Oryx Hotel

Name: Oryx Hotel
Address: 6th Street, Off Zayed The First St (7th, Abu Dhabi, 54845, Abu Dhabi, AE

Location: 6th Street, Off Zayed The First St (7th, Abu Dhabi, 54845, Abu Dhabi, AE

Star Rating: 4 Stars

Property Type: Hotels

About this Property

Welcome to Oryx Hotel, your serene oasis in the heart of Abu Dhabi, where luxury and comfort meet.

Relaxation and Wellness: Indulge in our full-service spa offering rejuvenating body treatments and soothing facials. Afterward, unwind in our outdoor pool or hot tub, or find tranquility in the sauna.

Gastronomic Delights: Savor delectable dishes at our two on-site restaurants or enjoy the convenience of 24-hour room service. Don't forget to unwind with a drink at the bar/lounge or poolside bar, making every moment special.

Comfort and Convenience: Stay connected with complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the hotel, and relax in one of our 122 air-conditioned rooms, featuring sumptuous beds with down comforters and designer toiletries in your private bathroom.

Book your stay at Oryx Hotel today and enjoy the ultimate blend of luxury, relaxation, and adventure!

Important Information

Children 11 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
Contactless check-out is available.

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Check-out: 12:00 PM

Amenities & Facilities

Meeting rooms
Full-service spa
Fitness facilities
Express check-out
Fireplace in lobby
Free WiFi
24-hour front desk
Terrace
Luggage storage
Express check-in/check-out
Sauna
Designated smoking area
Concierge service
Wheelchair accessible
Steam room
Elevator
Fitness facilities
ATM/banking
Golfing nearby
Surfing/bodyboarding nearby
Bicycle rentals nearby
Fireplace in lobby
Hiking/biking trails nearby
Water skiing nearby
Breakfast available (surcharge)
Scooter/moped rentals nearby
Safe-deposit box at front desk
Multilingual staff
Free newspapers in lobby
Porter/bellhop
Express check-out
Full-service spa
Marina on site
Meeting rooms
Express check-in
Golf lessons available nearby
Tours/ticket assistance
Wheelchair accessible parking
Assistive listening devices available
24-hour business center
Snack bar/deli
Turkish bath/Hammam
Free valet parking
Rooftop terrace
Banquet hall
Wheelchair-accessible van parking
Wheelchair-accessible spa
Wheelchair-accessible pool
Wheelchair-accessible on-site restaurant

Rooms Available

Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed

1 King Bed
560-sq-foot room with city views

Layout - Bedroom and dining area
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 32-inch LED TV with cable channels
Food & Drink - Refrigerator, coffee/tea maker, electric kettle, and 24-hour room service
Sleep - Egyptian cotton linens, a down duvet, a pillow menu, blackout drapes/curtains, and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, deep soaking bathtub and separate shower
Practical - Safe, free newspaper, and desk
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Accessibility - Tile flooring in room
Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available
Smoking And Non-Smoking
Room is accessed via exterior corridors

Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Tile/marble floor
- Electric kettle
- Bidet
- Bottle of water
- Wheelchair accessible
- Free newspaper
- Daily housekeeping
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Room service (24 hours)
- Designer toiletries
- Premium bedding
- Access via exterior corridors
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Separate dining area
- Free WiFi
- Down comforter
- Pillow menu
- Deep soaking bathtub
- No rollaway/extra beds
- Separate bedroom
- Smoking and Non-Smoking
- Bedsheets provided
Deluxe Twin Room

1 Double Bed
388-sq-foot room with city views

Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 32-inch LED TV with cable channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle, 24-hour room service, and free bottled water
Sleep - Egyptian cotton linens, a down duvet, a pillow menu, blackout drapes/curtains, and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, deep soaking bathtub and separate shower
Practical - Safe, free newspaper, and desk; rollaway beds (surcharge) available on request
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Accessibility - Tile flooring in room
Non-Smoking
Room is accessed via exterior corridors

Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Tile/marble floor
- Electric kettle
- Bidet
- Bottle of water
- Free newspaper
- Daily housekeeping
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Room service (24 hours)
- Designer toiletries
- Premium bedding
- Access via exterior corridors
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Free WiFi
- Down comforter
- Pillow menu
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Bedsheets provided
Deluxe King Room

