Laundry & Dry Cleaning at Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental.

After a long flight or a week of meetings, everyday clothes, gym wear and nightwear can go in one bag. Up to 6kg is AED 60 and up to 12kg AED 99, with AED 12 per further kilo, folded and back at Emirates Palace inside 24 hours.

Formal and traditional wear is what guests here send most. Kanduras are AED 15, everyday abayas AED 18 and embellished ones AED 35, two-piece suits AED 50 and evening gowns AED 65. With us by midday, they can be back for the evening.

Clean garments creased in travel only need a careful press. A bisht costs AED 30, a kandura AED 12, a ghutra AED 7 and a complex-fabric dress AED 45, returned within a day.

The palace has its own linen, so this suits families in apartments along the Corniche and in Al Khalidiyah. Sheets are AED 18 each, a comforter AED 45, a duvet AED 50. Ready in a day, or two for a big duvet.

Black-tie shoes and evening heels deserve a proper clean before the next event. Formal shoes and sneakers are AED 55 a pair, boots AED 85 and sandals AED 45. Allow between two and four days.

An evening clutch marked by make-up, a briefcase after a week of meetings, or luggage before departure. Clutches and briefcases are AED 45, large suitcases AED 165. Expect three to five days.

A kandura length, an evening gown hem or a jacket sleeve. Shortening a kandura is AED 40, an evening-gown hem AED 45 and a beaded hem AED 55. Simple work is finished in 48 to 72 hours.

For residents of the towers and villas around Ras Al Akhdar and the Corniche, not for hotel rooms. Standard carpets are AED 20 a square metre, wool AED 26, curtains AED 20 to 25. Three days.

Weddings here are large and long, and gowns show it. A plain gown is cleaned from AED 250, a beaded or embroidered one from AED 450, and a keepsake box adds AED 210. Expect 7 to 14 days.

For event and production teams who use character suits at festivals and national celebrations in the capital. Sizes are priced at AED 200, 230 and 250, with accessories at AED 30, back in three to five days.

Children visiting with parents often travel with one beloved soft toy. Small ones cost AED 55, medium AED 70, large AED 120, washed and dried within two or three days.

For homes near the palace with removable sofa or majlis covers ahead of guests arriving. Covers are AED 35, larger ones AED 40, cushion covers from AED 10, and they come back in two to three days.

A leather jacket for a winter evening on the Corniche, or fine leather shoes from a formal week. Jackets are AED 150, shoes and boots AED 180 and small goods AED 100, finished in three to five days.