Review – Aerotel Transit Hotel Abu Dhabi

by Zac George

On a recent trip to Abu Dhabi, I decided I’d visit the Aerotel transit hotel at Abu Dhabi airport. I had to check-out of the St. Regis Saadiyat Island at 10 am and instead of just sitting all day at the hotel, I made my way to the airport. As I hadn’t slept the night before, I was in need of some sleep and this seemed like a perfect time to trial the Aerotel.

Aerotel Transit Hotel Abu Dhabi

 

Aerotel Transit Hotel Abu Dhabi

I chose the twin room with the shower and bathroom. The hotel has quite a few types of rooms to choose from. From memory, the cost was around $250 for 6 hours which is quite steep.

Aerotel Transit Hotel Abu Dhabi

I was given room 16. The room has 2 double beds, a TV, small table & chair and a phone.

Aerotel Transit Hotel Abu Dhabi

When you walk into the room, you’ll find the bathroom on the right. It was well cleaned and maintained.

Aerotel Transit Hotel Abu Dhabi

There’s also a shower which I really appreciated. A lot of the other rooms don’t have showers and you instead have to use the showers in the lounge which is directly next to the hotel.

Aerotel Transit Hotel Abu Dhabi

The beds were a little firm for my liking but still fairly comfortable. I was able to get a deep 6 hours of sleep which I really needed.

Aerotel Transit Hotel Abu Dhabi

The room is on the smaller side but what can you expect from an airport transit hotel?

Aerotel Transit Hotel Abu Dhabi

Next to the beds you’ll find all of the light switches as well as a power outlet.

Aerotel Transit Hotel Abu Dhabi

The room has shades which blocked out the light. The rooms aren’t completely sound proofed but they are definitely still quiet. If you turn the air conditioning on, you won’t be able to hear any aircraft.

Aerotel Transit Hotel Abu Dhabi

The hotel also has some tea and coffee facilities which is a nice touch, the rooms also included 2 free bottles of water.

Aerotel Transit Hotel Abu Dhabi

It was powdered coffee so if you’re wanting a better coffee, there are quite a few cafes in the airport and better machines in the lounge next door.

Aerotel Transit Hotel Abu Dhabi

The hotel looks pretty modern and is kept well clean.

Aerotel Transit Hotel Abu Dhabi

Overall, for what it is, the Aerotel transit hotel in Abu Dhabi is great. The rooms are clean, comfortable and quiet and having the Plaza Premium lounge next door is a nice benefit. The only thing that I didn’t like with the rooms was the pricing. Some rooms can go over $350 for six hours….

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4 comments

Garth foot June 13, 2017 - 8:31 am

Zac have you ever stayed in Singapore transit hotel ambassador i think the name is? It’s a 6 hour plus stopover. Just wondering what that is like? My wife and I are thinking of flying scootbiz from Goldcoast to Singapore then tiger to HongKong !

Zac George June 13, 2017 - 12:03 pm

Hi Garth, I have yes, the review is right here.

Mark June 13, 2017 - 10:53 am

Looks nice! I checked out the Aerotel Singapore late last year and it was very good as well – the double rooms are less than US$100 for 6-hours which is decent!

Thanks for sharing 🙂

Zac George June 13, 2017 - 12:04 pm

Wow, that is pretty great pricing, If only the AUH one was priced like that!

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