1 King Bed
388-sq-foot room with city views

Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 32-inch HDTV with cable channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle, 24-hour room service, and free bottled water
Sleep - Select Comfort bed, Egyptian cotton linens, a down duvet, a pillow menu, and blackout drapes/curtains
Bathroom - Private bathroom, deep soaking bathtub, and separate shower with a rainfall showerhead
Practical - Phone, safe, and free newspaper; cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Accessibility - Tile flooring in room
Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available
Smoking And Non-Smoking
Room is accessed via exterior corridors and room/bed type depends on availability at check-in

Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Tile/marble floor
- Electric kettle
- Bidet
- Bottle of water
- Wheelchair accessible
- Free newspaper
- Daily housekeeping
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Room service (24 hours)
- Designer toiletries
- Premium bedding
- Access via exterior corridors
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Separate bathtub and shower
- HDTV
- Free WiFi
- Down comforter
- Pillow menu
- Sleep Number by Select Comfort mattress
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Rainfall showerhead
- Room and bed type depend on availability check-in
- No rollaway/extra beds
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Smoking and Non-Smoking
- Bedsheets provided

Guest Reviews

RUBY (8/5): My second stay after Covid - Very good stay with my ill /deteriorating health wanted to stay near shops but had the hotel had no cancellation policy still after my stay I am happy as I can be so thank you oryx hotel.
LAURA (10/5): - Great stay! very friendly
Sukalyan (8/5): - Excellent
Nicky (10/5): - Regularly stay at the Oryx when I visit Abu Dhabi. Always excellent service with lovely staff.
Douglas (8/5): - Although maybe a little dated, the rooms are comfy and spacious. For the price it is good value. The Irish pub in the hotel is very pleasant and the happy hour prices are very good by local standards.
Maria (6/5): - Location is great however the hotel not so much. We had 2 rooms and one of them had cockroaches, also the pool pictures are misleading as around the pool is also the terrace and is kind of strange to use the sunbed with people around sitting on the terrace . Stuff is nice and helpful.
salah (8/5): Excellent service old hotel. - Service is excellent. Location is excellent. Very spacious. The hotel is old. Old furniture and sanitary.
Claudio (10/5): - Hotel a few minutes from the Corniche beach. large and clean room, good breakfast and convenient valet parking service
Malgorzata (8/5): Well located - Very good location within a few minutes walk of the beach. Extremely friendly and helpful staff. Average breakfast. Comfortable but not luxurious
karsan (10/5): - There is nothing to complain about this hotel.Its an awsome place to stay
Oleksandra (10/5): - Great location! Very close to the beach
Ali (8/5): - Breakfast quality could be better & needs to improve, location & area surrounding hotel is great, beach short walk,lots of different resturants & supermarkets some of them open 24 hours
EMMANUEL (10/5): - Nice hotel
Arman (8/5): - I was skeptical at first as some negative reviews said this is not a good place. It is not very new furnished hotel, however it is still great for the price you pay compared to others. The staff is really good and service quality for that price is perfect!
Jody (6/5): - The location is good for me, but the lobby A/C was broken and the temp is 35 Celsius, I asked for an iron to my room it arrived after I called again 2 hours latter and it was broken! I asked them again to replace it! The door key had to be reprogrammed everyday! The room was not cleaned and exchanged dirty towels or made the bed when I called they asked if I wanted them to do it?! I sail yes I had the sign on the door since the morning, when the house keeping arrived they told me the sign said don’t disturb which is not true!!!
Nicky (8/5): - Absolutely no complaints - used the hotel as a base only. Comfortable, clean and tidy, huge room! Lovely Irish pub - will definitely be back!
Amiel (4/5): - Incomplete toiletries , air conditioning is insufficient. Front desk staff at night has attitude. Cleaners are not thorough.
Daniel (10/5): - Thank you Ibrahim for lookin after my son during breakfast. And many thanks to the concierge, 22:20 check-in, for making sure dinner is still available, really appreciete you kindness and cannot thank you enough!
Verified traveler (10/5): Overall a good stay but room for improvement - Spacious room, comfy bed, and excellent location. Bathroom could use a deep clean, but overall a good stay, especially for the price in downtown Abu Dhabi.
Hussain (10/5): - Excellent
SAHIL (10/5): - good staff and room in excellent condition
Maria (10/5): - Easy to access corniche beach and travel around abu dhabi, excellent breakfast included in stay. Friendly staff, plus FADO irish pub on site a great place to chill
