Laundry & Dry Cleaning at The Meydan Hotel.

Polo shirts from the course, running gear and everyday clothes share one bag priced by weight: AED 60 for 6kg, AED 99 for 12kg, AED 12 for each kilo over. It all comes back to The Meydan Hotel folded within a day.

A race meeting calls for a pressed suit, a crisp kandura or a smart day dress. A two-piece suit is AED 50, a three-piece AED 60, a dress AED 40 and a kandura AED 15. Booked before 12, it can come back the same evening.

Clean clothes that came out of the suitcase creased only need pressing. A shirt on a hanger is AED 9, a kandura AED 12, trousers AED 12 and a jacket AED 25, returned within 24 hours.

The hotel provides its own linen, so this suits families in the villas and apartments around Meydan. Bed sheets are AED 18, pillow cases AED 7, bath towels AED 6 and duvets AED 50, back in 24 hours or 48 for big duvets.

Leather shoes dulled after a day on the lawns and golf trainers marked by grass. Formal shoes and sneakers are AED 55, boots AED 85 and sandals AED 45. Allow two to four days.

A sports holdall, a backpack or the suitcase that came off a long flight. Duffels are AED 65, backpacks and totes AED 45 and a medium suitcase AED 130, ready in three to five days.

Trousers that need taking up, a kandura that is a little long, or jacket sleeves for a new suit. A trouser hem is AED 40, kandura shortening AED 40 and jacket sleeves from AED 55. Allow 48 to 72 hours.

For villa owners and tenants in Meydan and Nad Al Sheba, where desert dust settles into fabric. Carpets are AED 20 per square metre, wool AED 26, curtains AED 20 to 25 per square metre. Three days.

For couples and families who celebrate in Meydan. A wedding dress starts at AED 250, a beaded one at AED 450, a wedding abaya is AED 50 and a wedding kandura AED 20. Allow one to two weeks.

For event and sponsor teams who bring characters to family race days and shows at Meydan. Mascots are AED 200, AED 230 or AED 250 by size, accessories AED 30 each, ready in three to five days.

Children on a family trip usually bring one favourite toy, and it gets grubby fast. Small soft toys cost AED 55, medium AED 70 and large AED 120, cleaned gently and back in two to three days.

For residents of Meydan homes with removable sofa covers. A regular cover is AED 35, a large one AED 40 and cushion covers from AED 10, all collected and returned within two to three days.

Winter evenings at the track can be cool enough for a leather jacket. Jackets are AED 150, leather coats and blazers AED 130 and wallets or belts as small goods AED 100. Three to five days.