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VOGO Grand Hotel formerly Best Western Plus Academic City

Hotel in Dubai with a fitness center and a 24-hour front desk

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Restaurant
Outdoor pool, sun loungers
Restaurant
Front of property
Reception
In Academic City, VOGO Grand Hotel (formerly Best Western Plus Academic City) offers amenities like an on-site grocery store and coffee shop. Guests can enjoy the outdoor pool, maintain fitness at the gym, or get local tips from the helpful concierge team.

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Breakfast available
  • Gym
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping

Room options

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Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking | 1 bedroom, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Egyptian cotton linens
Pillowtop bed
Blackout drapes/curtains
Premium bedding
  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Premium Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking (Living Room;with Sofabed) | 1 bedroom, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds

Premium Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking (Living Room;with Sofabed)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Free cribs/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Blackout drapes/curtains
Premium bedding
Pillowtop bed
  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Classic Double Room Non Smoking | 1 bedroom, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds

Classic Double Room Non Smoking

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Egyptian cotton linens
Pillowtop bed
Blackout drapes/curtains
Premium bedding
  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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1 bedroom, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Non Smoking (with Sofabed)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Free cribs/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Blackout drapes/curtains
Premium bedding
Pillowtop bed
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Standard Single Room, Non Smoking | 1 bedroom, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds

Standard Single Room, Non Smoking

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Egyptian cotton linens
Pillowtop bed
Blackout drapes/curtains
Premium bedding
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Vogo Executive - King Bed | 1 bedroom, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds

Vogo Executive - King Bed

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Free cribs/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Blackout drapes/curtains
Premium bedding
Pillowtop bed
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Classic Twin Room Non Smoking | 1 bedroom, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds

Classic Twin Room Non Smoking

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Egyptian cotton linens
Pillowtop bed
Blackout drapes/curtains
Premium bedding
  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Map
Al Ruwayyah First, Dubai

What's nearby

  • Dragon Mart - 8 min drive - 4.6 miles
  • Dubai Outlet Mall - 8 min drive - 6.6 miles
  • Dubai Creek - 17 min drive - 12.5 miles
  • Dubai Mall - 18 min drive - 15.1 miles
  • Burj Khalifa - 19 min drive - 15.5 miles

Getting around

  • Dubai Intl. Airport (DXB) - 24 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Malgudi - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Silk Route - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's (ماكدونالدز) (ماكدونالدز) - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Khobzah W Fakhara - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪MASSAAD BBQ farm to table - ‬7 min drive

About this property

VOGO Grand Hotel formerly Best Western Plus Academic City

Hotel located in Academic City
Consider a stay at VOGO Grand Hotel formerly Best Western Plus Academic City and take advantage of a grocery/convenience store, a coffee shop/cafe, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Free WiFi in public areas is available to all guests, along with a bar and a gym.
Other perks at this hotel include:
  • An outdoor pool along with sun loungers
  • Free self parking
  • Full breakfast (surcharge), 1 meeting room, and a 24-hour front desk
  • A porter/bellhop, an elevator, and multilingual staff
Room features
All 125 rooms offer comforts such as premium bedding and laptop-friendly workspaces, in addition to thoughtful touches like desk chairs and air conditioning.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding, Egyptian cotton sheets, and pillowtop mattresses
  • Showers, free toiletries, and hair dryers
  • 43-inch flat-screen TVs with digital channels
  • Wardrobes/closets, free tea bags/instant coffee, and electric kettles

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: AED 40 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Pool loungers

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Area rugs in room
  • Elevator
  • High-pile carpet in room
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 6 buildings
  • 7 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2022
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 43-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: AED 20.00 per accommodation, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately AED 40 per person

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Vogo Plus Academic City Dubai

Frequently asked questions

Does VOGO Grand Hotel formerly Best Western Plus Academic City have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is VOGO Grand Hotel formerly Best Western Plus Academic City pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at VOGO Grand Hotel formerly Best Western Plus Academic City?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at VOGO Grand Hotel formerly Best Western Plus Academic City?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at VOGO Grand Hotel formerly Best Western Plus Academic City?

Check-out is at noon.

Where is VOGO Grand Hotel formerly Best Western Plus Academic City located?

