Laundry & Dry Cleaning at Royal Rose Abu Dhabi.

Between the special outfits there is still everyday washing: T-shirts, nightwear, gym clothes. A 6kg bag costs AED 60 and a 12kg bag AED 99, with AED 12 for each kilo over. Folded and returned to Royal Rose within 24 hours.

For the outfits that matter most on this kind of stay. An evening dress is AED 65, a normal dress AED 40, a two-piece suit AED 50, a three-piece AED 60 and a waistcoat AED 15. Collected before noon, they can return that evening.

When an outfit is clean but creased from travel, pressing is enough. An evening dress is AED 40 to press, a dress with complex fabric AED 45, a shirt AED 9 and a jacket AED 25. Back on hangers within 24 hours.

For people living near Electra Street who wash their own bedding and towels; hotel linen is the hotel's. A bed sheet is AED 18, a bathrobe AED 16, a blanket AED 30 and a duvet AED 50. Big duvets take 48 hours.

Dancing shoes after a wedding, or men's dress shoes marked on a crowded floor. Formal shoes are AED 55 a pair, sandals AED 45 and a light restoration AED 50. Two to four days.

Small evening bags pick up make-up and drink marks on a big night. A clutch or purse costs AED 45 to clean, a standard handbag AED 45 and a crossbody bag AED 55. Three to five days.

An outfit that needs a final adjustment before the big day. An evening gown hem is AED 45, a beaded hem AED 55, a bodice taken in AED 40 and jacket sleeves shortened AED 55. Allow 48 to 72 hours.

For residents near Electra Street and the Tourist Club Area, not for hotel rooms. Regular carpets are AED 20 per square metre, wool AED 26; curtains AED 20 per square metre or AED 25 with blackout. Three days.

For guests in the capital for a wedding. Standard gowns are cleaned from AED 250 and beaded ones from AED 450; a veil is AED 55 and a preservation box AED 210. Sherwanis are AED 70. Allow seven to fourteen days.

For party planners and entertainers whose costumed characters appear at celebrations here and around the city. Small mascots cost AED 200, medium AED 230, large AED 250, and extra pieces AED 30 each. Three to five days.

Children who come along to a family wedding usually bring a favourite toy. Small toys are AED 55, medium AED 70 and large AED 120, washed gently and back within two to three days.

For flats near Electra Street with removable sofa covers, often before guests arrive for a family event. A regular cover is AED 35, a large AED 40, cushion covers from AED 10. Two to three days.

A leather jacket for cool evenings or a leather blazer for a dinner. Jackets cost AED 150, blazers and coats AED 130, and wallets or small items AED 100. Cleaned and conditioned over three to five days.