The hotel is between the Gold Souk and the Spice Souk. The train is a only a 5-10 minute walk but it depends on if you look at the shops on the way. The boats for dubai creek are about 3 minutes away and the stop for the Big Bus tourist bus is right next to it. The hotel reception speaks good english but western level customer service is not great... Just adequate. They answer all questions and do help when asked but they dont go the extra mile. The bell boys english is not good and they have no customer service at all. The room attendants and maintenance guys however were fantastic, bent over backwards to help out, gave excellent advice and customer service. The room was spacious and clean, with a king size bed, a small table with a pair of comfortable sofa type chairs and a small flat screen TV. Overall excellent for the price we paid but still had minor issues. The air conditioning control panel was broken and leaning to the side. The a/c would come and go but the room remained cool. The bathroom had a leak, I reported it and it wasnt fixed that day. Reported it the next day for the 2nd time and it was sort of fixed... It sprang a very slow drip which would not have been picked up straight away by maintenance but was noticeable overnight. The hotel's resteraunt was cheap and filling. For 15 dirham, you get a buffet breakfast with a variety of western and indian dishes. It wasnt 5 star but for what you pay it was EXCELLENT value and tasty enough to fill your stomach and go for 2nd and 3rd helpings. If I booked it when i was booking the room, it would have costed 42 dirhams (so just rock up and pay for it on the day). The pool was a nice size and you get gorgeous views of dubai. The gym was ok and enough to excercise but walking in dubai with the heat is more than enough excercise. On average I did about 20,000 steps per day, the best way to see dubai. The attractions are a little far, costing about 60 dirhams on average (dubai mall/burj khalifa, mall of emirates, dubai frame, etc) depending on traffic but if you buy a Big Bus Ticket online, you save on the ticket price and on some attractions the price is included. Would I stay in this hotel again if I returned to Dubai..... 100% I would. For around $60 per night, you would be hard pressed to find a better centrally located place in dubai. Cheap food, good people, hassle free check-in, close to public transport, dubai creek amd most importantly near the "souks". See the attached map to see the location and surroundings. ENJOY!