The strikingly modern Metropolitan Hotel is set in landscaped gardens, within Dubai's business district, four kilometers from the sandy beaches of the Arabian Gulf.

The 133 modern rooms are decorated with warm fabrics and rich polished woods, and have sofas and coffee tables.

• All feature high speed Internet connections, cable television, air conditioning, telephones, and minibars.
• The marble bathrooms include large tubs, bathrobes, and designer toiletries.

Guests can lounge on the spacious sun deck which surrounds the outdoor swimming pool, with a cocktail from the swim up bar. The health and fitness center houses a gym, massage suite, sauna, steam room, and a jetted tub.

The plethora of onsite eateries ranges from a restaurant offering international and Arabic dishes to a Thai style fish market, where diners choose their fish and how it is cooked and a plaza offering Italian, English, and American choices. In the evenings, guests can dance the night away in the nightclub, enjoy live music from the hotel band, or catch the latest blockbuster at the seven screen mulitplex cinema.

Facilities for business guests include conference and meeting rooms, high speed Internet access, and secretarial services. Other amenities include round the clock room service and complimentary parking.

All guests have the added advantage of use of the private pool and beach at the sister hotel, Metropolitan Resort & Beach Club, which is easily reached via the free daily transfer service.

Guests keen to explore the desert can sign up for organized desert safaris, four wheel drive excursions and camel racing.

Dubai International airport is 15 kilometers away. The hotel runs a complimentary shuttle service to and from the airport. Alternatively, taxis are readily available, with the journey to the hotel costing approximately 40 DHR.