Samer (10/5): - Quiet ...
Nura (8/5): - The hotel has a great potential to be 5 star hotel. Staff are amazing so is the location. The only area in my opinion that lets this hotel down is cleanness. House keeping staff are very friendly and accommodating but need proper training, supervision and realistic time to carry out their tasks efficiently.
Sri Harsha (10/5): - Overnight stay, worked out perfectly.
Melissa (4/5): - .
Essa (2/5): - The staff were rude, and not respectful at all, the manager was turrble and inconsiderate.
Luciana (6/5): Good hotel. - Good location. Not new hotel. Swimming pool area not much clean. Check-in could be more smiling.
Carlos (6/5): - .
Michael (8/5): - Decent place with a decent breakfast. Strange they close their pool so early.
Diala (4/5): - I left my white jacket in the room and I had to call more than 3 times to ask about it and get a feedback and until now it was not found tho I left it on the bed
Ashley (4/5): - Nice hotel but staff are poor
Matthew (6/5): - Was ok.
Fatima (10/5): - Friendly staffs
Charry (8/5): - Clean and quiet. Pleasant and helpful staff too.
Timothy (10/5): Oryx Hotel. - Staff at reception and in the bar were really friendly and helpful. Ideal location for the corniche.
G (8/5): Oryx Hotel 18/11/22 - The hotel is in a good location close to the Corniche with lots of taxis close by to travel further afield. There are plenty of restaurants nearby serving a variety of cuisines which are reasonably priced. Additionally there is a COOP supermarket at the end of the road and a Starbucks in the opposite direction. Travel time from the airport is around 30 minutes and costs approx AED80. On your way back to the airport don’t arrange this through the hotel as they want double the cost of a taxi. The room and bathroom are large, with a fridge and plenty of storage. They are tired but this is reflective in the price.
Verified traveler (6/5): Needs to be updated - The check in process was easy and quick. The room was clean except for a HUGE filthy stain on the carpet on the left side of the bed. Several of the walls had been repainted in spots and the painting job was awful- our entire room needs to be repainted. The microwave door was melted and we had to request the microwave be replaced because we were not gong to use it in the condition it was.
Thomas (8/5): - The location is great, only 6 blocks from the beach, and window shipping is very interesting with all of the high end car dealers close by. Nolu's restaurant is very good, and there are plenty of other restaurants close by.
Anthony (10/5): Great - Lovely hotel, great service
Pratik (2/5): Arrogant and rude staff - My check in was at 2pm but I got the room only at 930 pm and that also after arguing and shouting at the reception desk for hours. The staff was out rightly rude and had to make 4 housekeeping call to get water to my room after 45 mins and no apologies
Mehdi (8/5): - Hotel in placed in nice location with quick access to restaurants, groceries, beach and malls. Elevators are fast and responsive. Hallway are not always nicely cleaned, at least on our staying floor
Verified traveler (8/5): Short stay - Short stay one night still no gym at hotel no mircowave as well
Verified traveler (6/5): - The bathroom needs a renovation. Need small face towels in the bathroom. Housekeeping needs to provide bath items every time clean.
Valerie (8/5): - Great location: Walking distance from the corniche
Verified traveler (4/5): - The reason for booking this hotel was because of the roof top pool. On arrival it was closed and we were not told about it. Only one set of towels in the room. The room was freezing cold. However, it was a beautiful room and the beds were very comfortable.
Hussein (4/5): - There wasn’t hot water during my stay, tried to ask if there is a usb power plug to be provide to charge my phone there wasn’t one, the alarm in my room wasn’t working after setting it which made me wake up late due to my phone couldn’t be charged to wake me up
Verified traveler (6/5): - I liked that the hotel was a 1 minute walk from the building I was having my meetings in, and the check-in and check-out process was easy. Room service was quick. The room was decent sized, the bed was fairly comfortable, but that's where the good ended and the rest was more or less a "meh..." at best. Their literature says each room has a stocked mini-bar, and it doesn't. The shower had mildew growing in the grout lines. The hot water for the shower was no such thing -- I would be generous were I to describe it as tepid. There was only one bath towel and one hand towel in my room, and no washcloth. All they had was smoking rooms (I don't smoke).
Verified traveler (6/5): - Rooms are large and have a nice bright window whisk was nice. We had two guests booked in our room but were never given enough towels. The pool is also dated and could use an upgrade.
Verified traveler (10/5): - The Hotel is in a good location for getting about on foot visiting Corniche beach
