Laundry & Dry Cleaning at Shangri‑La Qaryat Al Beri.

For guests staying weeks in the apartments or villas, one bag a week keeps things simple. Up to six kilos is AED 60, up to twelve AED 99, and AED 12 for each further kilo. It returns folded within 24 hours, sorted by colour.

Workwear for a posting in the capital and modest clothes for a Grand Mosque visit. Shirts are AED 15, a basic abaya AED 18, a delicate one AED 35, a kandura AED 15 and a two-piece suit AED 50. Before midday, back the same evening.

If you wash at home in the apartment but hate ironing, send it to us. A shirt on a hanger is AED 9, trousers AED 12, a kandura AED 12 and an abaya AED 10, all returned within 24 hours.

For residents and long-stay guests with their own bedding, not the hotel's. Bed sheets are AED 18, pillow cases AED 7, a duvet AED 50 and bath towels AED 6. Ready within a day, or two for large duvets.

Leather work shoes that need a proper clean or sandals full of sand from the hotel beach. Formal shoes and sneakers are AED 55, sandals AED 45 and boots AED 85. Each pair takes two to four days.

Everyday handbags, laptop bags and beach totes are cleaned inside and out. Standard handbags, totes and laptop bags cost AED 45, an oversized handbag AED 55. Plan on three to five days.

New abayas, kanduras and office trousers often need small changes. Shortening a plain abaya or hemming trousers is AED 40, a kandura sleeve adjustment AED 40. Most jobs take 48 to 72 hours.

For residents with their own rugs or curtains, never the hotel's furnishings. Regular carpets cost AED 20 a square metre, wool AED 26, curtains AED 20 or AED 25 with blackout lining. Three days door to door.

For couples and families after a celebration in the capital. A bridal gown is cleaned from AED 250, a beaded one from AED 450, a wedding abaya for AED 50 and a wedding kandura for AED 20. Allow one to two weeks.

For event and marketing teams based in the city who run costumed characters. Mascot suits cost AED 200, AED 230 or AED 250 depending on size, with AED 30 per accessory. Three to five days.

Children staying for weeks bring their favourite toys, and the toys get grubby. A small soft toy is AED 55 to clean, a medium one AED 70 and a large one AED 120, back in two to three days.

For residents in homes between the bridges with their own removable sofa covers. Regular covers are AED 35, large AED 40, and cushion covers from AED 10 to AED 20. Two to three days.

Leather jackets for winter evenings at the Souk, or a wallet and belt that need refreshing. Jackets start at AED 150, coats and blazers at AED 130 and small leather items are AED 100. Three to five days.