
voco Bonnington Dubai by IHG Reviews: Everything Guests Say



We reviewed 107 guest reviews of voco Bonnington Dubai by IHG and found specific, relevant feedback in 35 of them. We’ve organised these insights by topic so you can quickly see what guests say about different aspects of the accommodation.
To keep the analysis focused on meaningful feedback, we left out 72 reviews that contained little or no specific information.

Overall: What guests say
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Reviews are predominantly highly positive, describing Bonnington JLT as clean, modern, comfortable, well located, and staffed by exceptionally friendly service teams. Guests repeatedly mention excellent value, attractive views from the pool, and repeat stays. One dissenting review calls it dated and tired for a purported five-star hotel.


Hotel was modern, clean and staff was really top tier and I really mean some of the best in Dubai, special shout out to Imran.
Next time in back in Dubai I will definitely be staying here again, the special honeymoon surprise was just another special thing.
Amazing property, excellent customer service, staff was great, amazing view from the pool, everything was beyond expectations, would definitely recommend it!!


This was the second time I’d stayed at the Bonnington, with my first visit around 8 years earlier.
We got the best stay for what we paid and we’d do it all over again.
I was really surprised that this dated, tired hotel was being advertised as 5* hotel.


I would recommend this hotel to anyone from first time goer or seasonal travellers.
Just a very friendly, comfortable hotel to stay in for a few nights.
I’ve stayed at this property several times on my previous Dubai visits.


My overall stay at Bonningtons has been nothing but amazing.
The price doesn’t really reflect the quality of the experience.
Overall we had a nice visit and pleasant stay.


Cannot fault the hotel at all, absolutely beautiful.
I’d happily stay again when next in Dubai.
Really couldn't ask for more from a hotel.


The hotel itself is very clean and central.
Thank you Bonnington JLT. Until next time.
Very nice indeed and all 5 stars.


10/10 and would recommend to everyone.
I could go this Hotel again.
Great value and very comfortable.


Nice Hotel and Nice ambience
Great hotel in good location
Brilliant hotel 10/10 faultless


Great stay, lovely hotel
Great second visit


Staff: What guests say
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Most guests praise the staff as exceptionally friendly, polite, professional, and helpful, especially at reception, housekeeping, and breakfast; some mention upgrades and attentive service. However, recurring negative feedback cites unhelpful staff, deteriorating service, unanswered messages about a lost item, uncompleted simple tasks, missing towels, and difficulty obtaining shower caps.


I booked through Expedia and have sent 2 message before I arrive and 1 message after I left as I have lost something in the room , but no reply at all , I don’t know it is the hotel or Expedia , who’s fault .
There was always staff to meet you or to answer your enquiries at the front office no matter the time of day or night.
The next day I talked to the manager and he apologized for this situation and he gave my an upgrade to a suite.


Every morning at breakfast, Jessie always greeted us with friendly smile, professional service, and she always made sure we enjoy our breakfast.
Housekeeping staff Taqeer, Niasud and Sadehu always made sure our room is clean and we have everything we needed.
The staff is SO friendly and they actually remembered me whenever I came back to the hotel.


The staff has been very helpful starting from Steve at the check in who upgraded our room.
The overall experience lacks especially the abilities of the staff to perform simple tasks.
Even with complications with our returning flight where more than understanding and accommodating.


The managers, hotel security, housekeeping all treated us with the upmost respect.
We also had to literally beg for shower caps every 2nd day.
She offered us the best service no other restaurants can compare.


Several issues, lights not working, towels not replenished, staff not helpful.
Staff and Services were friendly and helpful during check in.
Staff was so kind and made us feel very welcomed.


The service seems to have deteriorated from the previous experiences.
The service and quality makes up for it.
Still the stuff need to be more helpful.


The staff where more than professional and friendly.
The staff could not do enough for you
The staff is is totally on point.


The service was impeccable would visit again.
The staff in the hotel was amazing!
Excellent customer service and very friendly staff.


The staff were friendly helpful and polite.
Both need an improve ! Regards
All the staff were super friendly.


Staff were always polite and helpful
The staff were not helpful.
Staff fantastic.


Location: What guests say
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The hotel is repeatedly praised for its JLT location, 5–10 minutes from the metro, near restaurants, shops, a supermarket, and a lake, with the Marina walkable for some guests. The area is quiet, but airport access can be expensive, the Marina promenade is not easy on foot, and nightlife is limited.