Verified traveler (8/5): - I liked that the room was so spacious, I dislisked the lighting of the room as it was not sufficient in the area where the beds were. Also the prices of breasfast were different, when I first book our trip on the site it showed that the cost was 35 dirhams, and when I asked they said it was 75, but that they would make a discount as I had made my reservation through the internet!!! We had breakfast only once as it wasn't worth it, poor buffet ...
Kay (6/5): Short getaway - The hotel was pleasant enough but the room was a little tired. The staff were not exactly polite but not rude either. The location was good for the price and it was a nice bonus to have an Irish bar attached 😂
Joseph (10/5): Awesome Room - Exceptional quality and service - perfect for enjoying the UAE National Day. Room was very comfortable and big. Always 5 star service at Oryx
Verified traveler (10/5): good place to take a day break - it was a good staycation for the family. Location is good as it is a good walking distance to shops, restaurants etc.
MARIBEL (6/5): AC PROBLEM - The location is fine but the room is disappointing, AC is not working at all even the technician came to fix it.
MrDave (6/5): Good value hotel close to the beach - I was very grateful they allowed check in at 11.00 for no additional charge. The room was clean and bright. Of the two nights the first night the small bin in the room was not emptied. I was very disappointed I could not watch any World Cup football matches in my room on the TV. Disappointed with swimming pool only open 09.00 to 17.00 and when I went to use it had to wait a long time to get a towel.
Ahmed (10/5): Favorite Oryx - The hotel is excellent in all aspects. Very clean very well located within easy reach to everything. Staff are friendly and they provide excellent services. The hotel price is also very good and affordable. Being in a redidential area there is no particular view but this is normal for all downtown hotels. I havent had the opportunity to dine in the hotel resturants so I can not give a review on food.
Verified traveler (6/5): - Good location
thomas (8/5): - Relaxed laidback unpretentious. Pool & bar/restaurant up top.Spa too Friendly staff. Need bigger tv channel selection!! Would stay again. Good location in town.
Verified traveler (10/5): Nice hotel, well-located to Corniche - Easy walk to the Corniche, grocery stores very close by, and a range of restaurants nearby. An easy stay in a nice, large quiet room.
Carla (10/5): Great value for the price - Big room and bathroom; Cityview. Great price for 4* hotel.
Michael (8/5): Above average hotel at the right price - Didn't try the breakfast but the hotel is above average and in a decent location for restaurants and shopping. If you can get a room for about $75/night you will be pleased. Quick bit of advice: don't use the shower, just the bathtub
Christina (10/5): Great older hotel in a great location - My parents stayed in this hotel which is a couple of blocks from my home. They were kind to upgrade the room and my parents felt very comfortable and safe. Their only complaint was the breakfast offerings.
Alexis (4/5): Okay hotel but many problems - I'll start with what I liked: the room was nice and spacious, the rooftop has a wonderful view of the city, and the location was very good for my purposes on this trip. Okay so my problems with the hotel are small but they added up. 1) I was told at check-in that I would get a discounted price (40 dirham) for breakfast since I booked online, but then the restaurant charged me full price every day (70 dirham). 30/dirham a day is a pretty big difference! When I asked for the discount, they said that there was nothing in the system about a discount. The front desk said I needed to talk with the guy who checked me in, who only works nights. So finally, I stayed up late to call the check-in guy, and he said he was SO sorry that I was not given the discount, that it was a mistake from the restaurant, but there was NOTHING he could do at this point since the restaurant already charged me. Apparently the restaurant is separate from the hotel and they do not communicate. Speaking of the restaurant, the food was very average. I got a really bad stomach bug my second day there, which may or may not be related to the food, but just a comment. Problem 2) The spa is only open to men. However, this helpful tidbit is not advertised anywhere. Problem 3) The hot tub was lukewarm at best, and the pool is only open from 8:00am-5:00pm, when most people are not even at the hotel.
Verified traveler (6/5): Needs a facelift! - I loved the location, and there really aren't any other hotels in the vicinity, so I didn't have much choice. The rooms are quite spacious, but the furnishings are rather dated and housekeeping wasn't the best. The floors seemed slightly dirty, especially in the bathroom. The bathroom really needs updating. It has a tiny walk-in shower which doesn't really work (the showerhead has water coming out like a hose), and the dated tub has a handheld showerhead but nowhere to hang it- so not super convenient.
