Laundry & Dry Cleaning at Alain Hotel Ajman.

Long stays run on a rhythm. Your week of T-shirts, gym kit, socks and pyjamas goes in one bag: AED 60 up to 6kg, AED 99 up to 12kg, then AED 12 for each extra kilo. It returns to Alain Hotel washed and folded within 24 hours.

For guests here on a corporate stay or a posting. Shirts are AED 15 to dry clean, trousers AED 18, a blazer AED 40, a pullover AED 30 and a skirt AED 21. Hand them over before noon and they are back at the hotel that evening.

Wash at the hotel if you like and leave the ironing to us. Shirts on hangers are AED 9, folded shirts AED 10, trousers AED 12, a blouse AED 10 and a jacket AED 25. Returned crisp within a day.

Long-stay guests sometimes bring their own duvet, blanket or prayer mat; residents of Al Nuaimiya flats send theirs too. Never hotel linen. Sheets are AED 18, a blanket AED 30, a duvet AED 50 and a bathrobe AED 16.

Weeks of walking to appointments wear shoes down. Formal shoes and trainers cost AED 55 to clean, sandals AED 45, boots AED 85, and light restoration of tired leather AED 50. Allow two to four days.

The backpack carried every day and the tote used for shopping both collect dust and spills. Backpacks, totes and laptop bags are AED 45 each, a crossbody bag AED 55 and a large suitcase AED 165. Three to five days.

A missing button, a split seam or trousers that have become loose over a long stay. Single buttons are AED 15, hems and waist changes AED 40, pocket repairs AED 40 and knitwear darning AED 40. Two to three days.

Meant for families renting nearby while they wait to move in, not for hotel rooms. Regular carpets are AED 20 per square metre and wool AED 26; curtains AED 20, or AED 25 with a blackout lining. Ready in three days.

Families staying a few weeks around a wedding often need the outfits cleaned afterwards. A standard gown starts at AED 250, beaded at AED 450, a wedding kandura is AED 20 and a veil AED 55. Seven to fourteen days.

For promoters and party companies working in Ajman and Sharjah with character costumes. Small mascots are AED 200, medium AED 230, large AED 250, and each separate accessory AED 30. Back in three to five days.

Children living in a family suite for weeks bring their toys along. A small soft toy is AED 55 to clean, a medium one AED 70 and a large one AED 120, washed gently and dried slowly. Two to three days.

For households in Al Nuaimiya whose sofas have zip-off covers, never hotel furniture. Regular covers cost AED 35, large AED 40, and cushion covers AED 10 to AED 20 by size. Ready in two or three days.

A leather jacket brought for winter, or the wallet and belt used every single day of a long stay. Jackets are AED 150, coats and blazers AED 130, leather shoes AED 180 and small goods AED 100. Three to five days.