Stopover at a great hotel in Abu Dhabi!
On the way back to Australia from a trip to the UK, my brother, nephew and I made a two night stop in Abu Dhabi and chose the Intercontinental Hotel – great place to stay!
On our first night I went for a walk outside; silly thing to do – it was over 40 degrees but got to see great views of the skyline and lovely boats!!The hotel has a couple of upmarket restaurants and a buffet which is where we had our breakfast and lunch each day…so much choice – I usually had eggs on toast for breakfast and a cup of peppermint tea – a great way to start the day.My usual choice for lunch was the hummus/tabbouli/vine leaves/Arabic flat bread and a delicious fattoush (salad with mixed greens and tomato).On occasions we would sit in the foyer and chat and I would take the opportunity to prepare my photos for my posts…One afternoon we enjoyed a late lunch in the foyer cafe after we completed a ride on the hop on-hop off bus, around the city. We ordered two burgers [Mark and Braydon] /fries [to share] and a salad [me] and vegetable samosas [to share] with coffee/wine and a couple of soft-drinks – oh my goodness I forgot how much hotel lobby cafes charge – it was incredibly expensive but good food and allowed us to relax in the air-conditioning so for us it was worth it.
Whilst we were on the bus, we got to see the city and surrounds but we didn’t get off as it was midday and the temperature was incredibly high.My nephew and brother would then take a dip in the pool whilst I would sit on the lounge chair in the shade with a little esky which the staff provide that contains ice and a cold bottle of water. We didn’t last that long though as again it was so hot.There is also a great gym which overlooks a lovely beach area within the hotel gardens…Great cakes and pastries too…we tried a few of the Arabic sweets – delicious.The rooms were also good; spacious with wi-fi all throughout the hotel…it was a great place to stopover on our way home.
BRT 2003 said:
So cool.. such great memories gee that brings back wonderful memories of our trip with my family love you lots xx
On Oct 23, 2017 3:27 PM, “Sue’s Fabulous Travels” wrote:
> SueT唐 梦 琇 posted: “Stopover at a great hotel in Abu Dhabi! On the way back > to Australia from a trip to the UK, my brother, nephew and I made a two > night stop in Abu Dhabi and chose the Intercontinental Hotel – great place > to stay! On our first night I went for a walk out” >
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Gary Lum said:
Looks like a fabulous place to visit and tour around Sue.
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sileas said:
I’m usually not the person who spends much time in the hotel, but in that case (with the incredible heat) I totally understand! The pool looks amazing!
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Sophie said:
Those pastries look like jewels !!
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bestregardsfromfar said:
Good to read you had such a good time! We are going in three weeks, haven’t got our hotel booked yet but might consider this one 🙂
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Little Miss Traveller said:
A good choice for a relaxing stopover. I’ve not been to Abu Dhabi but during our short stopover in Dubai we found the heat too much. I was going to ask you what an esky was but then I saw the photo of the cool box and I realised!
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Amy said:
Such a grand hotel. Thank you for showing us around, Sue! 🙂
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Lovely. Thanks Tom xx
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thanks G. I am glad we did the stopover.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
I hear exactly what you are saying. I prefer to be out and about. I think the heat coupled with it was the end of our trip we didn’t mind.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Yes pretty good looking pastries Sophie. No jewels though!!
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Hope you enjoy your time. That heat is a killer.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Ah yes it’s a cool box. Us Aussies call then eskies. It’s funny isn’t it Marion how different words are used all around the world.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
You are most welcome Amy.
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Fede said:
The sweets at the end made me so hungry ç_ç When I went to Dubai last time, it was 50 degrees! My hands were sweating, I have never felt like that before ahaha
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Oh my goodness. 50 degrees is SO hot!!
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vinneve said:
Yap these are a few luxurious past times in Abu Dhabi… good foods, shopping, and pools. 🙂 no wonder most people gained weight here too haha!
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reocochran said:
Gorgeous photos, Sue!
I particularly like how you captured not only the skyline in Abu Dhabi but the wharves scenery!
Food and orchids are always beautiful and make great shares. Take care and I am off in Louisiana and Mississippi areas, quite different from Ohio and the Midwest! Smiles, Robin 🕊 🌸
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Hi Robin. Thanks for your lovely comments. Do enjoy L and M.
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reocochran said:
Oh, so great to find more common ground, Sue! 🌸
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Lignum Draco said:
Beautiful looking hotel. I’ve never been to Abu Dhabi. I’ve always feared it would be too hot for me, and it sounds like I was correct. 40C!!! It sounds like you enjoyed it there.
That’s why I prefer Singapore stopovers. Still too hot and humid but less so.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
I prefer Singapore too I think although I haven’t been there for many years. AD was way too hot but am glad I have been there.
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