Good value for money, very courteous and helpful staff, location is within a 10-min walk of the Mall of Emirates, good gym and Spa (which is not mentioned by Expedia in the property description -- therefore was an excellent, unexpected, bonus).
On the negative side -- the internet speed is incredibly slow (8mpbs on download and 5mbps on upload) making video / Zoom calls impossible. I paid ($55/mo) to increase the speed to the Max possible of 30mpbs on upload and download -- and apparently that's the MAX possible speed in Dubai -- no telecom provider offers anything above that... Given a normal speed in developed countries is 100mpbs -- 30mbps for $55/mo seems pretty disappointing.