I have just come back from a few days in the Al Mooraj Rotana who are doing great offers as there is a lot of roadworks and building outside the front. No problem if you get a room overlooking the pool at the back. It's a great hotel, a five star, and, although there are limitations owing to the works (its the same all over Dubai) they have shuttle buses which come and take you to the major malls and other places. The pool area is very nice as well. The malls are OK but, in the Mall of the Emirates, the biggest in the world, there is a Carrefour supermarket where I got some great gadgets and computer stuff for next to nothing. It was also the best place to buy stuff for lunch too. Same thing if you are going on the ferry (about 20p.) to gold souk. There is a Carrefour near the quay for getting decent food as I am not good at finding stuff I like abroad. French loaf and cheese always works. Taxis are amazingly cheap as well.