Laundry & Dry Cleaning at Courtyard World Trade Center.

Casual clothes, sleepwear and the T-shirts worn walking the Corniche are cheapest washed by weight. A bag of up to 6kg is AED 60 and up to 12kg AED 99; heavier loads add AED 12 a kilo. Folded and returned to Courtyard World Trade Center within a day.

Suits, shirts, kanduras and abayas for appointments in the city centre. A shirt or kandura is AED 15, a basic abaya AED 18, trousers AED 18 and a two-piece suit AED 50. Book before noon to have them back the same evening.

Already clean, just creased from the case? A shirt costs AED 9 to press, a kandura AED 12, trousers AED 12 and a dress AED 25. Everything comes back on hangers within 24 hours, ready for the next appointment or dinner out.

Aimed at residents of the apartments around the World Trade Center, not the hotel's own linen. Bed sheets are AED 18, pillowcases AED 7, blankets AED 30, a duvet AED 50 and towels AED 6. Large duvets take 48 hours.

Downtown means pavements, malls and the Corniche promenade. Sneakers and formal shoes are AED 55 a pair, sandals AED 45 and boots AED 85, cleaned over two to four days, so book early in your stay if you need them before you fly.

A tote carried round the souk, a crossbody bag or a cabin case. Totes and handbags are AED 45, crossbody bags AED 55 and a small suitcase AED 85. Three to five days.

Bought a kandura, abaya or pair of trousers in the World Trade Center shops that needs adjusting? Shortening a kandura is AED 40, a plain abaya hem AED 40 and a trouser waist AED 40. Ready in 48 to 72 hours.

For city-centre residents with their own rugs and curtains; this does not cover hotel furnishings. Carpets cost AED 20 per square metre, wool AED 26, and curtains AED 20, or AED 25 with blackout. Three days.

For guests in the capital for a wedding. Gowns are cleaned from AED 250, beaded from AED 450, and a preservation box costs AED 210. A wedding kandura is AED 20. Allow seven to fourteen days.

For promoters and event agencies running activations in the city-centre malls. A small mascot costs AED 200, medium AED 230 and large AED 250, with each accessory AED 30. Three to five days.

For families on a city stay whose toddler will not sleep without one particular toy. Small toys are AED 55, medium AED 70 and large AED 120, washed gently and back in two to three days.

For flats around Hamdan Street and the Corniche with removable covers. A regular sofa cover is AED 35, a large one AED 40, and cushion covers AED 10, AED 15 or AED 20. Two to three days.

Leather jackets and blazers, or a good wallet that needs proper care. Jackets cost AED 150, coats and blazers AED 130 and small leather goods AED 100, cleaned and conditioned in three to five days.