Laundry & Dry Cleaning at Canal Central Hotel.

After a few days of pool time, park walks and shopping, most of what you packed just needs a wash. A 6kg bag costs AED 60, a 12kg bag AED 99, and every kilo beyond that AED 12. It comes back folded to Canal Central within 24 hours.

A shirt costs AED 15, a skirt AED 21, a normal dress AED 40 and a jacket or blazer AED 40. A kandura is AED 15 and a basic abaya AED 18. Booked before noon, dry cleaning can be back at the hotel the same evening.

When clothes are clean but crumpled from the suitcase, pressing is enough. A T-shirt or shirt on a hanger is AED 9, a blouse AED 10, trousers AED 12 and a dress AED 25. Pressing is returned within 24 hours.

Mainly for people living in the towers along the canal, since the hotel looks after its own rooms. A bed sheet is AED 18, a comforter AED 45, a bath robe AED 16 and a beach towel AED 6. Expect 24 hours, or 48 for big duvets.

Long walks along Marasi Walk and the canal boardwalk leave white trainers grey. Sneakers and formal shoes are AED 55, sandals AED 45 and boots AED 85. Shoes are returned in two to four days, so send them early in the stay.

A handbag with sunscreen marks or a wallet worn at the edges. Standard handbags and clutches cost AED 45, crossbody bags AED 55 and wallets AED 35. Bag cleaning takes three to five days from pickup.

Jeans that are too long or a waist that needs taking in. Trouser hems and waist changes cost AED 40, and a gown hem AED 45. Alterations take 48 to 72 hours, so tell us your checkout date when you book.

A home service for people renting or owning flats in Business Bay, not for hotel rooms. Normal carpets cost AED 20 per sqm, wool AED 26 per sqm and blackout curtains AED 25 per sqm. Turnaround is three days.

For couples staying in Business Bay around a wedding. Gowns are cleaned from AED 250, or from AED 450 when heavily beaded. A wedding abaya is AED 50 and a preservation box AED 210. Allow 7 to 14 days.

For promotion teams using the canal promenade and Business Bay offices for events. Small mascots are AED 200, medium AED 230, large AED 250, and each accessory AED 30. They come back in three to five days.

Canal Central has a children’s pool, and toys that come along tend to get wet and grubby. Small soft toys cost AED 55, medium AED 70 and large AED 120. They are cleaned gently and back in two to three days.

Useful for residents of the apartment blocks around Business Bay East Park, not for hotel guests. Regular sofa covers cost AED 35, large covers AED 40 and medium cushion covers AED 15. Allow two to three days.

Visitors arriving from colder countries often wear a leather jacket on the plane. Jackets are cleaned from AED 150, coats and blazers from AED 130, and leather shoes or boots from AED 180. Leather takes three to five days.