Excellent hotel to stay in a great location, the Marina Mall, it was within walking distance, if I'm not mistaken it is 1.6 miles from the hotel.
The commute to every event and attraction site was pretty short and sweet too so the hotel is like in the perfect spot.
I think next time we’ll get a hotel closer to the Burj Khalifa, as we didn’t care much for the beach or Atlantis.


The hotel is in a great location, walking distance to the Marina and has some great dining options within close proximity.
It is about a 5-10 minute walk to the local train so easy access to places you would want to visit.
I chose this location because of its proximity to Dubai Marina, but getting to the promenade nearly impossible on foot.


Comfortable hotel in a good location (JLT) with a McGettigans bar attached to the hotel and a Spinneys supermarket outside.
I was 3 floors above the Irish bar which I thought may be a problem, but it was fine.
Great location close by to metro, and little shops and cafes/restaurants if you want a quick bite.


Also good facilities close by including mcGettigans Irish bar next door with live music & good food.
Ideal location with a 5 min walk to the metro & 15 ins to the marina.
This Hotel is located near a very small artificial lake and many restaurants are around there.


Location is not convenient to the airport, the uber ride turned out to be expansive.
The lake is also a stone throw away, making it perfect for the daily walk.
The property was perfectly located for the metro, shops and walking distance to the marina.


Trust me once you get in the hotel it's a totally different experience.
The area is nice and relatively quiet, clean, and close to the metro.
There is also KFC, Pizza hut and other restaurants opposite the building.


It's a bit far from the airport but I don't care.
The only thing lacking was the proximity of any real nightlife
My only issue is the arrival area of the hotel.


Also in the quiet side, away from the tourism.
The Hotel is great. Location , food and amenities.
Excellent location - 10 minute walk to metro station


The location of the hotel is perfect.
The hotel is in a great location.
This hotel is in a great location


20 minute walk to beach
Location is amazing.
Great location!


Rooms: What guests say
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Rooms are frequently praised as spacious, clean, and comfortable, with good beds, attractive bathrooms, toiletries, robes, and occasional worthwhile upgrades. However, dampness was a serious recurring complaint, including four alternative rooms and wet toilet rolls; one guest also reported unauthorized room access while asleep, and lighting controls could be difficult.


I don’t know why he was given a card to my room and he entered my room while me and my wife were asleep.
Housekeeping staff Taqeer, Niasud and Sadehu always made sure our room is clean and we have everything we needed.
The hotel itself was comfortable, clean, and we even got an upgraded room, so that was a nice surprise.


The bed and bedding were great and gave me great rest after hours of travel.
The beds are comfy and the rooms ok so it’s an ok place to sleep.
Paid for an upgrade to the suite and it was 100% worth it.


Wifi connectivity was decent compared to other hotels I have previously stayed in.
Fantastic room service with a delicious Mixed grill delivered to our room.
Bathroom was specious and well staffed with toiletries and bathrobes, towels.


Nice clean towels with tea facilities and iron board with iron.
Nice room although lighting controls are a bit difficult to manage.
The rooms were spacious, clean, and the view was beautiful.


The toilet roll was even wet in the rooms.
We were shown 4 other rooms all damp
They give me free uppgrate for my room.


The rooms are very clean with comfortable bed.
Free water bottle offered daily.
The rooms are incredible.


The bathrooms are insane.
The suite was damp
Really nice room


Beautiful bathrooms.


One thing I did not like was the breakfast and food cost was very expensive so we did not have it, instead went to costa cafe every morning which was 5 mins away and ate out dinner when out on excursions.
Every morning at breakfast, Jessie always greeted us with friendly smile, professional service, and she always made sure we enjoy our breakfast.
I think if the breakfast was offered as part of the room package or atleast better priced it would be better.


The breakfast is amazing! 06:30-11am which gives time to sleep in if required.
The only disappointed thing was the delivery Breakfast.
The breakfast was excellent


Nice breakfast buffet.


Despite telling them of our early arrival time, they charged us for an extra nights on arrival.
Starting from Steve at the check in who upgraded our room.
Check in and reception was an easy pleasant experience


We never got a penny back though.
Check in was smooth


The only thing that i noticed is that theTV console furniture had some food stains from the previous guest, it was out of sight from the bed so did not bug me that much.
Otherwise in terms of hotel facilities swimming pool was great and warm - the sauna and steam were out of order when I stayed.
But I the housekeeping might need to pay more attention to details.


Great facilities (restaurants & bars, leisure centre)
The facility was awesome
The wifi was great


Otherwise in terms of hotel facilities swimming pool was great and warm - the sauna and steam were out of order when I stayed.
The only think that was a bit disappointing was the pool it was a bit small
The pool is small and indoor like bathtub


Amazing view from the pool

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