Laundry & Dry Cleaning at Holiday Inn Express Internet City.

Long stays mean a regular wash. AED 60 covers up to 6kg and AED 99 up to 12kg, with AED 12 added per kilo above that. Shirts, jeans, gym kit and socks come back clean, dry and folded to Holiday Inn Express Internet City inside 24 hours.

Client meetings in Internet City and Media City still call for a sharp collar. Each shirt is AED 15, chinos or jeans AED 18, a blazer AED 40 and a cardigan AED 25. Items received before midday can return that evening.

Already washed but creased? Ironing a shirt on a hanger costs AED 9 and a folded one AED 10. A polo is AED 9, a skirt AED 12 and a hoodie AED 20. Everything returns inside a day.

Hotel linen is the hotel's job; this one is for tenants in the TECOM and Barsha Heights flats nearby. Sheets cost AED 18, a mattress protector AED 30 and a duvet AED 50. A day for most, two for larger duvets.

Running shoes after early jogs and office shoes after a week of commuting. Each pair is AED 55, and icing yellowed soles adds AED 35. Shoes need between two and four days.

Students and consultants carry the same bag every day. A backpack or laptop bag costs AED 45 to clean, a gym duffel AED 65 and a tote AED 45. Expect it back after three to five days.

A broken zip slider costs AED 45 to repair, a patch AED 40, and a jeans hem that keeps the original finish AED 40. Simple repairs and alterations usually take 48 to 72 hours.

Useful for people renting in Al Sufouh, Barsha Heights and the Greens, not for hotel rooms. Rugs are priced by size: AED 20 per square metre, or AED 26 for wool. Curtains start at AED 20 per square metre, and both take three days.

Guests sometimes stay here for a wedding at one of the beach hotels nearby. Standard gowns cost AED 250, beaded ones AED 450, and a bridal veil AED 55. Bridal cleaning takes seven to fourteen days.

For agencies and university event teams around Knowledge Park and Media City that run costumed characters. The price depends on size: AED 200, AED 230 or AED 250, and AED 30 per accessory. Allow three to five days.

Families on a budget trip to the beaches nearby rarely leave the favourite teddy at home. Cleaning costs AED 55 for a small toy, AED 70 for a medium and AED 120 for a large one, with two to three days needed.

Shared apartments near Internet City see a lot of use on the sofa. Removable covers are AED 35 regular or AED 40 large, cushion covers from AED 10, and the job takes two to three days.

A leather jacket for the cooler months or leather boots that need proper attention. Jackets cost AED 150, leather shoes or boots AED 180 and wallets AED 100, each needing three to five days.