Originally Posted by
Clue32
Just wondering if anyone that has been through the DFS quarantine could PM me a review of their experience.
Grab a few bottles of your thing at the duty-free. The hotel will charge you 300% above duty free prices. Ignore the "no alcohol" warning. They don't search bags.
You can choose meal plans as international (western), indian, and arabic. The meals rotate and all start to taste the same after a few days. You can change your meal choices, but it will take a few days. You can "turn off" a meal, but they still usually bring it. You can order from room service. You can order from out in town.
https://www.talabat.com/uae & https://deliveroo.ae/
Standard coffee situation as all hotels over there. Hot water pot and those little tube packets. Bring an aero press if you are serious about your beans. All the normal names for coffee places deliver from a nearby mall.
3 pieces of laundry over other day free of charge.
Bring an HDMI cable unless you like BBC. Netflix works, but you probably want to stock up on shows and have a VPN account. The bandwith is such that your video chats back home will be glitchy. Connection drops frequently.
They have someone "on guard" so you can't leave the room. Bring exercise bands. Yoga mat. TRX.