Laundry & Dry Cleaning at Le Méridien Abu Dhabi.

Kaftans, shorts, T-shirts and children's clothes from long days by the pool are cheapest washed together. A 6kg bag costs AED 60, a 12kg bag AED 99, and extra weight AED 12 a kilo. Everything is folded and back at Le Méridien within 24 hours.

For nights out at The Village or across the city. A dress costs AED 40 to clean and press, an evening dress AED 65, a blouse AED 15 and a jumpsuit AED 35. Hand them to the driver before noon and they can be back that evening.

Linen shirts and summer dresses crease in a case but rarely need a full clean. Pressing a shirt on a hanger is AED 9, a top AED 10, a dress AED 25 and trousers AED 12. Back at the hotel by the next day.

For residents of the apartment blocks around the old Tourist Club, not for resort linen. Beach and pool towels are AED 6, bath robes AED 16 and bed sheets AED 18. Most items return in 24 hours, and large duvets in 48.

Sand and salt water mark sandals and espadrilles, each AED 45 to clean. Trainers are AED 55 a pair, and re-whitening the soles costs AED 35. Allow two to four days, so send them early in a week-long stay.

A canvas beach tote that has carried wet towels, or an evening clutch with a makeup mark, can be cleaned for AED 45. Oversized handbags are AED 55 and wallets AED 35. Bags take three to five days.

Shopping at nearby Abu Dhabi Mall often brings home jeans that are too long. Cutting jeans to length is AED 35, a trouser hem AED 40 and a seam repair AED 40. Simple alterations are ready in 48 to 72 hours.

For households in Al Zahiyah with their own rugs and curtains, not for the resort's rooms. Carpets are AED 20 per square metre, wool AED 26; curtains AED 20, or AED 25 with blackout lining. All return in three days.

For guests who came to the capital for a wedding. Bridal gowns are cleaned from AED 250, bridesmaid dresses for AED 35 and an evening dress for AED 65. Gowns take seven to fourteen days, and we can deliver to a home address.

For event and promotion teams working in the malls and on the waterfront. Small mascot suits are AED 200, medium AED 230 and large AED 250, with accessories at AED 30 each. They take three to five days.

A favourite toy taken to the beach comes back with sand in every seam. Small toys are AED 55, medium AED 70 and large AED 120 to clean and dry right through, ready in two to three days.

For residents near the hotel with washable sofa covers at home. Regular covers are AED 35 and large covers AED 40, while cushion covers range from AED 10 to AED 20. They are back in two to three days.

Leather jackets for the cooler winter evenings are cleaned and conditioned from AED 150. Leather coats and blazers start at AED 130, and belts, wallets and other small goods at AED 100. Allow three to five days.