathrooms in the hotel are very modern and all feature walk in rainfall showers. They are complete with all standard toiletries.
- The breakfast offered at the hotel is self service and features a full cold cut section with an open salad bar, cereal selection, cut and whole fruits, yogurts. As well as a hot section with scrambled eggs, roasted potatoes, tomatoes, and sausages followed by a pastry and bakery items such as muffins and baguettes. At the back of the breakfast set up is an egg station where the chef can create eggs to order such as omlette or pancakes. Of particular highlight was the large selection of salad dressings, made in house fresh, from balsamic vinaigrette, honey mustard, to olive oil and lemon, let guests really customize their morning salad for those looking for healthier options!
- The infinity roof top pool is a great way to unwind and relax at at the hotel and provides amazing views of the Burj Khalifa and Union House flag. There are fun pool floats available on a first come first serve basis as well as semi private in pool loungers so you can catch some rays of sun while slightly submerged in the water – the best part is that they have jetties behind that can be activated to give you a massage at the same time!
- In addition to the pool on the HC, health club floor at the Aloft there is also a spa (run by a 3rd party) as well as a full gym furnished with Precor equipment.
Review of Aloft Al Mina – Things to Note
- The hotel is on the same property as the Element Al Mina, click here for review. While they have separate entrances and lobbies they share some of the same common areas such as pool, gym and basement parking.
- There is not much around the hotel in terms of walking distance so you would need to take a taxi or car if you wanted leave the property and explore the rest of the city.
Review of Aloft Al Mina – Tips
- There are plenty of benefits for Marriott Bonvoy members from upgrades, early check in, late check out, free high speed internet and more. As a Marriott elite member you can choose either 500 welcome points, free daily breakfast or a welcome amenity. If you are staying more than one night, the best value would be the free daily breakfast for two.
- Ask for a room facing the Dubai skyline, it is worth it for the sunrise and sunset which offers full unobstructed views of the city. Likewise the union flag on the right side of the property is in full view. It is the second largest flag of the UAE in the country and is stunning to watch as it flaps with the wind.
- If you have any questions, ask in the comment section below!
Review of Aloft Al Mina – Photos
