Laundry & Dry Cleaning at InterContinental Abu Dhabi.

Days on the marina or at the beach club leave a pile of shorts, polo shirts and swimwear. Washing them by weight is the sensible choice: AED 60 takes up to 6kg, AED 99 up to 12kg, and further kilos add AED 12. Folded and back at InterContinental Abu Dhabi in a day.

Official visits mean formal wear every day. With us a kandura is AED 15, a ghutra AED 8, a basic abaya AED 18 and a two-piece suit AED 50. Shirts and ties are AED 15 each. Hand them over before midday and they can be ready for that evening's dinner.

Garments that are clean but creased from packing only need steam. Pressing a bisht costs AED 30, a kandura AED 12, a ghutra AED 7 and a shirt on a hanger AED 9. Collected and returned within 24 hours, ready for the next session.

The hotel has its own bedding, so this is for families in the villas and apartments of Al Bateen and Al Khalidiyah. Sheets cost AED 18, comforters AED 45, duvets AED 50, and bath towels AED 6. Back in a day; heavy duvets take two.

Polished shoes for receptions and deck shoes from the boardwalk. Each formal pair or pair of sneakers is AED 55, boots AED 85 and sandals AED 45. Allow two to four days, so send them early in a week-long programme.

Leather document cases carried to every meeting, a handbag for evening events, or luggage before the flight home. Briefcases and handbags cost AED 45, crossbody bags AED 55 and a large suitcase AED 165, ready in three to five days.

A kandura length to adjust, a jacket sleeve to shorten or trousers to hem before an official dinner. Simple alterations begin at AED 40 and take 48 to 72 hours, so ask on arrival and they return with your other clothes.

For the villas and apartments of Al Bateen, Al Khalidiyah and the Corniche, not for hotel rooms. Ordinary carpets are AED 20 per square metre, woollen ones AED 26, and curtains AED 20 to 25. We bring them back in three days.

Wedding receptions and engagement dinners in the hotel ballrooms leave gowns that deserve careful cleaning. Plain wedding gowns start at AED 250, beaded ones at AED 450, and a storage box is AED 210. Plan on 7 to 14 days.

For event organisers using mascots at national celebrations and family days around Al Bateen and the Corniche. Suits are AED 200, 230 or 250 by size, plus AED 30 per accessory, cleaned and dried in three to five days.

Children on a family beach break often carry a teddy everywhere, sand included. Small soft toys cost AED 55 to clean, medium AED 70 and large AED 120, washed gently and returned in two to three days.

For Al Bateen homes preparing the majlis for visitors. Removable sofa covers are AED 35, larger ones AED 40 and cushion covers from AED 10. They return in two to three days, fresh for guests.

Leather document folders, wallets, belts and jackets used through a long programme of meetings. Small goods cost AED 100, jackets AED 150 and leather shoes AED 180, cleaned and conditioned in three to five days.