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Reviews of AUHotel - Zayed International Airport - Located in the TRANSIT AREA

Terminal A - Pier D - Next to Pearl Lounge - Located after Immigration, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

#100 of 125 hotels in Abu Dhabi

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 85 hotel reviews

7.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.5

  • Comfort

    8.1

  • Location

    8.9

  • Facilities

    7.2

  • Staff

    8.6

  • Value for money

    6.2

  • Free WiFi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: 19 May 2024

    6.0
    Appreciated the extra effort bu the team, but the result was still very disappointing
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The boarding pass issue delayed my checkin by 2 hour from 1am to 3am even though the front desk really tried! Also, the cost was 20%+ higher than Booking.com indicated! Good overall, but checkin was a disaster as I could have gone outside and gotten 6 hours of sleep vs. 4 hours, which I really needed!

    The extra effort by the staff to help with a major issue on a boarding pass

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 May 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I think that the price was a bit high for the room for just a 12 hour booking. There were hotel options outside of the airport where you can get a full day’s stay for much cheaper.

    Overall a very comfortable stay and friendly staff!

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 May 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hard beds, leaking shower.

    Perfectly located centrally at AUH as air side.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 May 2024

    7.0
    Great location, nice staff, flawed design - especially bathrooms.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bathroom shower doesn't have a door, hence you can't take a shower without the entire bathroom getting completely wet. Quite difficult to use after that. The room also didn't have a mirror except for in the bathroom.

    Conveniently located inside the transit area. really nice and efficient staff. Decent amenities and space.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 May 2024

    8.0
    Short Stay @ Abu Dhabi
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    $220AUD for just a bed, a TV that isn't connected online and no windows (and thus no fresh air) for a maximum of 12 hours was difficult to stomach - was expecting half the price.

    Ideally located within Zayed International, this is perfect for those uncomfortable lay overs that don't warrant leaving the terminal. Mine was a 15hr wait, and even with lounge access, doing this without a bed to rest up in would've been a challenge.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great hotel for transmitting through Abu Dhabi.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 May 2024

    8.0
    Nice stay when having a night layover
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shower was leaking (drainage did not manage to hold the water).

    Location within transfer area! Staff was very friendly, both in the evening (Mahmoud and Emma) and the morning (ryifat and Lucy).

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 May 2024

    7.0
    Not terrible, not excellent, but super convenient
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hard to find The shower has no curtain and the water spills everywhere. Only a couple of electricity sockets. Expensive considering you can only stay for 12 hours.

    The convenience, it's inside the airport, in the area where the gates are so, no need to pass security again. You can check in at any time. I would stay again here

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 May 2024

    8.0
    perfect place to crash during a long transit. Louisia and keerthala were very helpful, and polite
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Twin Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night

    nothing

    price, location, availability

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 May 2024

    8.0
    Great place for a shower & sleep between flights
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shower water comes into bathroom, kettle flex too short (needs extension cable)

    Great bed, very convenient, great soap/lotion

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 May 2024

    8.0
    A fine stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night

    Could hear the elevator. Wake up call was ~15min late.

    The bed was comfortable. The room was more spacious than most other airport hotels I have stayed in.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 May 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    You need to have the water running for 10 minutes in order to have hot water!!

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2024

    7.0
    Location was Great nothing else was!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night

    Tiny Room!!!! Expensive Price!! The room was VERY small and paid $200USD for 8 hrs. which I find expensive! You MUST have a boarding pass to stay at this hotel which I didn't know before. I fly standby and don't get issued boarding passes which was a problem. Also, I was going to leave the hotel and they advised me if you are standby if you leave the airport, they will not let you back in until 1 hr before your flight so the amount paid on the room would be wasted.

    Location.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2024

    7.0
    Nice place to rest and recover during a layover.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night

    Check-in experience could've been better. There was only one staff at the reception desk and the number of guests was more. Standard room size is a bit small, could've been a little bigger.

    Located inside the terminal, the hotel is at a very convenient spot. Room had everything required for a short term stay at the airport.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 May 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shower took 25 minutes for hot water to come through.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 April 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No hot water for the shower. We ran the tap for 10mins as suggested by staff( an obscene waste of water) then the bathroom flooded because of plumbing and no fall in the floor tiles. We were unable to turn the TV or air-conditioning on and there was no guide for either in the room

    The concept of the hotel within the terminal. The room was nice and welcoming

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 April 2024

    8.0
    Great Stop over - limited accommodations
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night

    Rooms were extremely small and limited room service. It felt a little claustrophobic due to the lack of windows and the size of the room.

    Incredible location. Right in Abu Dhabi's Transfer Area. It allowed me to sleep a couple more hours and not have to worry about security or arriving 3 hours earlier.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 April 2024

    7.0
    Super convenient, clean, great staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shower needed better screen, water soaked the whole bathroom floor. TV kept losing signal.

    Convenience, location in terminal & ease of booking

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 April 2024

    8.0
    Well-situated and good option for long layovers in Abu Dhabi.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night

    It was unclear how to control the thermostat, which was set to 18 degrees celsius when we entered the room and therefore was chilly all night. The shower, when left on, flooded the bathroom a bit, but when we opened the drain the floor emptied of the water. It didn't get into the room itself.

    The room was comfortable and well-lit. The bathroom is equipped with all our needs, and the bed was wonderful.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 April 2024

    8.0
    I would recommend this hotel only for the transit people in case they don't have other options.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night

    The price is very very high

    I like the location in the transit area of the Airport

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 April 2024

    8.0
    Good property in the airport
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Family Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No gym, no windows

    Everything

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 April 2024

    6.0
    Good sleep, but freezing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Twin Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night

    The air conditioning system did not work at all. We selected 22°C on the thermostat. When we woke up in the morning, the temperature in the room was 15°C. We told the staff about it, and they were very understanding and said they would fix. The staff was very good. Personally, I don't believe this was a problem with the AC. I think that it by design and on purpose from the hotel. I travel a lot for my work and notice a tread with hotels removing control of the thermostat from the guest without telling them. In many hotels, the thermostat seems to work at first sight, but when you play with it, you find out you have no control at all. This is wrong and I really hope this was really a problem with the system.

    The location of this hotel was the main reason of our choice. We wanted to stay on secured side of the terminal so we could get more rest before our flight. The room was very clean and the staff was amazing.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 March 2024

    8.0
    New, convenient and great location!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bathroom really needs improvement - would need an exhaust fan and a divider between the shower and the rest of the bathroom. The price could be more attractive and made more affordable.

    The staff were friendly and helpful. Fast and easy check-in. The location is superb which is in the airside and very convenient for travellers who are transferring with options either 6, 12 or 24 hrs stay.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 March 2024

    8.0
    A good place to rest during long layovers
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room (Maximum 12 Hours stay)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Washroom gets flooded when you take a shower. They must solve this issue.

    Very conveniently located inside the airport. The hotel is in the transit/airside area so no need to go through immigration. Just keep following signs to the transfers area, pass the transfers area/security check, go down and then go towards the right-hand side. and the hotel reception is in the same area where the Etihad lounges are.

    Stayed in March 2024

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