SHERATON SHARJAH BEACH RESORT & SPA
Al Muntazah Street
T: (06) 563 0000
F: (06) 563 3933
www.sheratonsharjah.com
reservations.sharjah@sheraton.com
Rooms: 349 rooms and suites, each with the comfortable Sheraton Signature Sleep Experience bed, work area, complimentary Wi-Fi access, a 40-inch LCD flat screen, tea and coffee maker.
Business & Conference Facilities: The resort offers 2 expansive high-ceiling ballrooms, each with its own foyer and with direct bridal room access. The 2100-sq-metre conference facilities include a further 9 meeting rooms and modern technology.
Health & Leisure Facilities: Private beach, 2 infinity pools, kids play area, kids club and kids pool as well as dedicated male and female fitness facilities. 1100-sq-metre Shine Spa spread over 2 floors, with 15 treatment rooms, jacuzzi, steam room, sauna and Turkish hammam. Guest Services: The hotel provides a complimentary daily shuttle to Dubai Mall and is located close to the cultural heart of Sharjah and its museums. 24-hr front desk service and tour desk.
Dining: 6 restaurants and lounges including Marasea (seafood), Arjwan (Emirati cuisine), Gusti ( Italian), Al Qubtan (international fare on the beach), Link@Sheraton Café (pool bar) and Al Mahattah Lounge (cigar bar).
HILTON SHARJAH
Corniche Road, Al Majaz
T: (06) 519 2222
F: (06) 519 2100
sharjah.hilton.com
sharjah.reservations@hilton.com
Rooms: 259 rooms, which includes executive rooms or suites with extra amenities.
Business & Conference Facilities: Facilities include 3 boardrooms, 1 VIP lounge, pool terrace and a soundproof divisible grand ballroom.
Health & Leisure Facilities: 24-hour Hilton Fitness by Precor™ gym, 3 outdoor swimming pools including kids pool, squash court, sauna and steam room.
Guest Services: Complimentary shuttle services to Deira City Center Dubai (3 trips per day including pick-up and drop off), free beach shuttle service to Sharjah Royal beach (3 trips per day including pickup and drop off and inclusive of towels, beach bed and umbrella). Sahara Mall shuttle service for free daily, including pick-up and drop off.
Dining: Shiraz Restaurant (authentic Iranian cuisine) and Mojo Restaurant (organic options for breakfast and lunch).
COPTHORNE HOTEL SHARJAH
Corniche Road, Al Majaz
T: (06) 593 0555
F: (06) 593 0674
www.millenniumhotels.com
reservation.chsj@millenniumhotels.com
Rooms: 255 guest rooms with contemporary lines, stylishly furnished, and completed with a bath tub and shower. Amenities include satellite TV, Wi-Fi, electronic safe, non-smoking rooms available, telephone, hair dryer and mini bar.
Business & Conference Facilities: Business centre featuring fax and photocopying facilities, 4 meeting rooms including the Emerald (38 sq metres), Ruby (63 sq metres), Topaz (67 sq metres) and Pearl (80 sq metres).
Health & Leisure Facilities: Health club floor includes spa, fitness gym, and swimming pool.
Guest Services: Wi-Fi, laundry, valet parking, ladies beauty salon, 24-hr room service, club lounge.
Dining: Lagoon restaurant (all-day dinning), La Veranda (located on the health floor level and offering a selection of healthy meals and beverages).
CENTRO SHARJAH BY ROTANA
P.O Box 3677 Near Sharjah International Airport
T: (06) 508 8000
F: (06) 508 8111
www.rotanatimes.com/centrosharjah
res.centrosharjah@rotana.com
Rooms: 306 classic rooms, classic studios and 1-bedroom suites. Non-smoking rooms and public areas, safety deposit boxes, soundproof rooms, VIP room facilities, newspapers delivered to the room and business facilities in each room.
Business & Conference Facilities: 3 modern, fully equipped meeting rooms, including meeting room A (80-person capacity) meeting room B (60-person capacity) and meeting room C (50-person capacity), and business centre in the lobby that features fax machine and photocopying facilities.
