The specific choice of this hotel facing the Creek was because I did not want to stay in a tower-building hotel facing the highway as most of the other Dubai hotels are. We moved around by subway (Union Station is 600 mt away). In front of the hotel there is a Pier for Taxi-boats (public transportation, 1 Dirham) going to the other side of the Creek or to Al Gubaiba (Old Souk). From Al Gubaiba we used the Dubai Ferry to Canal and to Dubai Marina. All this is to say that this hotel offers the possibility or not being imprisoned among high buildings and highways. About the level of services, Sheraton is a brand with very high standard: professional and kind staff, good restaurants inside, large and clean rooms (I recommend the "Creek View rooms", facing water, boats with lights in the evening and some icons of Dubai ) , excellent breakfast (Edmah was one of the most helpful waiters) for quality and quantity of choices. I recommend this hotel, particularly to the European travelers.