Laundry & Dry Cleaning at Marriott Resort Palm Jumeirah.

Swim shorts, rash vests and kids' club T-shirts pile up quickly beside a 75 m pool. Put them all in one bag: 6kg costs AED 60, 12kg AED 99, and any kilo over that AED 12. It is washed, tumble-dried and folded, and back at the Marriott Resort Palm Jumeirah within 24 hours.

The Above Eleven rooftop and the steakhouse tables at Smoki Moto call for a collared shirt or a smart dress. A shirt costs AED 15, a pair of trousers AED 18, a day dress AED 40 and an evening gown AED 65. Hand it over before noon and dry cleaning can return to the resort the same evening.

Clothes that arrive clean but squashed flat in a case just need heat and steam. Shirts come back on hangers for AED 9 each, trousers for AED 12, dresses and blazers for AED 25. Nothing goes in a machine, and by this time tomorrow it all hangs in your Marriott Resort Palm Jumeirah room.

Best suited to Trunk apartments and frond villas, though travellers who bring a favourite blanket or a towel from home use it too. Beach towels cost AED 6, bathrobes AED 16, bed sheets AED 18 and a duvet AED 50. Linen takes 24 hours; big duvets need 48.

Seven thousand square metres of private beach means sand in every sandal. Espadrilles and sandals start at AED 45, trainers and smart shoes at AED 55, boots at AED 85 and children's pairs at AED 35. Allow 2 to 4 days, so a pair handed over early in the stay flies home clean.

Conference guests carry a laptop bag all week; holidaymakers carry a straw tote to the sunbeds. A briefcase or laptop bag is AED 45, a tote or backpack AED 45, a crossbody AED 55 and a small suitcase AED 85. Cleaning takes 3 to 5 days, so book it soon after you arrive.

A blazer sleeve that is too long for a keynote, or holiday trousers bought a size up at Nakheel Mall. Trouser hems and waists are AED 40, jacket sleeves shortened from the cuff AED 55, and evening gown hems AED 45. Fittings take 48 to 72 hours, so mention the date you need it.

To be clear, guests at the Marriott Resort Palm Jumeirah will not need this one; it serves people who live along the Trunk and on the fronds. A regular carpet costs AED 20 per sqm and a wool one AED 26; curtains are AED 20 per sqm, rising to AED 25 with blackout lining. Allow 3 days.

Families flying in for a wedding elsewhere in Dubai often base themselves on the Palm. Afterwards, a standard gown is AED 250 to clean, a beaded gown AED 450, a veil AED 55 and a bridesmaid dress AED 35. It takes 7 to 14 days, so we can return it to a Dubai address after checkout.

For agencies and brands running family days, product launches or activations in Dubai, whether on a sea-view terrace or in a hall. A small costume costs AED 200, a medium AED 230 and a large AED 250; accessories are AED 30 apiece. Every suit is cleaned, deodorised and dried slowly, then returned in 3 to 5 days.

Children take a favourite toy to the free kids' club, its own little pool and the beach, and by day three it shows. A small toy costs AED 55 to clean, a medium one AED 70 and a big one AED 120. We need 2 to 3 days, so hand the toy over early and it travels home fresh.

Only relevant if you live nearby, in a Trunk apartment or a frond villa. Covers cost AED 35 for a regular sofa and AED 40 for a large one, with small cushion covers at AED 10. We wash them gently so they keep their size and slip back over the frame, and they come home in 2 to 3 days.

On a winter night at the rooftop bar a leather jacket earns its place in the case, and a wallet or belt can pick up a mark from the beach. Jackets cost from AED 150, leather coats and blazers from AED 130, and wallets, belts and other small pieces from AED 100. They need 3 to 5 days.