Health & Leisure Facilities: Fully equipped gym that is open 24-hrs for hotel guests, table tennis, near to Sharjah National Park and beaches, outdoor temperature-controlled swimming pool surrounded by gardens, spa and wellness centre, sauna, hot tub, sun garden and terrace, and jacuzzi.
Guest Services: Safety deposit boxes, babysitting and childcare services available, shuttles to Sharjah International Airport, Dubai Mall and Sharjah’s Beach upon request, gift shop in the hotel, doctor upon request, baby care services, concierge service, ATM machine on the hotel premises, currency exchange, tour desk, laundry service, ironing service, daily maid service.
Dining: C.Taste features all-day dining and a daily international buffet with a spread of international cuisine, C.Deli (open 24/7), special diet menus are also available upon request.
ARYANA HOTEL
P.O. BOX 84443 Al Taawun Road, Al Qasba Area
T: (06) 525 5523
F: (06) 5454464
www.aryanahotels.com
reservations@aryanahotels.com
Rooms: 144 spacious rooms overlooking a lagoon, featuring standard twin rooms, business executive suites, one-bedroom suites, two-bedroom suites. Family rooms and facilities for disabled guests are also available upon request. Each room features luxury bedding, large windows with black-out curtains, well-stocked minibar, air conditioning and a work desk.
Business & Conference Facilities: Business centre, meeting room with a 45-person capacity and audiovisual equipment, photocopy machine and fax machine available.
Health & Leisure Facilities: Indoor swimming pool and a gym featuring workout equipment, showers and locker room facilities.
Guest Services: Concierge service, luggage storage, airport transfers available upon request, tours and travel services, mini-gift shop in the hotel lobby, free Wi-Fi access across the hotel, laundry, pressing and dry cleaning services, complimentary private parking, 24-hr security, currency exchange, on-call doctor, express check-in/express check-out, 24-hr front desk assistance.
Dining: Marhaba (coffee shop open 24-hours) and Lagoon (international cuisine), 24-hour room service available.
RADISSON BLUE RESORT SHARJAH
P.O Box 3527 Corniche Street
T: (06) 565 7777
F: (06) 5657276
www.radissonblu.com/resort-sharjah
reservations.sharjah@radissonblu.com
Rooms: The 15-storey building houses a total of 306 units, some rooms are non-smoking, with 5 types of rooms and suites, and also offers 20 poolside cabanas. All include bathrobe and slippers and complimentary access to amenities at the Bay Club. The hotel also boasts 140-sq-metre suites called Arabian Suites, with balconies.
Business and Conference Facilities: Guests can reserve 1 of 9 conference rooms, 2 ballrooms and/or Palm Gardens by the beach. Audiovisual equipment and customised catering available upon request, dedicated parking for both ballrooms, free high-speed internet access for meeting delegates, LCD and overhead projectors available, microphones, flip charts and professional meetings and events coordinators.
Health & Leisure Facilities: Pools are available for both children and adults, and the fitness facilities include a gym reserved exclusively for women, 2 floodlit tennis courts, 4 temperature-controlled swimming pools, children’s fun zone, motorised and non-motorised water sports, private white sand beach and lagoon with beach sports, saunas ( separate for men and women, table tennis, spa and wellness centre, and a variety of massage services
Guest Services: Private check-in and check-out, concierge service, a wide variety of languages are spoken by the hotel staff, including Ukrainian, English, Arabic, Chinese, German, French, Spanish, Norwegian and Russian, currency exchange, babysitting and childcare services, safety deposit boxes, luggage storage, shops on the hotel premises for shopping, 24-hour room service, free pre-scheduled shuttles to Sharjah and Dubai shopping destinations, 3-hour express laundry, Grab and Run breakfast if the guests need to catch an early flight.
Dining: Cafe at the Falls Restaurant (morning breakfast buffet), Calypso Pool Restaurant (chilled non-alcoholic cocktails and fresh-squeezed juices), Chillout Cafe (24-hr venue with coffee and pastries), Canton Chinese Restaurant (Chinese cuisine).
