RE: Dubai stop over

Hi Guys,
I will be stopping over in Dubai twice during my round the world trip but only for 9hours each time. The times I arrive will be night time and was wandering about luggage storage at the International airport and more importantly is there much going on during the hours of 11:30pm and 9am? as in night markets, shopping centres, cafes etc? Also how safe is this?

Thanks heaps

If Ure gonna be in transit for 9hrs in Dubai during the night...there isn't really much that U can do :( U'll find a no. of clubs open & a few eating joints. U might wanna try & visit "Madinat Jumeriah"...only if U get in before 0000hrs.
Since Ure gonna be transit...Ure baggage will be thru-checked in to Ure final destination. U wouldn't need to collect Ure bags...Just walk out thru passport control & get Ure visa stamped.
But make sure that Uve got Ure onward flight's boarding pass with U; so that when U return to the airport...U don't need to get into the check-in hassle...
Which airline U flying? And wa time U get into Dxb?

thanks heaps for that info!! Im flying with emirates and i get into dxd at 11:30m!!

Suzzles, if you do a search you will find info that I and others have given before on stopovers in AD. If that doesn't help get back to me.

Thanks Vicki - I did have a browse of some old posts and kept seeing this information:

"Rooms in the Abu Dhabi Airport Hotel are used for Etihad passengers on stopovers of more than six hours, who qualify for a free stay. At times when the airport hotel is full, Etihad passengers are provided with a room in the city."

Is this still the case? Because I can't find any reference to it on the Etihad/AUH websites anywhere ...

Awesome - thanks Vicky!!

Edited by: Suzzles

Hi Suzzles
Yes as far as I know that is still the case. I'm not an expert on this as I live here and so obviously have never stopped over, but it's definitely worth contacting Etihad over this. Perhaps give them a call if you can't find any info on their website.