Cassie (4/5): Would not recommend - Staff at the hotel more often that not sememed confused, and small details often became large headaches. Simple things like using key cards to access your floor via the elevator constantly required keys to be reprogrammed by the slow staff at the front desk, and hot water was often unattainable only in the bathtub (not the shower). Hotel overall is quite dated and not the most comfortbale. Breakfast was mediocre at best, however the evening staff at the restaurant was dedicated and impressive.
Mohammed (4/5): boring stay - bad clean from housekeeping , water drops from aircononditioner opener at door enterance and ceiling much wet exact near lamp, boring view and roof deck, no enjoy activities ..
Mohammed (6/5): Poor - Cleaning not well exact inside room , too much wet and drop water from aircon return and from celling door entrance , need maintenance.
Vijay (10/5): Great value for money. - Friendly staff. Comfortable and spacious rooms. Centrally located.
Verified traveler (10/5): - Nice stay, outstanding service, good food at the restaurant. Pool could've cleaner!
Mandy (10/5): Comfort - Nice
Steve (10/5): - Nice place if you have business in this area. Big rooms, staff was helpful. I would stay here again.
Carlos (8/5): - The best valet parking service. One guy asked for room number and estimated time to have the car ready. Next morning another guy was there and as I handed him the ticket he confirmed verbally my room number and pointed at the car ready on the hotel entrance.
Rajesh (6/5): Experience - My booking was not showing at the front desk and I waited almost half an hour to check in...I had problem with the parking since hotel doesn't have own parking...when I reach the hotel there was construction going on, but it wasn't mentioned at the websight....I requested for a non smoking room but I received a smelly smoking room..
Clarice (8/5): A suite escape! - Great! Upgraded to suite room! Thanks a lot!!☺️ Big size bed really gives comfort.
Amro (10/5): nice and wonderfull place - I like this hotel.very comfortable
Nigel (8/5): V Good but a bit noisy - All good but the soundproofing between rooms and between the corridor and rooms leaves a lot to be desired, so if you have noisy neighbours you will get a fair bit of noise in your room.
GC (8/5): nice hotel close to many services - good price, clean, i will recommand this hotel. good value
John Albert (10/5): Awesome stay! - I got more than what i expected. My whole stay was awesome. The room is very clean and peaceful. I will surely use this hotel again if i will visit Abu Dhabi again.
MOHD SAEED (2/5): poor hotel and I'm really disappointed - The worst hotel service in Abu dhabi. The service was poor , unfriendly staff, took 45 mins for check in
Verified traveler (4/5): I would never stay here again. - This is an ok hotel if you don't want anything more than a comfortable bed to sleep in at night...if you can even get the room you booked. I travelled with a group of 7, and everyone had a poor experience. Most of the staff at the front desk were very, very rude. One woman lied about the hotel having free wifi in the lobby, despite the fact that my reservation print-out said "free wifi in lobby". At check-in, I was told by the woman at the front desk "The wifi doesn't work. I don't even have it on my phone"...only to find out that my friends who checked-in the next day were given a password for 1GB of wifi that worked throughout the hotel, free of charge. I was told that I needed to put a $300AED deposit down on the room, even though it had been paid for, but my friend who had a separate check-in was not asked to put down a deposit. There was another issue with my other group of friends who checked-in the day after I did. The hotel overbooked rooms and the room they requested was unavailable. Instead of giving them a room with 2 beds, they were placed in a room with 1 bed...for 4 people. They were told "there's nothing we can do because the hotel is booked". Even though my friends showed the booking reservation that showed the request for 2 double beds. They ended up sleeping in my room for 2 nights. I could go on and on about the poor experience, but in a nutshell, I would never recommend or stay at this hotel again. Very unpleasant experience.
Sonja (8/5): Nice stay - We only stayed for one night but we were both upgraded to a suite which was huge. The room was very comfortable and the staff were friendly
kartik (8/5): nice and good hotel - it was good but need to have covered car parking for valet parking.
Verified traveler (6/5): "Acceptable" - Location is good. The hotel is near Corniche and near Marina and Khalidiya Mall. A grocery store is just footsteps away. Only flaw in our stay is that the reception staff is not so friendly. One staff is grumpy and says something bad about another customer. Tje bathroom smells damp. We have to call the housekeeping to request for a robe and slippers. I just wanted to commend the filipino staff who helped is with parking our car. He is so alert and helpful.
