Rat a tat tat

Now personally the Weasel believes that anyone who stays in a downtown Diera hotel can expect to meet the odd rodent at pretty much any time, some may even have four legs, though almost all will have east European accents.
However to have 3 of the four footed variety in one room in a supposed 3 star hotel is downright grim.

While most in Dubai are aware of the enormous gulf between 3* and 4* hotels, for your visiting Brits this may not be quite so obvious.

This story today in 7 days tells the tale of a Brit family who have had their passports confiscated for failing to pay 3140 dhs to stay in a rat infested room and then being accused of putting the rats there themselves.

Now regardless of how long they stayed before our furry friends appeared or all the other reasons the hotel does not want to refund, do DTC have any idea of how this is going to play out back in the UK?

There already is a growing feeling that Dubai has had its day, that the building has ruined the beach and the traffic has killed getting around the town, Dubai bashers are appearing everywhere, expect a big run of stories mainly highlighting the construction around the Marina to break this autumn.

And to add to this will be the rat - passport confiscation story, (no-one in the UK media will differentiate between 3 and 4 or 5 star hotels), dragging the town through the mud, pretty much the thing the DTC is there to counteract.

The Omani rat planters must be chuckling as they head back to their new resorts springing up around Muscat.