Laundry & Dry Cleaning at Wyndham Garden Ajman Corniche.

After mornings on Ajman beach and afternoons at the pool, swim shorts, kaftans and T-shirts pile up fast. A weighed bag costs AED 60 to 6kg and AED 99 to 12kg, then AED 12 a kilo. It returns to Wyndham Garden folded the next day.

For dinner at the seafood restaurant or a meeting in Sharjah. Polo shirts and blouses are AED 15 to dry clean, shorts AED 12, a cardigan AED 25, a dress AED 40 and a jumpsuit AED 35. Collected before noon, back the same evening.

Holiday clothes rolled tight in a suitcase come out creased. A T-shirt or polo on a hanger is AED 9 to press, shorts AED 10, trousers AED 12 and a dress AED 25. Back at the hotel within 24 hours.

For people living in the corniche towers, never for hotel linen. Pillow cases are AED 7, bed sheets AED 18, a bedcover AED 18, a towel AED 6 and a bathrobe AED 16. Ready in 24 hours, large duvets in 48.

The corniche promenade is popular for morning runs, and sand finds every pair. Sports trainers are AED 55 to clean, sandals AED 45 and kids' shoes AED 35. We need two to four days, so book early in the stay.

The tote that carries towels across the road every day, or a backpack for trips into the city. Totes and backpacks are AED 45, sling bags AED 55 and a gym bag AED 65. Allow three to five days.

Shorts with a broken zip, or jeans bought too long on a shopping trip. Plain hems are AED 40, a trouser zip AED 40, a denim zip AED 55 and a button AED 15. Most repairs take two to three days.

For residents of the apartment blocks along the Ajman corniche only, never hotel carpets or curtains. Regular carpet costs AED 20 per square metre, wool AED 26, curtains AED 20 or AED 25 blackout. Back after three days.

Couples sometimes take photos on Ajman beach in full wedding dress, and sand finds the hem. Gowns are cleaned from AED 250, beaded ones from AED 450; a veil is AED 55 and a preservation box AED 210. Seven to fourteen days.

For event companies who run family activities on the corniche during holidays. A small costume costs AED 200 to clean, medium AED 230 and large AED 250, plus AED 30 for each loose accessory. Back in three to five days.

A bear that came to the beach and went home full of sand. Small soft toys are AED 55, medium AED 70 and large AED 120 to clean. Washed by hand and dried slowly, they return in two or three days.

For corniche flats with zip-off sofa covers. Regular covers are AED 35, large ones AED 40, and cushion covers AED 10 small, AED 15 medium and AED 20 large. The full set takes two or three days.

Leather sandals marked by salt water, or a jacket for a winter visit. Leather shoes and sandals are AED 180 to clean and condition, jackets AED 150, coats AED 130 and wallets AED 100. Three to five days.