XVA藝術酒店

The XVA Art Hotel is just the best for travelers looking for respite from modern western-style hotels. Located in old Dubai, it has no street address. From the street, you walk in 200 yards, rolling your luggage. XVA is an old estate with 4 walls surrounding an open courtyard. Room doors are secured inside with a wooden slider. On the outside, doors are secured with padlocks. The chef and server offer up wonderful breakfasts and (I assume, lunch and dinner). Reception staff is customer-oriented. This was my second stay at XVA and I would do it again. (It's also fun to encourage Uber and taxi drivers who have never before dropped off riders at XVA. Location is near Dubai Creek and easy to get transportation to and from. Hospitality, cleanliness, service, food, ambience - it's the best!

Cute hotel on the edge of the old town and close to the creek. Internal courtyard with cafe for breakfast. Charming room with comfortable bed but no outside window. Helpful staff and some restaurants in walking distance. No other facilities.

good experience ! nice location. it is near old town. we will come again!

I hate to do poor reviews and held off reviewing it for a while - in the hopes the hotel would communicate about our awful experience, but they didn’t. I enjoy staying at unique and quirky accommodation and the XVA ticked the boxes with the price too. However we were utterly shocked at the condition of our room: We stayed as 2 adults and a young child for just one night. It wasn’t until I felt tickling on my skin whilst in bed, turned the light on and realised the bed and entire room, was teeming with ants. I’m not talking about one or two.. hundreds. With broken sleep and swatting them throughout the night, probably ate a few too.. we woke up early and swiftly left our ant infested room. The bathroom was riddled except they were all dead, including the towels to dry with after a shower. Shudder. We escalated our concerns immediately to management that declined any sort of reimbursement except “maybe a free stay?”. Tempting I’m sure, but no thanks. We tried to email to discuss further however our emails were never replied to. Such a shame as could be great but pest control needed asap. Poor service because of this and I wouldn’t recommend.

A quirky yet comfortable small hotel in the old quarter. Our room was very clean and serviced daily. The staff were friendly and helpful. We arrived very early in the morning well before the official check in time but it wasn't a problem and they let us into our room. The only minus was that it was the hot season (40oC plus during the day / late 30s at night) and the air con was off. We turned it on immediately and left it on the whole time were there but it took a good 24 hours before the room was comfortably cooled. Nevertheless we liked the hotel and would stay again. It's in a handy location about 20-25 minutes from the international airport (expect to pay around 30-50 AED for a taxi depending on the traffic - August 2023). The nearest metro station is around 10 minutes walk away and the abra (water taxi across Dubai Creek) was about 5 min walk. XVA Art Hotel is a bit tricky to find and your taxi will not be able to drop you at the front door. If you are dropped at the Arabian Teahouse, then walk up the lane to the left of it, turn right at the security guard booth, and you will see the entrance to XVA Art Hotel by the sculpture on the right of the big courtyard.

I had visited the café here in 2009, and finally decided to stay here on this trip. The hotel is a unique cultural experience. Used for a long time as a family home with beautiful courtyards, each room is unique and has its own charm. The staff are incredibly friendly and helpful. Bikes are available if you wish to go for a ride, the addition of a gallery, shop and Café in one of the courtyards make this an ideal location especially if you want to explore old Dubai. Highly recommended.

Absolutely excellent experience. Great location on pedestrian street in the heart of old Dubai-Bur Dubai./Al Fajidi area.Walking distance to all the old town sights, the fort, the creek, the souks and Arabian restaurants. Arabian antiques, romantic courtyards, mixed with an eclectic mix of artwork, it's funky and elegant at the same time. Rooms are comfy, and everything spotlessly clean and surprisingly quiet.Very friendly and welcoming staff. The restaurant is excellent too... try the paratha omelet! It's hard to find the first time around, especially if arriving at night but the night manager met us where the taxi dropped us off. We normally stay in more high end hotels but so glad we stayed here and would happily do so again.