busy (4/5): Service is terrible, they are so rude - We ask to fix Ac 5 times, no feedback. We ask for plate in the suite they didn't bring. I ask reception for a charger that someone left for me at reception desk, she refuse to look for it. I had to ask them why are they so rude to us? Is it cuz we are not locals, or cuz we booked on Expedia. The hotel is convenient cuz of location and price and valet parking service.
Verified traveler (10/5): - The location and the price of the hotel is excellent
Verified traveler (8/5): Oryx - Good for short stays.. Location is convenient
ROSEMARY (10/5): Lovely stay. - Everything fantastic. From check in to check out. Great location, with only a short walk to Corniche, marina mall & Heritage village.
Verified traveler (6/5): bad service in a somewhat decent hotel - Both days we were there the key card did not work. Would find out outside room door and would have to go back downstairs. The Philippino woman who works at this front desk is extremely rude, forgetting that she is in fact in the service industry. Always making us wait, never makes eye contact when she talks, and thinks she is in a position of power. As the first person a guest sees when they check in, she makes the entire first impression of the hotel lousy. She should not be in any customer facing positions.
markus & jenny (8/5): Nice hotel close to tje shops - We staded here only two days and used the hotel as a homebase. It was a nice place to stay and we would come again!
Rajan (10/5): exceeded expectations!! - Superb location... Nice cafés nearby. Very helpful and friendly staff
Wayne (8/5): The only issue was the bed - It was great service and have no issues except my wife woke with a sore back, the bed was to hard. The other issue we had was the Airport taxi (Can only take you out of the airport) was 70
Mikael (6/5): Hotel Oryx - Nice staff and close to the beach. Noisy between rooms and towards the corridor.
Pittsburgh Girl (8/5): Nice beds, nice location - noisy guests in hallway - This was a great one-week stay. There was extremely noisy guests in the hallway at very late hours. Also had a few problems getting the proper or additional amenities (shampoo, extra towels) that we needed. I think it was more of a communication problem with the maid staff rather than inherent in the hotel's everyday working. The doormen were wonderful and provided great recommendations for restaurants. Please note that it is NOT a self-park hotel. You give your car to the valet and he parks it for you somewhere on a nearby street - so the ad is misleading. It is free, but you don't have rapid access to your car at all times. It is not underground parking.
Verified traveler (4/5): Oryx review - The receptions were horrible. They were not able to meet the standards I was looking for. They had terrible communication skills. The rest of the hotel was decent.
USA Traveler (6/5): 3 Stars, not 4 - Middle of the night fire alarm, maintenance issues with the bathroom, and non-smoking room not available on check-in give me concern about booking here again. Definitely more of a 3-Star experience instead of 4-Stars.
CC (8/5): Hotel was walking distance to the beach - Staff friendly and helpful, buffet meal in restaurant was lovely. Bathroom and bedroom both clean and comfortable.
Meutia Soraya (8/5): excellent - I like this hotel because near from mall n like the room big enough..
Sophie (8/5): 3 weeks stay - no complaints at all! - We stayed in the Oryx for 3 weeks whilst we searched for an apartment in Abu Dhabi. The hotel itself was great - the rooms are huge, as are the beds, and the service is fantastic. The location is perfect - well it was until the local municipality decided to dig up all the streets and pavements surrounding the hotel after we'd been there a few days. You are about 10 minutes gentle stroll from the beach and there are several great restaurants nearby serving cheap and delicious Saudi Arabian, Lebanese and Turkish food. After 2 weeks there we had to move rooms as they were renovating the entire 16th floor, but after a bit of gentle encouragement the hotel upgraded us to a suite for the last week in order to apologise for the inconvenience which was really unexpected but very gratefully received! I agree with previous reviewers though - ask for a room high up (we started on the 16th and were then moved to the 9th, I wouldn't have wanted to be lower than this due to all the construction noise and dust) and on the city side. I also recommend the room service at the hotel - it's not expensive and the food was great. The roof top pool is tiny and it was freezing when we were there but it was December so it wasn't getting as much sunshine as usual. But the roof top bar is a lovely place to unwind after a busy day.
Lisa (6/5): OK BUT THEY COULD DO BETTER - Never been to this part of the world and what we'd heard was that they had very high standards in hotels so a bit disappointed. But have learned that a holiday is more than just the hotel and all you really do is sleep in it.

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