Lavender Hotel Sharjah

The star rating in the UAE is conditional, so in the usual sense it is 3 stars. The standard room is equipped with a lot: a luggage stand, a kettle, cups, glasses, tea bags, coffee cream, sugar, 0.5 liters of water, 2-in-1 shampoo, gel, soap, a shoe sponge, threads, a cotton pad and sticks. Almost all of this is regularly replenished. There is a hair dryer. An iron with a board and a robe with slippers are free upon request. An adapter for rent for 8 dirhams. A Quran and a salat mat. Mini-fridge, safe, some hangers. A hygienic shower in the toilet. Few towels, all textiles are clean. The room is tired, there are stains on the upholstery. Cleaning is minimal - garbage, dust (without a vacuum cleaner and washing the floor, general cleaning of plumbing). Men clean. The food is not very sophisticated, but there is something to choose from (meat/chicken, fish, vegetables, rice, pasta, soup, vegetable and fruit salads, mini-cakes, pudding. For breakfast there is oatmeal, cereal, pancakes/sausages, boiled and fried eggs, beans, bread, jam, mini-baked goods). Potatoes sometimes had a sour smell. The location is good: the beach is a few minutes' walk away (good, clean, without shade), a small grocery store is the same distance away. You need to walk to the Nesto hypermarket, it is about half an hour away. On the way there will be street cafes, KFC, a gas station. In the opposite direction, 20 minutes' walk from the hotel, there is a small pharmacy and a supermarket (next to the Al Seef hotel). An excellent marine museum and an oceanarium are 15-20 minutes along the beach. Opposite Lavender is the Carlton Hotel, where there is a famous candy store (even if you don't know about it, you will definitely find out thanks to the brisk seller). A kilogram of chocolate dates is 15 dirhams. The calls to prayer in the morning and during the day did not bother me at all, I knew where I was going. I would like to separately note the staff, for which, in fact, I gave the hotel a 5. Wonderful, kind and friendly people. In the lobby there is a representative of the local tour operator "Emperor of the Desert", many bought excursions from them. In February, the bar in the lobby was not working. Free buses on schedule to the shopping centers of Sharjah. There is a small pool, a gym (the exercise machines are not the most effective, universal), a neglected children's playground. Towels for the pool and beach are taken near the pool in exchange for a hotel card. In February, the weather was usually very good, hot in the sun, but by sunset the wind began and it got a little colder. With a strong wind it was already cold (but it was one day, and again during the day the sun was still very warm). What to see in Sharjah: AL Qasba area, the marine museum with an oceanarium, in general, there are enough museums, all interesting. Al Noore Mosque is open at 10 am for tourists, but was closed in February due to Covid.