Laundry & Dry Cleaning at Radisson Blu Abu Dhabi Corniche.

The hotel's long private beach and three pools keep children in and out of swimwear all day. Rather than count pieces, we weigh them: AED 60 buys six kilos, AED 99 buys twelve, and each further kilo is AED 12. Folded washing is back at Radisson Blu Abu Dhabi Corniche next day.

Many families here spend weeks in the capital visiting relatives, so traditional wear matters. A kandura costs AED 15, an abaya AED 18 or AED 35 if delicate, a jalabiya AED 20 and a dress AED 40. Hand them over before 12 and they can be ready by evening.

Clean clothes that only need a crisp finish before a family visit. Pressing costs AED 12 for a kandura, AED 10 for a basic abaya, AED 9 for a hung shirt and AED 7 for a ghutra. Ready within a day and returned on hangers to the lobby.

The hotel runs its own bedding, so this service is for households in Al Bateen, Al Khubeirah and the towers along the western seafront. A bath towel is AED 6, a bed sheet AED 18 and a duvet AED 50, usually back in a day and in two for big duvets.

Leather sandals worn on the sand, formal shoes for a family dinner, children's trainers covered in beach dust. Sandals cost AED 45, formal shoes and sneakers AED 55 and kids' shoes AED 35. Allow two to four days, which fits a longer family stay.

A handbag carried to every family visit, or a suitcase that came through the airport scuffed. Standard handbags cost AED 45, oversized ones AED 55, and a large suitcase AED 165. Cleaning takes three to five days, so book well before you fly home.

A new kandura bought in the city that needs shortening, or an abaya sleeve to narrow. Kandura and abaya length changes start at AED 40, embroidered abaya hems at AED 55. Work takes 48 to 72 hours and comes back pressed with your other clothes.

For villas in Al Bateen and flats nearby, never for the hotel. Majlis rugs and ordinary carpets cost AED 20 a square metre, wool AED 26, and curtains AED 20, or AED 25 when lined for blackout. Expect them back after three days.

Families often come to the capital for a wedding or engagement. A plain gown costs from AED 250 to clean, a beaded or crystal one from AED 450, and an acid-free keepsake box adds AED 210. Cleaning takes 7 to 14 days.

For party planners who hire characters for children's birthdays and Eid events in the city's west. Costumes are AED 200, AED 230 or AED 250 by size, with AED 30 per accessory. They are hand-cleaned and aired for three to five days.

Grandchildren on a long visit bring their favourite plush toys, and these end up on the sand. Small ones cost AED 55, medium AED 70 and large AED 120 to clean. Each is washed with care and air-dried over two or three days.

For Al Bateen villas and western Corniche apartments where majlis seating and sofas have washable covers. A regular cover costs AED 35, a large one AED 40, and cushion covers start at AED 10. They return clean and pressed in two to three days.

A leather jacket for winter evenings, or leather sandals that went to the beach once too often. Jackets cost AED 150, leather shoes AED 180 and wallets or small leather goods AED 100. Leather is cleaned, conditioned and returned in three to five days.