Located in Academic City, this hotel is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from S P Jain School of Global Management Dubai and 1.2 mi (2 km) from Emirates Aviation University. Zayed University and Dragon Mart are also within 9 mi (15 km).

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Reviews

VOGO Grand Hotel formerly Best Western Plus Academic City Reviews

8.2

Very Good

8.0

Cleanliness

7.8

Amenities

8.4

Staff & service

8.0

Eco-friendliness

8.0

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 28 out of 61 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 61 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 61 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 61 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 61 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

LOREN

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very good and friendly hotel
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Anirudh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Can be better with food options and room facilities
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

sabra

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed my stay, it was soo comfortable. The restaurant they had in the hotel was affordable, great food. Such a beautiful hotel. Nice workers, they really help you out if you need anything. I will forsure come back again!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

LaMonica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel in a nice area.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

SABBIR

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
They could be more friendly, reception is very rude.
Stayed 17 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pradeep

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Value for money hotel in Academic city

This is a large 6-building hotel structure with rooms spread out across these 6 low-rise buildings. The rooms are quite neat n clean but fairly basic. Having said that, the price at which u get it, is absolutely a value for money deal. This is away from city centre - around 25 mins drive by cab n around 90 Dhs from hotel to Dubai Mall. But its excellent if you want to b around the Academic City area where there are many universities located, almost walking distance from the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Abdullahi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was great also many places to walk if you get bored.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Exce
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Deidree

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Booked a single room which was bigger than I expected, comfortable bed, complimentary mineral water replenished daily, water kettle with complimentary coffee and tea, and air conditioning was functional; the safe didn’t work but fortunately I didn’t urgently need it, and no hairdryer was provided; breakfast was ok, reception staff said I could get a business invoice upon check-out but for some reason they couldn’t give it to me and just said they will email it to me. Location was fine considering my conference was at the university close to the hotel, but unfortunately it was far from downtown.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Emergency stay

Stayed during the horrific storm not planned but the hotel were good and helpful room service was nice and they helped me out
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Noel

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
How do you say in another building because their water is out in a smaller room and they paid for it and you didn’t refund anything
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great experience and quick service
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Shavanah from Pakistan is Amazing

We met a lovely lady at the restaurant from Pakistan Mrs. Shavanah she was so amazing and with a beautiful ange smile she made our 3 sons smile and be happy and we think she is a sunshine she made me a great hot chocolate , great hotel clean, and we loved the shuttle service to Emirates Mall
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

BASHIR

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice area but you need a car,
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

ABDU

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Srinivas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 20 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

mobsting

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A new quite area. Far from downtown and other business related places. 10-15 minutes drive from nice collection of restaurants.
Stayed 10 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mohammed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel value for money Ahmed at Front reception was very good the hotel was heaving with the cancellation guests from airlines but the front desk specially Ahmed was very composed The duty managers also seemed to be on the ball trying to facilitate things The rooms is a tad small but has all amenities required Housekeeping was prompt to get things
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

essameldeen

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very small room can be only for half person. I would like to thank Mr. Zeyad ( receptionist) who change my tiny room to anther bigger.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Hussein

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff wasn’t good specially the Arabic Lady from the reception and she’s even the Supervisor 😞 Room was so small and the there was a water dropping from the bathroom.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

jilan raifeh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Far from center
Stayed 10 nights in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Angela

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dirty hotel, very badly maintained. Would highly not recommend. No windows in room and terrible odours.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Leyton

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service

Very poor customer service

Reception is very nice but rooms are like university accommodation not hotel standard. My TV did not have a remote control and I called reception 3 times to get one sent to my room, but I never received the remote so could not use the TV.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Patrick

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very polite and helpful staff. One of the strongest aspects. Spacious building, not fair from airport and in heart of Academic City. Food hygiene is a concern in this heat. Great gym - which is why I booked and pool is nice too. Not really anything to do locally. Can have noisy neighbours with thin-ish walls and some repairs/final finishing touches to building.
Stayed 13 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bad shower and not hygienic

Shower is messy, water dripping all over the bathroom, and that means you will mess the place when coming out of the bathroom
Stayed 24 nights in Aug 2023

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