Where am I staying?

I get this question a lot...most of you know that I spend roughly 16-20 nights a month in hotels, but now that I am not checking in and out of my hotel at the beginning and the end of the week, where am I staying? I am staying at a place a little different than the Spring Hill Suites that I normally stay at. The company that I work for has a deal with a very nice hotel that is close to their offices in Dubai. It is called the Grand Millennium and is considered a 5 star hotel. The hotel has two towers, one for your average hotel rooms and another for hotel apartments. Hotel apartments are very common in Dubai and are basically like a hotel room except there is a small kitchen and clothes washer in room.

With the hotel being a rather nice one, it come with several amenities. Some of my favorites are: bottled water delivered to the room twice a day, fresh towels in the morning and the evening, an American continental breakfast with made to order omelets (they even make them egg white omelets for me!), a huge state of the art fitness center, 24 hour unlimited valet service, etc. My absolute favorite amenity is the turn down service; every night someone comes in and turns down the bed, puts a bottled water on each side of the bed, positions the provided slippers next to the bed and places chocolates on the pillow! Of course there are a few drawbacks. First off, no points! I don't get to accumulate any points towards a vacation because the hotel doesn't have a rewards program. The location is great for jumping on the highway to the hospital, but not so great for walking around. There are few sidewalks and there is lots of construction, just like everywhere in Dubai. And unfortunately, the pool doesn't get much sun, so not much chance for sunbathing without going to the beach.

The set up of sweets that was brought up as a welcome gift we I arrived.

Looking into the room from the door. Bathroom on right, bed around the corner.

Looking back at the entrance from the living room. Bathroom on left, kitchen
ahead to the right.

Bed from the living area.

Turn down service. Slippers next to bed, bottled water next to bed and
chocolates on the pillow.