Arabic is the official language of the emirate, however, English is also widely spoken, especially in business settings. Other commonly spoken languages include Hindi, Tagalog, Urdu, Farsi and Chinese dialects, which reflects the cosmopolitan nature of Sharjah. Taxis are the easiest means of travel in Sharjah as well as one of the cheapest, and as a result are quite popular with visitors and locals alike. Tourists from 36 countries are allowed to drive without a local licence. Apps such as Uber and Careem are also useful.
GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES
Ruler’s office
06 566 2222
Environment & Water
06 567 2968
Foreign Affairs
06 574 4499
Information & Culture
06 572 3011
Interior
06 800 5000
Sharjah Health Authority
06 557 1117
VISAS
Immigration Department
06 528 1816/06 526 0660
ASSOCIATIONS
Chamber of Commerce
06 556 6777
Department of Civil Aviation
06 558 1111
Sharjah Town Planning and Survey
06 528 9999
Department of Seaports & Customs Support Seaport Authority
06 528 1666
Sharjah Medical District
06 572 2222
Labour Department
06 800 6665
Sharjah Electric & Water Authority
06 528 8888
Sharjah Airport Freezone Authority
06 557 0000
Sharjah City Municipality
06 562 3333
House of Justice
06 502 4333
Sharjah Expo Centre
06 577 0000
Sharjah Roads & Transport Authority
06 562 4444
BUSINESS & TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
Indian Business & Professional Council
06 530 4404
American Business Council
04 379 1414
British Business Group
04 397 0303
Canadian Business Council
04 447 3237
German Business Council
04 397 3208
Iranian Business Council
04 335 9220
BANKS
United Arab Bank
06 509 42000
Bank Melli Iran
06 598 1111
Bank of Baroda
06 503 7900
Bank of Sharjah
06 569 4411
Citibank
06 507 2101
HSBC Bank
06 507 2101
Invest Bank
06 542 0333
Sharjah Islamic Bank
06 599 8888/06 599 9999
Standard Chartered Bank
06 568 7788
Union National Bank
600 66659
Sharjah Central Bank
06 559 2592
FOREIGN MISSIONS
Australia
04 508 7100
Bangladesh
04 265 1116
Canada
06 556 6188
China
04 394 4733
Denmark
04 348 0877
Egypt
04 397 1122
France
04 408 4900
Germany
04 349 8888
India
04 397 1222
Indonesia
04 398 5666
Iran
04 344 4717
Italy
04 321 0331
Japan
04 331 9191
Jordan
04 397 0500
Kazakhstan
04 339 7151
Kuwait
04 397 8000
Malaysia
04 398 5843
Pakistan
04 397 3600
Philippines
04 220 7100
Qatar
04 398 2888
Russia
04 328 5347
Saudi Arabia
04 397 9777
Singapore
04 321 9498
South Africa
04 397 5222
UK
04 309 4444
US
04 309 4000
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Ambulance & Police
998/999/06 563 1111
Fire 997
Directory Assistance
181
NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES
Gulf News (English)
06 800 4125
Al Khaleej Times (English)
06 577 7777
Gulf Today
06 577 7999
MEDIA, MARKETING & NEWS
Sharjah Media Centre
06 512 3456
Sharjah Media Corporation
06 566 1111
Sharjah Media City
06 501 1111
LAW OFFICES
Al Tamimi & Company
06 572 7255
Dentons
04 402 0800
CONSULTANCY & ACCOUNTANCY
Deloitte
06 517 9500
Morison Menon Chartered
06 575 8899
HEALTH CARE
Al Zahra Hospital
06 561 9999
Kuwait Hospital
06 524 2111
Zulekha Hospital
06 506 0000
New Al Qasimi Hospital
06 538 6444
PHARMACIES
Sharjah Pharmacy
06 562 3850
Hussein Pharmacy
06 555 1804
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