Laundry & Dry Cleaning at Southern Sun Abu Dhabi.

T-shirts, gym wear, socks and the rooftop-pool swimsuit go together in one weighed bag. AED 60 covers up to 6kg and AED 99 up to 12kg, with AED 12 for each extra kilo. Folded neatly and back at Southern Sun inside 24 hours, so the gym kit is ready again tomorrow.

The core of a work trip: shirts dry cleaned at AED 15, trousers at AED 18, a blazer at AED 40 and a two-piece suit at AED 50. Handed over before noon, they can be back at the hotel that same evening.

If your shirts are washed but wrinkled, pay only for the press. A shirt on a hanger is AED 9, folded AED 10, trousers AED 12 and a polo AED 9. Returned within 24 hours on hangers, ready to wear to the next meeting.

For people living in the Tourist Club Area towers with their own linen; the hotel's bedding is not part of this. A bed sheet costs AED 18, a pillowcase AED 7, a blanket AED 30 and a duvet AED 50.

Leather office shoes and safety-style boots pick up dust fast in the city. Formal shoes are AED 55 a pair, boots AED 85, and a light restoration AED 50. Allow two to four days.

The bag that carries the laptop to every meeting, or the gym duffel. A briefcase or laptop bag is AED 45, a backpack AED 45 and a duffel AED 65, cleaned in three to five days.

A trouser hem dropped, a shirt button lost on the flight, a jacket pocket torn. Hems cost AED 40, a single shirt button AED 15 and a pocket repair AED 40. Most jobs take 48 to 72 hours.

For residents of the apartment blocks around Al Mina Street, not hotel rooms. Carpets are AED 20 per square metre and wool AED 26; curtains are AED 20, with blackout AED 25. Back in three days.

For guests in town for a family wedding. A wedding gown is cleaned from AED 250, a groom's three-piece suit for AED 50, a sherwani for AED 70 and a bridesmaid dress for AED 35. Allow seven to fourteen days.

For event crews staying near Abu Dhabi Mall with a branded character suit. Small mascots are AED 200, medium AED 230 and large AED 250, and each accessory is AED 30. Three to five days.

For the families who choose Southern Sun for a city break. A small soft toy is AED 55, medium AED 70 and large AED 120, cleaned gently and back in two to three days.

For flats in Al Zahiyah with removable sofa covers. A regular cover is AED 35, a large cover AED 40, and cushion covers AED 10 to AED 20 depending on size. Returned in two to three days.

A leather jacket for evenings out or a pair of good leather shoes that need more than a polish. Jackets cost AED 150, leather shoes AED 180 and small goods AED 100. Three to five days.