Marbella Resort in Sharjah City

Its was nice

We stayed for 2 weeks in late January 2026 and had a very good time at Marbella Resort. I was cautious when making a booking due to controversial reviews on various sites. Some customers seemed to be concerned with such issues as cleanliness, insects or even geckos in rooms, staff attitude and lack of soundproof between rooms. Fortunately, we had no issues of that kind at all. Upon our late arrival we got Master Suite 3701 on the ground floor of 2 floor villa.
Summary of things we liked:
- An opportunity to occupy part of a villa with your own patio close to nice waterfront / promenade for a very reasonable price (by UAE standards of course) is unbeatable
- Master Suite (living room with sofa, kitchen area, bedroom) was of a decent size for 2 adults with a kid
- Hotel has a pool which seems to be ok though we preferred to use the pool in Holiday International (just 2-3 min from our villa) which was warm in January and had kid’s section with just 58 sm in depth
- Hotel has a small playground for kids and there is another one in Holiday International
- There are 2 amusement parks within 20 min walking distance from the hotel (Al Montazah and AlMajaz) which is perfect when you have a small kid
- No noise from neighbors, according to reception we had soundproof doors between rooms which seems to be true. Not sure if all villas have these
- Reception staff was always polite and helpful
- Beds were comfortable
- Bed linen and towels were fresh enough
- Cleaning was ok most of the time
- No insects (even mosquitoes) or geckos
- Breakfast in Holiday International was ok though quite crowded and not much daily changes
- Washing machine in room, large fringe, microwave, 2 TVs (which we never used)
- Four bottles of drinking water provided every day
- Nice Spinneys supermarket is just 5 min by feet
- WiFi was better than expected
Summary of shortcomings:
- 2 floor villas are attached to hotel parking so we had cars parking in front of our kitchen window which we preferred to keep open for ventilation instead of aircon (January is not a hot month in UAE). Fair to say we had no issues neither with other guests parking nor with a street noise. You need to mind though that laud praying starts in nearby mosques around 5.30 am
- I was puzzled by the fact that bedroom had another door instead of a window which can be opened to get some fresh air. Of course UAE is a low crime area but still you won’t leave the door open especially at night. Having a small window with mosquito net in bedroom would be great
- Aircon was rather noisy. We rarely had to switch it on though of course you would have no choice in hotter months
- Threshold separating shower from the rest of the bathroom is not sufficient and most bathroom gets wet when you take a shower. Typical problem in many hotels which can be solved literally for $1-2
- Couple of times cleaning staff have ignored our room for the morning cleaning. Fair to say when I brought this issue to reception they came in 5 min to do the job
- They have induction stove in room but no pot or pan to cook so we had to use microwave all the time
- Although hotel is well placed right on a beautiful promenade there is no direct access to it from hotel grounds and you need to walk 5-7 min to get to waterfront
- Local beach is about 10-15 min drive, but my kid was happy with the pool in Holiday International so we never tried shuttle service provided by the hotel. Winter sea in UAE is chilly anyway
- Generally Sharjah is a less fancy and much more conservative compared to Dubai while hassle free visiting Dubai is by taxi (public transport links are quite weak) which is rather costly (though local taxis seem to be cheaper compared to Dubai). So, Sharjah is ok for family vacations but not for entertainment or shopping.

A wonderful place. Good hotel. The food is delicious, and the rooms are large. The weakest point is the housekeeping. On the first day, the cleaning was good. On the second day, they didn't clean at all, even though we hung the 'please clean' sign on the doorknob. On the third day, we returned to the hotel at 6:30 PM, and the room still hadn't been cleaned, and they said they'd come in half an hour. We ended up just getting fresh towels, water, and shampoo ourselves, and told them not to bother cleaning anymore as we just wanted to relax. But overall, we're happy with the hotel and would recommend it.

Love it

Location is very good. Near to all the needed places such as hospital, shoping mall and food. Mosque is woderfull

Cool place! Affordable price! Everything works!

Everything very good inside home an outside very clean nice staff and good prices also very good restaurant was nearly,also very perfect swimming’s pools,we enjoy one night in this hotel village

The place is good for family. Clean and helpful staff.
One swimming pool was under maintenance but the main one is working.

Amazing place to stay. The location is great and the staff is amazing. The house keeping is top notch , specially Dika makes our stay even better, our villa is always clean and he makes sure that everything we need is provided. Overall a great experience

The stay in this hotel is just a fairy tale. Friendly staff. Service at the highest level. Delicious food. Swimming pool. Large green area.