The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina

Pros: • Waterpark had nice slides, especially great for younger children. • Hotel check-in with Lina was excellent — very smooth and welcoming. • Adult pool was a nice option to enjoy some time without children around. • Staff were very attentive and helpful throughout our stay. • Kids’ club was enjoyable and engaging for my children. • Hotel was beautifully decorated for Christmas, adding a festive touch. • Breakfast at Minas Kitchen offered a wide selection for all tastes. • Nice to have access to Viya Fit gym during our stay. Cons: • Christmas Evening Brunch was misleading — we were told alcoholic beverages would be offered at various stations, but this only happened the next day.

This is probably hidden gem. I was researching top family hotels in Dubai and Fairmont and Atlantis came as top searches but they were on Palm Island and I was worried about being too far from everything. I stumbled across The Westin and decided to risk it. What a fantastic find. ||Its location is near JBR and when coming to the hotel it looks like a corporate heavy California style hotel. However, there are plenty of families there and things for the little ones. How this hotels caters successfully to corporate professionals as well as families is impressive. ||We booked a family suite which included an airport transfer and we managed to get to our room early which was much appreciated. The room itself was great - spacious, luxurious. The restaurant was great with a big variety for breakfast. My baby really enjoyed herself in the kids pool. ||The staff were friendly and welcoming.

From the chilled orange juice when you enter the lobby to the wave goodbye from the concierge, everything is perfect here. Staff attentive and not in a dated servants way, it’s like a hotel staffed full of your friends who want you to be happy and want to do whatever they can to help. Room faultless, nothing too much trouble if you run out of anything. Breakfast unparalleled, Italian restaurant up there with th very best. Boula and his team utterly spoilt me and my best friend for the length of our stay. If anybody in corporate is reading this review can you please ensure he is commended most highly. Be sure to visit the Ajwaa perfume boutique for an amazing array of the very best smells.

Just returned from our 6th year in a row at the beautiful Westin resort in Dubai. It really is a home from home and it is the wonderful staff as well as the beautiful surroundings which keep us returning year after year. Special shout outs to Damaciano Fernandez, Gabriel , haymar, stood, Oswald and George on the beach who couldn’t do enough for us and were so kind, welcoming and positive. The amazing kids club team Kevin and co, Lily and Charlie loved going there and it meant we could have a few hours to relax on the beach. Ali at breakfast buffet was outstanding and provided best service every morning and kids loved his cold chocolate milkshakes…such a treat. We love you Westin and can’t wait to return. Daniel, Hannah Lily and Charlie Goodman

If I could give more than 5 stars, I would do so easily. One of the best hotels I've ever been to. We stayed for 4 nights with our kids (8 and 4 years old). I'll start by praising the service - they take care of everything you need, making sure everything is set for a perfect vacation. They even prepared for us breakfast boxes for the checkout day since we had to leave at 6am. The breakfast is amazing, kids club is well equipped, pools and waterpark are perfect, as well as the beach access. The staff is extremely kind, helped us with everything like luggage and taxis, and offered help whenever needed. We truly felt welcomed and surrounded with support. I have tons of other examples, but I'll summarize with an extremely warm recommendation!

This is a family hotel. Kids everywhere, so not a romantic getaway place. The rooms are spacious and clean. The staff is friendly. What I would put down as negative is the fact that there are 3 hotels side by side and the beaches and pools are shared. So when you exit the mayhem of breakfast with all the kids, you enter the mayhem of getting the best sun lounger spot. Also, there are major constructions going on next to the hotel currently. Leaving it by car is complicated. You can only go in one direction for 20-30 minutes because of the detours and Dubai traffic and trust me, it’s not the direction you want to go. I suggest going across the street to call an Uber or take the metro.

We stayed at The Westin Dubai Marina for a few nights. The hotel itself is beautiful — excellent facilities, comfortable rooms, and generally good service. However, parts of our stay left me feeling uncomfortable and, at times, unfairly singled out. Throughout our visit, security repeatedly stopped me to ask for my room number whenever I walked around the property. This didn’t seem to happen to other guests, and it made me feel targeted rather than welcomed. One evening during dinner (as part of our half-board package), a waiter asked me to sign the receipt midway through the meal. While I was away at the buffet, he then approached my wife — who doesn’t handle any room charges — and asked her to sign instead. I hadn’t even finished my food that night because the situation felt so awkward and uncomfortable. Although the hotel manager later offered a fruit platter and a mocktail as an apology, the whole experience left a sour taste and overshadowed what should have been a relaxing evening. Interestingly, on Friday I wore a traditional kandora and turban, and the difference in treatment was noticeable — the service that day was excellent. While I appreciated that, it was hard not to reflect on how differently we were treated at other times. The Westin remains a lovely property, but I genuinely hope management takes this feedback seriously. Every guest deserves to feel respected, trusted, and equally welcomed — regardless of appearance or attire.

I was really looking forward to my stay here, but I was thoroughly disappointed on so many levels. First, the good - the physical building is fantastic, it’s a great place to be. Unfortunately, that’s about where it ends. The service unfortunately lets it down hugely. There’s no point having a fantastic hotel if you aren’t going to offer the service to match. The food options are limited in the buffet restaurant. The food was stone cold, the options were very odd. For example, the had roast beef and gravy, but no potatoes of any kind. There wasn’t actually any gravy either - we were promised it but it never came. The staff are disinterested. We checked out of Le Royal Meridian which on paper is a similar level hotel, priced similarly. However the service there puts the Westin to shame. Everybody says hello, there’s somebody right there whenever you need anything and they can’t do enough for you. Honestly, if you are looking for a decent hotel in the area, go with the Rotal Meridian all day long.