Marhaba Resort in Sharjah City

The hotel is tired and outdated, the staff is almost always unfriendly, and the only complaint we have is about the cleaning staff (he cleaned well and came when we weren't there).
Be careful: there's a construction site next to the hotel (February 2026), and most of the rooms overlook it. We were initially assigned a room directly across from the construction site, so instead of sleeping, we enjoyed the sounds of excavators driving back and forth and construction workers bickering; they're no problem on Saturday night. At first, reception wanted to move us to another room, also overlooking the construction site, but after some indignation, they found a room with windows facing inward.

There's only one supermarket nearby, and even that's not the best one. There are no pedestrian crossings nearby, and the paving on the opposite side of the road is currently being replaced. The hotel breakfasts are mediocre: a steady diet of greens (cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce), sour pineapple, and underripe watermelon, along with fried samosas and spring rolls. We had pasta a couple of times a week, and mashed potatoes once. It's as if rice has never been heard of here. Overall, the breakfast isn't worth the money.
The hotel doesn't have its own beach, but they have an agreement with another hotel, Lou'lou'a Beach Resort. However, beach towels aren't always provided after lunch (they're taken away). The beach is small, with lots of small debris in the sand in places (cigarette cigarette butts, cellophane, bird feathers), and we found 3-4 pieces of glass (not sharp, but still) on the shore every day. The icing on the cake: around 4:40 PM, they unceremoniously kick you off your sunbed, take away your mattress, and place your sunbed in a row next to the umbrella. You can sit there, but it's not very pleasant.