I'm planning a tip to Dubai in the March and planning in staying at hotel that is marked as guest friendly on the "gfriendlyhotels-dubai" website, Traders Hotel to be exact. I am travelling from Europe on my own to meet my girlfriend who is a resident in Dubai but is not Muslim neither of us are. My hotel is booked but it's booked for one person and my check in time will be too early in the morning for her to accompany me. Since I've never been to Dubai I am not "street" smart on how things operate but I know that co-habitation is against the law but some places turn a blind eye to it to allow for the tourism industry.
My question is Does anyone here have similar experience in this matter? Would really appreciate some advice as I'm quite anxious about it. Many thanks in advance! Usually this is not a problem as u can have guest with you in hotel. But depending on which hotel you are staying they might object bringing guests so choose a reputed brand of hotel instead of going for costless options to ensure u dont get disappointed and are able to spend time with your gf.. Another imp factor to get noticed is the ethnicity of u and your gf..
If u are from West and she from East or vice versa u stand more chances to get noticed. Soon as you check in to hotel find out the nes of pubs or restaurants in your hotel.. Dubai is a liberal place so dont worry.. Many thanks for your reply Neeraj and for the helpful advice about the bars! I was still just curious if its necessary to register the guest with reception? I'm not sure if there are hotel security checking for these types of situations so I'm not sure if its better to register my girlfriend or "sneak" her in.
Registering could call uncesscary attention but also so could sneaking her in. This is my main worry, which action to choose! Thanks again. Book it as a double. She will need to show ID by law.
Having different names is not an issue. To all intents and purposes, she is your wife but uses her maiden name. Your other option is leave it and sneak around BUT if you get caught sneaking around then you will both get into trouble and potentially both of you will face deportation - may not be an issue for you but if your girlfriend lives there then she will lose her home and her job..
